Quad

Head-to-head

U. Rochester
Case Western Reserve

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Case Western Reserve grads earn $8.9K more ten years out than U. Rochester's ($87,989 vs. $79,042)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    U. Rochester has 8 pts more first-gen students than Case Western Reserve (19% vs. 11%)

    First-generation students
  3. 3

    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
  4. 4

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

    Aid generosity
  5. 5

    Case Western Reserve's SAT midpoint is 30 points higher than U. Rochester's

    SAT midpoint
  6. 6

    U. Rochester graduates 2 pts more of its students than Case Western Reserve (88% vs. 86%)

    Graduation rate

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Who's hardest to get into

Case Western Reserve admits 37%, U. Rochester 42%; U. Rochester's yield is higher, at 14%.

Acceptance rate
U. Rochester42%
Case Western Reserve37%
Quad's selectivity
  • U. RochesterVery selective
  • Case Western ReserveVery selective
SAT middle 50%Axis 1300–1600
U. Rochester
1400–1510
Case Western Reserve
1430–1540
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • U. RochesterRigor and GPA very important56%
  • Case Western ReserveGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

U. Rochester and Case Western Reserve are about the same size; Case Western Reserve has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
U. Rochester5.9K
Case Western Reserve6.4K
Pell Grant share
U. Rochester17%
Case Western Reserve18%

Majors and faculty

Biology/Biological Sciences leads at U. Rochester, and Computer Science at Case Western Reserve; both have 9 students per faculty member.

Students per faculty member
U. Rochester9 to 1
Case Western Reserve9 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • U. RochesterBiology/Biological Sciences, General13%
  • Case Western ReserveComputer Science12%

What each costs

Case Western Reserve costs about $3.8K less a year than U. Rochester on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
U. Rochester$53K
Case Western Reserve$49.2K
Aid generosity
U. Rochester38%
Case Western Reserve43%

What each pays off

Case Western Reserve's former students earn more, a median $88K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 80% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
U. Rochester$79K
Case Western Reserve$88K
Graduation rate
U. Rochester88%
Case Western Reserve86%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; U. Rochester got less selective while Case Western Reserve held steady.

Applications, 10-year change
  • U. RochesterGrowing+23%
  • Case Western ReserveGrowing+71%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Sources:University of Rochester Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;College Scorecard, most recent release;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;University of Rochester Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2027 applicants;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;University of Rochester Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;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