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Is Brandeis University worth it?
A first pass affordability and outcome read for Brandeis, using national average inputs. Run your own numbers for a personalized score.
Worth-It Score
Workable
Brandeis lands in the workable band for a typical family. Median debt of $25,648 can be carried by median long-run earnings of $77,231, but the margin is not huge. For context, Brandeis's net price sits about 96% above the typical 4-year, private nonprofit school and near the top of its sector range. This is the kind of school where your actual aid offer can move the answer meaningfully.
Is the price fair?
Compared to 1237 similar 4-year, private nonprofit schools
This school
$44,668
/yrAverage school like this
$22,837
/yrThis significantly impacts your Worth-It Score
You'd pay about $21,831 more per year than the typical student at a similar school. Over 4 years that's roughly $87,000 in extra cost.
Score breakdown
The public version of the score weighs affordability, after graduation outcomes, and repayment burden.
Affordability
40% weight
The yearly net price is manageable, but it makes the aid offer matter a lot.
Outcome
40% weight
Graduation and earnings data create a stronger long-run payoff picture.
Repayment
20% weight
Median debt stays in a more comfortable repayment range for a typical graduate.
The numbers behind the score
Median net price per year
$35,736
Median earnings 10 years out
$77,231
Median debt at graduation
$25,648
Graduation rate
86%
At Brandeis, a typical graduate carries about $25,648 in student debt and earns roughly $77,231 ten years after enrolling. On a standard 10-year repayment plan, that works out to about $292 per month, or 5% of pre-tax income. That sits inside a borrower comfort range for many graduates.
How earnings compare to a high school diploma
Graduates earn $35,431 more than the typical high school graduate ($41,800) ten years after entering this school. A federal rule finalized in July 2026 ties undergraduate student-loan eligibility to a comparison like this one, with the first calculations expected in 2027.
88% of former students here out-earned that benchmark ten years after entry, per College Scorecard.
Context, not a federal determination: the official test will use earnings measured four years after completion and thresholds the Department of Education has not yet published, which may vary by state. Our figure is College Scorecard median earnings ten years after entry. How this works
What this means for your family
Brandeis is a private nonprofit four year school in Waltham, MA. Private pricing can swing more dramatically based on aid, so your personalized score matters more here than the national average view alone.
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Common questions about Brandeis
The median net price at Brandeis is $35,736 per year. That is the average yearly price after typical grant aid for students in the public federal data, not the published sticker price.
Get your personalized Worth-It score
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The Worth-It Score weighs affordability (40%), after graduation outcomes (40%), and repayment burden (20%). Underlying data points come from publicly available federal higher education reporting. See full methodology →
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