At a glance
- Address
- 1230 York Avenue, New York, NY, 10065-6399
- City
- New York City, New York
- Country
- United States — process, visa & costs
- Website
- rockefeller.edu
- Type
- Private
- Founded
- 1901
- Students
- 73 (2021)
- Map
- Open the campus on a map ↗
Where it ranks
#29 in the world — ShanghaiRanking ARWU 2025.
Strongest subjects (GRAS 2025)
| Biological Sciences | #11 |
| Clinical Medicine | #31 |
| Human Biological Sciences | #34 |
How to get in
read on the university's own pages, 28 September 2026Bachelor's (after Class 12)
Not researched yet — check the official admissions pages.
Master's / PhD (after graduation)
- Apply via
- direct (own application portal) — application page ↗
- Intake
- September
- Deadlines
- Applications must be received by 2026-12-01 for entrance the first week of September 2027 (PhD program in bioscience)
- Tests
- GRE (General and Advanced Subject) not required for admission
- English
- TOEFL not required for admission; no minimum scores stated
- Funding
- Students receive full financial support and pay $0 tuition; highly subsidized housing on Manhattan's Upper East Side
In numbers
US Department of Education, College ScorecardSource: College Scorecard — Rockefeller University. Tuition excludes housing, food, insurance and fees.
Studying in United States
The US offers the widest range of degree programmes and research universities in the world, with flexible majors and strong graduate schools. Indian students go for choice of subject, name-brand universities, and post-study work through OPT, though costs and visa steps are the highest of any major destination.
- Visa
- F-1 student visa
- Work while studying
- Pre-completion OPT/on-campus work: up to 20 hours/week while school is in session, full-time when school is not in session (USCIS).
- After graduating
- Optional Practical Training (OPT): up to 12 months post-completion (pre-completion OPT time is deducted from it); STEM-degree graduates working for an E-Verify employer may add a 24-month STEM OPT extension (USCIS).
Every subject ranking
ShanghaiRanking GRAS 2025| Subject | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Biological Sciences | #11 | GRAS 2025 |
| Clinical Medicine | #31 | GRAS 2025 |
| Human Biological Sciences | #34 | GRAS 2025 |
Prepare here, free
Admission facts on this page were read from: rockefeller.edu/ · rockefeller.edu/education-and-training/graduate-program-in-bioscience/ · rockefeller.edu/education-and-training/graduate-program-in-bioscience/admissions/ — checked 28 September 2026.