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U. Rochester
Brandeis

Academics

Academics

How these colleges teach, spend per student, and what their graduates major in.

Faculty

Students per faculty member
U. Rochester9 to 1
Brandeis10 to 1
Full-time faculty share
U. Rochester95%
Brandeis74%
Average faculty salary
U. Rochester$133,510
Brandeis$131,134

Spending and endowment

Instruction spending per student
U. Rochester$40,019
Brandeis$21,670
Endowment per student
U. Rochester$262,494
Brandeis$202,775
Tuition share of core revenue
U. Rochester23%
Brandeis44%

Degrees awarded

Bachelor's degrees awarded
U. Rochester2,006
Brandeis922
Most popular majors
U. Rochester

Biology/Biological Sciences, General 13% · Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other 11% · Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 11%

Brandeis

Biology/Biological Sciences, General 11% · Econometrics and Quantitative Economics 9% · Experimental Psychology 8%

Your major

Pick a field of study to see which of these colleges award bachelor's degrees in it, how many, and what graduates earn .

Sources:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent releaseAbout the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Source:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2014–15 to 2024–25About the data(built 2026-10-12; CPI retrieved 2026-10-12)

All academics numbers in the table

Sources:IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent releaseAbout the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why