Recent Accolades

• We were named a "New Ivy" in 2007 by Kaplan and Newsweek.
• U of R ranked 21^st among U.S. universities (48^th in the world) by The Times of London.
• The Wall Street Journal ranked the Simon School of Business 6^th in the regional list of top business schools in the nation.
• The School of Medicine and Dentistry was selected by the National Institutes of Health as one of 12 institutions to lead the emerging fields of clinical and translational research.
• We received $109 million in funding from the National Science Foundation, Department of Defense, Department of Health and Human Services, and NASA for projects such as the nanosystems initiative to develop optical biosensors and fuel cells.

Our Researchers

Between 2006 and 2007, our researchers...

• slowed light down so much it actually went backwards.
• developed experimental drugs to combat nerve damage caused by HIV.
• created a way to blast metal with intense laser light, changing it into a true black metal with applications in fuel cells and space telescope detectors.
• hypothesized a relationship between Shakespeare's character Shylock in The Merchant of Venice and the great bard himself.
• created a new CT imaging system that can detect breast cancer better than traditional mammograms.
• received FDA approval for a cervical cancer vaccine.
• improved the condition of rats with Parkinsons using brain cells derived from embryonic stem cells.
• fought cancer by pioneering treatments that target the stem cells at the source of leukemia (and possibly other forms of cancer).
• discovered the link between chemotherapy and the destruction of certain stem cells in the central nervous system.

Other Honors

• Five student athletes were named ESPN Magazine's Academic All-Americans in soccer, volleyball, and football.
• Lute Professor O'Dette was nominated as Best Instrumental Soloist Performance in the 49^th Annual Grammy Awards.
• Two alumni received Grammy nominations for Best Classical Contemporary Composition, Best Classical Crossover Album, and Best Engineered Classical Album.

Tuition

Cost Breakdown: 2007-2008

Item	Expected Cost
Direct Cost (Tuition and Fees)	$37,250
Room	$6,490
Board	$4,320
Indirect Costs (Books, Supplies, & Misc.)	$2,490
Total	$50,550

Scores and Class Ranking

Admitted Students, 2006-2007

Item	Score
SAT Verbal (mid-50 percent range)	620-720
SAT Math (mid-50 percent range)	640-740
ACT (mid-50 percent range)	28-32
Top decile of their class	77%
Top quartile of their class	96%

Class Sizes

The average student-teacher ratio is 9:1.

Diversity

Undergraduate Majors