10-yr median earnings
$77,231
Federal aid recipients only
Private Nonprofit · Waltham, Massachusetts
Brandeis University
Brandeis University is a private nonprofit institution in Waltham, Massachusetts. as a private nonprofit, published Scorecard outcomes cover federal-aid recipients at this campus — endowment and sticker price sit outside those cohort fields.
- $77,231
- 10-yr median earnings
- 40.5%
- Acceptance rate
- $35,736
- Avg net price / yr
- 86.1%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
Brandeis University pairs top-5% former-student earnings with a selective admit.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 5%
- former-student earnings, US
- 40.5%
- acceptance rate
- 86.1%
- 150%-time completion
- +46%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Small
Carnegie: R1
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Brandeis University profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
C+
College Value Score
62/100
Brandeis University
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings A+
$77,231
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price F
$35,736
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate A+
86.1%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt F
$25,648
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment A+
86.4%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention B+
87.0%
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$35,736
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
86.1%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 86.1%
Four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Brandeis University vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How Brandeis University ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
Brandeis University: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$77,231 Top 5% higher than 95% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | Brandeis University | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $77,231 | #236 of 5103 | 95th |
| Average net price | $35,736 | #4766 of 5020 | 5th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 86.1% | #396 of 4858 | 92nd |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 3,618 | #958 of 5462 | 82nd |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
3,618
Undergraduate enrollment
40.5%
Acceptance rate
1,462
SAT average
86.1%
150%-time completion
$77,231
10-yr median earnings
87.0%
First-year retention
How Brandeis University ranks in Massachusetts
State rank among 106 reporting Massachusetts colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Brandeis University | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $77,231 | #23 of 106 | 78th |
| Average net price | $35,736 | #100 of 117 | 15th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 86.1% | #23 of 109 | 79th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 3,618 | #30 of 128 | 77th |
Highest former-student earnings in Massachusetts
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | $143,372 | $20,111 |
| 2 | Franklin W Olin College of Engineering | $129,455 | $25,171 |
| 3 | Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences | $125,557 | $39,545 |
| 4 | Babson College | $123,938 | $40,514 |
| 5 | Bentley University | $120,959 | $37,930 |
| 6 | Boston College | $103,937 | $41,704 |
| 7 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | $103,470 | $43,071 |
| 8 | Harvard University | $101,817 | $19,066 |
| 9 | Lawrence Memorial Hospital School of Nursing | $101,466 | - |
| 10 | Northeastern University | $92,538 | $30,915 |
| 11 | Northeastern University Professional Programs | $92,538 | - |
| 12 | College of the Holy Cross | $90,543 | $38,782 |
| 23 | Brandeis UniversityThis school | $77,231 | $35,736 |
Admissions
| Admission Rate | 40.5% |
| SAT Average | 1,462 |
| SAT Math (25th-75th) | 700 – 770 |
| SAT Reading (25th-75th) | 690 – 750 |
| ACT Average | 33 |
| ACT (25th-75th) | 31 – 34 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Brandeis University
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k $13,363
$0 – $30k
$13,363 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k $15,135
$30k – $48k
$15,135 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k $20,536
$48k – $75k
$20,536 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$54,885 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Brandeis University - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $68,080 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $68,080 |
| Average Net Price | $35,736 |
15.0%
Pell Grant Rate
28.2%
Federal Loan Rate
$25,648
Median Debt
$272/mo
Monthly Payment
Net price at Brandeis University swings rather than trends
Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $28,004 to $37,688 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as +14.6%, but the years in between do not follow that line, so the honest summary is the range rather than a trend. Budget against the upper end, not the average.
Lowest year
$28,004
Highest year
$37,688
Most recent (2023)
$33,885
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $29,5782023 · $33,885
Over the same years, enrollment went +1.7% (3,603 → 3,663 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
60.3%
Female
16.3%
First Generation
Outcomes
87.0%
Retention Rate
$52,967
Median Earnings (6yr)
73.2%
Earning Over $25K
86.4%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 86.1% |
| First-year retention | First-time, full-time freshmen | 87.0% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $52,967 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $77,231 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 73.2% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 86.4% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $25,648 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $272/mo |
Programs & Earnings
Field-of-study summary by credential
| Credential | Programs | Award count | Avg earnings | Top earnings | Avg debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's | 27 | 1,281 | $74,070 | $123,460 | $25,625 |
| Master's | 11 | 472 | $107,311 | $159,137 | $39,247 |
Top programs at Brandeis University by completer earnings
Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file
- Computer and Information S…
Computer and Information Sciences, General
$159,137 median earnings
- Computer Science
Computer Science
$123,460 median earnings
- Business/Commerce, General
Business/Commerce, General
$108,405 median earnings
- Business Administration, M…
Business Administration, Management and Operations
$102,843 median earnings
- Economics
Economics
$95,872 median earnings
- Economics
Economics
$87,354 median earnings
- Mathematics
Mathematics
$85,681 median earnings
- Public Policy Analysis
Public Policy Analysis
$79,908 median earnings
What this shows The highest-earning programs at a school are not necessarily its most popular ones - a small specialized program can post strong median earnings without reflecting the outcome most students here actually see.
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Master's | 17 | $159,137 | - |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's | 99 | $123,460 | $26,142 |
| Business/Commerce, General | Bachelor's | 127 | $108,405 | $26,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's | 108 | $102,843 | $48,240 |
| Economics | Bachelor's | 125 | $95,872 | $25,295 |
| Economics | Master's | 64 | $87,354 | $28,500 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's | 21 | $85,681 | $26,559 |
| Public Policy Analysis | Master's | 96 | $79,908 | $41,000 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Bachelor's | 15 | $78,746 | - |
| Public Policy Analysis | Bachelor's | 111 | $75,580 | $25,000 |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's | 61 | $74,018 | $23,333 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | Bachelor's | 24 | $73,936 | - |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's | 19 | $73,256 | $24,226 |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | Bachelor's | 60 | $68,179 | $26,000 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology | Bachelor's | 114 | $67,838 | $26,787 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the acceptance rate at Brandeis University? ▼
Brandeis University is a private nonprofit institution in Waltham, Massachusetts. The acceptance rate is 40.5%. The average SAT score is 1,462. Undergraduate enrollment is 3,618 students.
How much do Brandeis University former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Brandeis University who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $77,231 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $52,967.
How much does Brandeis University cost? ▼
The average net price at Brandeis University is $35,736. In-state tuition is $68,080 and out-of-state tuition is $68,080. Median student debt at graduation is $25,648.
What is the graduation rate at Brandeis University? ▼
Brandeis University has a 86.1% completion rate within 150% of normal time at a four-year institution (typically six years for a bachelor’s program). The first-year retention rate is 87.0%.
Is Brandeis University worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Brandeis University is $25,648, while former students earn a median of $77,231 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 33% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 86.4% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $272.
Sources & methodology
Private-nonprofit profiles emphasize Scorecard cost-after-aid and completion alongside IPEDS Carnegie class. Endowment, gifts, and sticker price are not Scorecard fields on this page.
Figures are the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrievals. Nonprofit campuses vary widely in aid practice — net price here is the Title-IV-recipient cohort average, not an individual award letter. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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