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Case Western Reserve
U. Rochester

Key differences on Cost & aid

  1. 1

    Case Western Reserve costs about $3.8K less per year on average than U. Rochester ($49,176 vs. $53,024, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  2. 2

    Case Western Reserve's grants cover 43% of its full price on average, vs. 38% at U. Rochester

    Aid generosity

Cost & aid

Cost & aid

Average cost, aid generosity, net price by family income, sticker prices, and grants.

What students pay

Average cost, all students
Case Western Reserve$49.2K
U. Rochester$53K
Aid generosity
Case Western Reserve43%
U. Rochester38%
Net price, with grants
Case Western Reserve$44K
U. Rochester$40.5K

Grants

First-years receiving grants
Case Western Reserve88%
U. Rochester72%
Average grant
Case Western Reserve$41.9K
U. Rochester$45.5K
Aid from the college
Case Western Reserve88%
U. Rochester70%

Sticker prices

On one scale, so the bars read against each other.

Sticker price, in-state
Case Western Reserve$86.1K
U. Rochester$86K
Sticker price, out-of-state
Case Western Reserve$86.1K
U. Rochester$86K
Tuition & fees, in-state
Case Western Reserve$64.7K
U. Rochester$64.3K
Tuition & fees, out-of-state
Case Western Reserve$64.7K
U. Rochester$64.3K
First-years paying out-of-state rates
Case Western ReserveNot reported
U. RochesterNot reported
What families at each income pay

Up to $110K: the average net price per year for students receiving federal aid, 2023–24; families who didn't file the FAFSA aren't included. Above it the published data end. For your own number, use the college's net price calculator .

Family income per year $150K

  • Case Western ReservePublished data end at $110K

    Merit possible (proxy); averaging $32K

  • U. RochesterPublished data end at $110K

Published (federal figure, up to $110K) EstimateBars share one scale: the largest full price.

Where need-based aid ends, merit, and published promises

MetricCase Western ReserveU. Rochester
Need-based aid up to Published data end at $110KPublished data end at $110K
Merit for students without need 26% got a grant without federal aid, averaging $32K (proxy)–
Published promise ––

A college's own promise is stated for a typical family and changes yearly; where a promise and our estimate disagree, the promise wins. Merit has no income limit, so it can lower the price above the point where need-based aid ends.

Tuition guarantee & Promise program

MetricCase Western ReserveU. Rochester
Tuition guarantee NoNo
Promise program YesYes

From the colleges' Common Data Sets

MetricCase Western ReserveU. Rochester
Aid forms –FAFSA · CSS Profile · Noncustodial
Aid priority date or deadline –February 15 (priority)
Need met, first-years –97%
Average aid package, first-years –$70,593
College grant dollars given as merit –14%
Aid for international students –510 students, average $40.1K

All cost numbers in the table

Sources:IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;College Scorecard, 2023–24;College Scorecard, most recent release;Common Data Set, most recent release;University of Rochester Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2026 entrants;University of Rochester Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26 (estimated);University of Rochester (2026–27), 2026–27;University of Rochester Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26About 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