Rockefeller University is a small biomedical research university in Manhattan with a 16-acre campus, on-site research hospital, shared resources, and technology-transfer support. Its York Avenue location beside major medical partners creates a dense life-science interface for collaboration and translation.
Rockefeller University is a small, independent biomedical research university in Manhattan, organized around roughly 72 laboratories, 270 graduate students, 210 postdocs, and 1,325 research and support staff. Its compact campus combines substantial laboratory infrastructure with an on-site research hospital, supporting translation from discovery toward clinical evaluation. Located beside Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medicine, Rockefeller benefits from a dense biomedical corridor, shared resources, a biotech incubator, and Tri-Institutional collaborations. Research funding is anchored by the National Institutes of Health, with additional support from the National Science Foundation and private philanthropy. An Office of Technology Transfer manages intellectual property, sponsored research agreements, licensing, and external partnerships.