$77,231
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Brandeis University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Waltham, Massachusetts with 3,618 undergraduates and 1,573 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $35,736 a year (tuition and fees $68,080). It admits 41% of applicants and 86% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $77,231 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $25,648 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$35,736
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$68,080
US median $11,837
Admission rate
41%
US median 78%
Completion rate
86%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$25,648
About $272 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$77,231
Rank 236 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $35,736
- Tuition and fees
- $68,080
- Cost of attendance
- $86,448
- Students with a need-based grant
- 15%
- Students with federal loans
- 28%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $13,363
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $15,135
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $20,536
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $26,784
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $54,885
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $49,598 in 2015-16 to $68,080 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 41%
- Average SAT
- 1,462
- SAT reading, middle
- 710
- SAT math, middle
- 740
- ACT, middle
- 33
- Undergraduates
- 3,618
- Graduate students
- 1,573
- Part-time students
- 0.2%
- Women
- 57%
- Students per teacher
- 10
- Completion rate
- 86%
- Retention rate
- 87%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 94
- Endowment
- $1.3B
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 236 of 5,094 US colleges and 23 of 106 in Massachusetts (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | MA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $35,736 | $24,402 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $68,080 | $34,256 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 41% | 71% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 86% | 69% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 87% | 79% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $25,648 | $21,882 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $52,967 | $46,320 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $77,231 | $53,104 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 83% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 75% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
94 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 170 | $25,484 | $37,475 | $58,384 | $57,214 |
| EconomicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 141 | $25,295 | $57,299 | $95,872 | $82,686 |
| EconomicsMaster's | Master's | 112 | $28,500 | $69,189 | $87,354 | $100,743 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 111 | $26,000 | $55,806 | $108,405 | $68,407 |
| Research and Experimental PsychologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 109 | $26,787 | $37,494 | $67,838 | $55,695 |
| Public Policy AnalysisBachelor's | Bachelor's | 101 | $25,000 | $39,943 | $75,580 | $73,721 |
| Applied MathematicsMaster's | Master's | 96 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $116,060 |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 92 | $26,142 | $80,431 | $123,460 | $107,009 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsMaster's | Master's | 92 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 86 | $48,240 | $89,111 | $102,843 | $103,485 |
| Public Policy AnalysisMaster's | Master's | 74 | $41,000 | $64,496 | $79,908 | $93,020 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementOnlineMaster's | Master's | 68 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $121,855 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 60 | $23,333 | $43,770 | $74,018 | $63,293 |
| Neurobiology and NeurosciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 54 | $26,000 | $32,397 | $68,179 | $62,451 |
| Applied MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 52 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Area StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 51 | $26,000 | $43,748 | $54,306 | $56,625 |
| Computer ScienceMaster's | Master's | 42 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $145,571 |
| International/Globalization StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 38 | $25,694 | $36,874 | $66,366 | $59,972 |
| SociologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 37 | $27,000 | $45,287 | $65,481 | $52,657 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 32 | $26,000 | $39,867 | $62,291 | $48,590 |
| ChemistryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 28 | $25,484 | $46,641 | Withheld | $65,120 |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 28 | $23,250 | $33,903 | $59,426 | $50,680 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 27 | $24,226 | $35,057 | $73,256 | $51,710 |
| AnthropologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 27 | $26,000 | $35,390 | $57,423 | $46,676 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherMaster's | Master's | 26 | - | - | Withheld | - |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Waltham and Massachusetts on Local Economy
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Questions and answers
How much does Brandeis University cost?
$35,736 a year is the average net price at Brandeis University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $68,080, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $86,448. Families earning under $30,000 pay $13,363 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Brandeis University?
41% of applicants are admitted to Brandeis University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,462 and the middle ACT score is 33. The median admission rate of colleges in Massachusetts is 71%.
How much do Brandeis University graduates earn?
$77,231 a year is the median pay of former Brandeis University students who work, 10 years after they started ($52,967 after 6 years). That ranks 236 of 5,094 US colleges and 23 of 106 in Massachusetts. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's) at $89,111.
How much student debt do Brandeis University graduates have?
$25,648 is the median federal student loan debt of Brandeis University graduates, about $272 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 28% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Brandeis University?
86% of first-time, full-time students at Brandeis University finish within 6 years. 87% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Brandeis University?
Biology, General (170 bachelor's graduates), Economics (141 bachelor's graduates), Economics (112 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 94 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.