We are the makers of our future.

So, let’s go big.

So, let’s go big.

Let’s reach further and dig deeper. Abandon norms. Chase inspiration. Embrace the unconventional.

The limits for what we create and what we achieve are set by us and what we choose to be. Be bold. Be imaginative. Be extraordinary. Be whatever “ever better” means to you.

We are the makers of our future.

So, let’s go big.

Let’s reach further and dig deeper. Abandon norms. Chase inspiration. Embrace the unconventional.

The limits for what we create and what we achieve are set by us and what we choose to be. Be bold. Be imaginative. Be extraordinary. Be whatever “ever better” means to you.

Be boundless.

Goals and progress

Bold and transformational goals will guide the University of Rochester toward framing and solving the greatest challenges of the future.

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Research excellence and global reputation

We are positioned to make significant contributions to our medicine, societal disparities, music, digital future, and transformative technologies. We’re investing in that work.

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Exceptional undergraduate and graduate education

We believe if you’re truly exceptional, you’re a destination. To create that desire, we’re focusing on the experience and how it welcomes, develops, challenges, and inspires students.

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Healthcare of the highest order

We’ve always set the bar high, and we’ve always raised it. Here, that means enabling model-breaking care, world-class education, and groundbreaking research.

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Faculty and staff success

What we’re able to achieve starts and ends with our people. So, we’re prioritizing changes that allow us to cultivate, maintain, and strengthen a highly talented and diverse community.

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Sustainable growth

How do we get stronger, more agile, and ensure we can continue to set and reach lofty goals? Super-short answer: modernize and optimize.

news and updates

Better Things

Better Things

The Boundless Possibility blog aims to address questions as fundamental as “What’s happening with the strategic plan?”

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About the Strategic Plan

Commitment to Nondiscrimination

In compliance with federal and state requirements, the University does not discriminate—either negatively, such as by denying opportunity, or positively, by providing preferences or benefits—based on sex, race, color, national origin, religion, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law (collectively, “protected characteristics”). The strategies, goals, and metrics in this strategic plan will never be used to unlawfully disadvantage or provide a benefit to any current or prospective faculty, staff, student, patient, or community member based on protected characteristics. No member of the University will be rewarded or penalized based on metrics influenced by protected characteristics. All persons are welcome, regardless of their own protected characteristics or those of their family members.