Quad
U. Rochester
Brandeis

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
U. Rochester$79K
Brandeis$77.2K
Graduation rate
U. Rochester88%
Brandeis88%
Retention rate
U. Rochester91%
Brandeis87%

Borrowing

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

Eight-year outcomes

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

Graduation by group

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

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupU. RochesterBrandeis
White87%88%
Asian81%87%
Hispanic/Latino79%83%
Black77%80%
Two or more races80%Not shown: under 30 students
International88%82%

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;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023About 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