Waltham, MA
Brandeis University
https://www.brandeis.edu/Repayment outcome
95.3%
of borrowers were paying down their loan principal five years after entering repayment. Higher means more graduates can afford what they borrowed.
Money
$39,600–$82,700
middle 50% · median $58,800
Federal aid recipients · 10 yrs after entry · US Dept of Ed
College Scorecard reports earnings 10 years after a student first enrolled, not after graduation. The sample includes only federal aid recipients and counts non-completers alongside graduates, which can pull the number down at selective schools where many students never borrow. Treat it as a conservative floor, not a forecast.
Net price
after grants & scholarships
$29,578
Median debt
of borrowers at graduation
$26,000
Sticker price
before any aid
$58,850
Default rate
2.4%
Earnings by major
Median 1–2 yrs after completion · Scorecard field-of-study data
A different measurement than the 10-year headline above. These are early-career numbers for students who finished the degree, 1–2 years out — they tend to read higher because they exclude non-completers and are measured right out of school.
- Computer Science$80,309
- Public Admin$57,318
- Business$54,192
- Education$39,009
- Math & Statistics$38,289
- English & Literature$37,208
- Visual & Performing Arts$37,208
- History$37,208
- Physical Sciences$36,774
- Psychology$34,420
- Social Sciences$32,925
- Foreign Languages$28,598
- Philosophy$28,598
- Biology$25,452
- Interdisciplinary$25,194
Academics
Acceptance
37.0%
Avg SAT
1,347
Enrollment
3,603
What students study
17 fields offered
Social Sciences
23% of degrees awarded — the most popular field
- 02Biology15.5%
- 03Psychology10.7%
- 04Area Studies7.6%
- 05Public Admin7.5%
- 06Visual & Performing Arts5.6%
- 07Interdisciplinary4.6%
- 08English & Literature4.5%
- 09Business3.9%
- 10Physical Sciences3.8%
- 11History3.1%
- 12Computer Science2.1%
- 13Philosophy2.1%
- 14Foreign Languages1.7%
- 15Education1.5%
- 16Math & Statistics1.4%
- 17Natural Resources1.4%