Quad

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    U. Rochester grads earn $1.8K more ten years out than Brandeis's ($79,042 vs. $77,231)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    U. Rochester graduates 0 pts more of its students than Brandeis (88% vs. 88%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
Brandeis$77.2K
U. Rochester$79K
Graduation rate
Brandeis88%
U. Rochester88%
Retention rate
Brandeis87%
U. Rochester91%

Borrowing

Median debt
Brandeis$25.6K
U. Rochester$21K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Brandeis28%
U. Rochester40%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Brandeis$23.3K
U. Rochester$21K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
Brandeis81%
U. Rochester81%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Brandeis88%
U. Rochester90%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Brandeis8%
U. Rochester3%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Brandeis82%
U. Rochester79%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Brandeis86%
U. Rochester87%
Pell graduation gap
Brandeis4 pts lower
U. Rochester8 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupBrandeisU. Rochester
White88%87%
Asian87%81%
Hispanic/Latino83%79%
Black80%77%
Two or more racesNot shown: under 30 students80%
International82%88%

All outcome numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018;University of Rochester Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024About 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