Rockefeller University
The Rockefeller University is a private biomedical research and graduate-only university in New York City, New York. It focuses primarily on the biological and medical sciences and provides doctoral and postdoctoral education. It is classified as a "Special Focus – Research Institution". Rockefeller is the oldest biomedical research institute in the United States.
Former names | The Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research (1901–1958) The Rockefeller Institute (1958–1965) |
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| Motto | Scientia pro bono humani generis |
Motto in English | Science for the benefit of humanity |
| Type | Private graduate-only university |
| Established | 1901 |
| Founder | John D. Rockefeller |
| Accreditation | NECHE |
Academic affiliations | URA |
| Endowment | $2.32 billion (2020) |
| President | Richard P. Lifton |
Academic staff | 79 |
| Postgraduates | 232 |
| Location | , , United States 40°45′45″N 73°57′20″W |
| Campus | Urban, 16 acres |
| Website | rockefeller |
In 2018, the faculty included 82 tenured and tenure-track members, including 37 members of the National Academy of Sciences, 17 members of the National Academy of Medicine, seven Lasker Award recipients, and five Nobel laureates. As of March 2022, a total of 26 Nobel laureates have been affiliated with Rockefeller University.
The university is located on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, between 63rd and 68th streets on York Avenue. Richard P. Lifton became the university's eleventh president on September 1, 2016. The Rockefeller University Press publishes the Journal of Experimental Medicine, the Journal of Cell Biology, and The Journal of General Physiology.