Berea College vs Brandeis University

Berea, KY · Waltham, MA · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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Pair KY:MA

PRIVATE-NP-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-GAP · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-DEBT

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE KY × MA
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-DEBT Largest gap · Median Debt at Graduation

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Only one enrollment path is a trend

ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023

Size changed directionally at one school over 2013–2023; the peer's series stays a range. Pair any selectivity note with that asymmetry before treating the two campuses as parallel growth stories.

  • Berea College: enrollment shrank -7.2% over 2013–2023; fitted -18 students/yr fitted, r² 0.46.
  • Brandeis University: enrollment ranged 3,481–3,715 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Berea College: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.25).
  • Brandeis University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.04).

College Scorecard institution series; dollars are nominal. Direction claims require r² ≥ 0.40 on the fitted annual slope, otherwise the page reports the observed range. Descriptive history, not a recommendation.

Scorecard metrics

Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.

Largest gaps: Berea College vs Brandeis University

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Berea College leads on median debt at graduation ($3,591 vs $25,648 at Brandeis University)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE Berea College leads on avg net price ($6,106 vs $35,736 at Brandeis University)
  3. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Berea College leads on acceptance rate (19.3% vs 40.5% at Brandeis University)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between Berea College and Brandeis University?
Berea College leads on median debt at graduation at $3,591 versus $25,648 at Brandeis University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Berea College and Brandeis University?
Berea College leads on avg net price at $6,106 versus $35,736 at Brandeis University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between Berea College and Brandeis University?
Berea College leads on acceptance rate at 19.3% versus 40.5% at Brandeis University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); median debt at graduation focus for this pair · 2025