Quad
U. Rochester
Santa Clara

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Santa Clara grads earn $30.1K more ten years out than U. Rochester's ($109,183 vs. $79,042)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Santa Clara graduates 1 pts more of its students than U. Rochester (90% vs. 88%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
U. Rochester$79K
Santa Clara$109.2K
Graduation rate
U. Rochester88%
Santa Clara90%
Retention rate
U. Rochester91%
Santa Clara93%

Borrowing

Median debt
U. Rochester$21K
Santa Clara$19.2K
Undergrads with a federal loan
U. Rochester40%
Santa Clara37%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
U. Rochester$21K
Santa Clara$18.2K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
U. Rochester81%
Santa Clara83%
Credential within 8 years, all students
U. Rochester90%
Santa Clara88%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
U. Rochester3%
Santa Clara8%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
U. Rochester79%
Santa Clara85%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
U. Rochester87%
Santa Clara88%
Pell graduation gap
U. Rochester8 pts lower
Santa Clara3 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupU. RochesterSanta Clara
White87%88%
Asian81%87%
Hispanic/Latino79%92%
Black77%86%
Two or more races80%89%
International88%81%

All outcome numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, most recent release;University of Rochester Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;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;Santa Clara University 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