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2023 Economic and Community Impact Report

An overview of the economic and community impact of °ÄÃÅÀÏÆæÈËÂÛ̳ on Monroe County, the Greater Rochester Area, and New York State. 

Executive Summary

°ÄÃÅÀÏÆæÈËÂÛ̳ is an independent, non-profit educational institution in the Catholic tradition located in Pittsford, New York (about seven miles east of Rochester). This report assesses, and where possible quantifies, °ÄÃÅÀÏÆæÈËÂÛ̳’s economic and community impact on Monroe County, in the greater Rochester area, and throughout New York state.

A Growing Impact

In the years ahead, °ÄÃÅÀÏÆæÈËÂÛ̳’s growing impact in the Rochester area and throughout the state is likely to be even greater than it is today.

°ÄÃÅÀÏÆæÈËÂÛ̳ as an Enterprise

  • In the fall of 2022, °ÄÃÅÀÏÆæÈËÂÛ̳ employed 889 people (excluding students), of whom 64 percent worked full-time. Salaries and wages paid to °ÄÃÅÀÏÆæÈËÂÛ̳ employees in fiscal year 2023 totaled $49.4 million.
  • In the fall of 2022, 842 °ÄÃÅÀÏÆæÈËÂÛ̳ employees (94.7 percent of all non-student employees) lived in the Rochester area. In this report, the Rochester area is defined by the following counties:  Monroe, Genesee, Livingston, Ontario, Orleans, Wayne, and Wyoming.
  • In fiscal year 2023, °ÄÃÅÀÏÆæÈËÂÛ̳’s purchases of goods and services from Rochester-area businesses and its investment in construction and renovation of campus facilities directly supported 132 jobs with Rochester-area suppliers and contractors, with salaries and wages totaling $8.9 million.
  • Despite its tax-exempt status, °ÄÃÅÀÏÆæÈËÂÛ̳ directly accounted for nearly $2.4 million in state and local government revenues in fiscal year 2023.
°ÄÃÅÀÏÆæÈËÂÛ̳ as an Enterprise

Contributing to the Development of New York’s Human Capital

  • In the fall of 2022, 3,621 students (including 2,629 undergraduate and 992 graduate students) were enrolled at °ÄÃÅÀÏÆæÈËÂÛ̳ – an increase of 2.8 percent since the fall of 2005.
  • Nearly 93 percent of all students enrolled at °ÄÃÅÀÏÆæÈËÂÛ̳ in the fall of 2022 were residents of New York, including nearly 50 percent who were residents of the Rochester area.
  • In fiscal year 2023, °ÄÃÅÀÏÆæÈËÂÛ̳ provided $44.8 million in University-funded financial aid to undergraduate students, including $20.3 million to students from the Rochester area.
  • °ÄÃÅÀÏÆæÈËÂÛ̳ offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs in fields that are well aligned with some of New York’s leading industries and occupations, such as computer science, data analytics, sustainability, finance, nursing, and pharmacy.
  • As of the summer of 2023, 78.2 percent of all °ÄÃÅÀÏÆæÈËÂÛ̳ alumni lived in New York, including 18,756 °ÄÃÅÀÏÆæÈËÂÛ̳ alumni (56.6 percent of all alumni) who lived in the Rochester area.
  • As of 2021, an estimated 6.8 percent of all Monroe County residents who had earned a bachelor’s or higher degree were graduates of °ÄÃÅÀÏÆæÈËÂÛ̳.
Human Capital Development

Civic and Community Engagement at °ÄÃÅÀÏÆæÈËÂÛ̳

  • During the 2022-23 academic year, 2,654 °ÄÃÅÀÏÆæÈËÂÛ̳ students spent a combined total of 446,238 hours working as volunteers in a wide range of community service programs in the Rochester area. Many of these students work on a regular basis with one of the more than 30 schools, health care institutions, and community organizations with which °ÄÃÅÀÏÆæÈËÂÛ̳ has ongoing partnerships.
  • Volunteer community service at °ÄÃÅÀÏÆæÈËÂÛ̳ is not limited to students. During the 2022-23 academic year, °ÄÃÅÀÏÆæÈËÂÛ̳ reports that 285 faculty members and staff provided approximately 24,000 hours of volunteer work.
  • Based on state-by-state estimates of the value of an hour of volunteer work published by Independent Sector, Appleseed estimates the value of volunteer community service work performed by °ÄÃÅÀÏÆæÈËÂÛ̳ students, faculty, and staff totaled nearly $16.8 million in 2022.
  • °ÄÃÅÀÏÆæÈËÂÛ̳ students also engage with Rochester-area communities through community-engaged learning – courses that combine classroom learning with hands-on experience in the community. During the 2022-23 academic year, 982 °ÄÃÅÀÏÆæÈËÂÛ̳ students participated in 56 courses with a community-engaged learning component.
  • In addition to the work that °ÄÃÅÀÏÆæÈËÂÛ̳ students do as volunteers, undergraduate and graduate students in °ÄÃÅÀÏÆæÈËÂÛ̳’s education, nursing, mental health counseling, and pharmacy programs are required as part of their professional training to gain practical, real-world work experience. During the 2022-23 academic year, °ÄÃÅÀÏÆæÈËÂÛ̳ students in these fields reported a total of 573,060 hours of work experience in schools, hospitals, community health and mental health centers, pharmacies, and other community settings.

Using the data from Independent Sector cited above, we estimate that the value of services provided by °ÄÃÅÀÏÆæÈËÂÛ̳ students as part of their professional training in these fields totaled nearly $20.5 million in 2022.

Civic and Community Engagement