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The Rockefeller University

New York, New York 10065-6399

Private urban college in New York

The Rockefeller University is a private urban institution in New York, New York. The school is accessible to a wide range of students.

Established

1901

Motto

Scientia pro bono humani generis

Type

Private graduate-only university

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Programs (2)

Student Body

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History & Fun Facts

•History Founder's Hall (2022) The FDR Drive runs under the campus.
•The Rockefeller University was founded in June 1901 as The Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research—often called simply The Rockefeller Institute—by John D.
•Rockefeller, who had founded the University of Chicago in 1889, upon advice by his adviser Frederick T.
•Gates and action taken in March 1901 by his son, John D.
•Greatly elevating the prestige of American science and medicine, it was America's first biomedical institute, like France's Pasteur Institute (1888) and Germany's Robert Koch Institute (1891).

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Getting There

Nearest Airports

LGA New York LaGuardia4 mi

JFK New York JFK12 mi

EWR Newark Liberty13 mi

Distance to Cities

Boston, MA186 mi · ~5h 22m drive

New York, NY4 mi · ~7 min drive

Hartford, CT96 mi · ~2h 46m drive

Providence, RI151 mi · ~4h 22m drive

Albany, NY131 mi · ~3h 47m drive

Syracuse, NY194 mi · ~5h 36m drive

Rochester, NY250 mi · ~7h 13m drive

Buffalo, NY293 mi · ~8h 28m drive

Philadelphia, PA85 mi · ~2h 27m drive

Pittsburgh, PA318 mi · ~9h 11m drive

Harrisburg, PA158 mi · ~4h 34m drive

Newark, NJ12 mi · ~21 min drive

Washington, DC208 mi · ~6h 1m drive

Baltimore, MD174 mi · ~5h 2m drive

Atlanta, GA750 mi · ~21h 40m drive

Charlotte, NC535 mi · ~15h 27m drive

Raleigh, NC428 mi · ~12h 22m drive

Miami, FL1097 mi · ~31h 41m drive

Orlando, FL943 mi · ~27h 15m drive

Tampa, FL1008 mi · ~29h 7m drive

Nashville, TN762 mi · ~22h 1m drive

New Orleans, LA1173 mi · ~33h 53m drive

Richmond, VA290 mi · ~8h 23m drive

Chicago, IL713 mi · ~20h 36m drive

Detroit, MI482 mi · ~13h 55m drive

Minneapolis, MN1017 mi · ~29h 23m drive

St. Louis, MO875 mi · ~25h 17m drive

Kansas City, MO1096 mi · ~31h 40m drive

Indianapolis, IN646 mi · ~18h 40m drive

Columbus, OH479 mi · ~13h 50m drive

Cleveland, OH406 mi · ~11h 44m drive

Milwaukee, WI734 mi · ~21h 12m drive

Dallas, TX1374 mi · ~39h 42m drive

Houston, TX1421 mi · ~41h 3m drive

Austin, TX1515 mi · ~43h 46m drive

San Antonio, TX1585 mi · ~45h 47m drive

Los Angeles, CA2448 mi · ~70h 43m drive

San Francisco, CA2568 mi · ~74h 11m drive

San Diego, CA2430 mi · ~70h 12m drive

Seattle, WA2403 mi · ~69h 25m drive

Portland, OR2440 mi · ~70h 29m drive

Denver, CO1630 mi · ~47h 5m drive

Phoenix, AZ2143 mi · ~61h 55m drive

Salt Lake City, UT1970 mi · ~56h 55m drive

Honolulu, HI4962 mi · ~143h 21m drive

Mid-Atlantic / Central (moderate winters, warm summers)

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