Top 50 cities in America
• Richard Florida's National Best Seller book titled, "The Rise of the Creative Class: and how it's transforming work, leisure, community and every day life" ranks the Top 50 cities in America where the most creative people live. Rochester ranked 4th in innovation, and earned an overall creative ranking of 25th.
5-Star Business Opportunity Metro
• Expansion Management magazine ranked Rochester as a 5-Star Business Opportunity Metro, a premier place for companies to do business in America. Expansion Management, August 2007
"Top 100 Entrepreneurial Colleges"
• The University of Rochester was ranked among the Top 25 for Entrepreneurial Emphasis in the "Top 100 Entrepreneurial Colleges." Entrepreneur Magazine, 2003