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Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    George Washington grads earn $57.2K more ten years out than Berklee College of Music's ($90,873 vs. $33,647)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    George Washington graduates 24 pts more of its students than Berklee College of Music (84% vs. 61%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
George Washington$90.9K
Berklee College of Music$33.6K
Graduation rate
George Washington84%
Berklee College of Music61%
Retention rate
George Washington91%
Berklee College of Music86%

Borrowing

Median debt
George Washington$20.4K
Berklee College of Music$25K
Undergrads with a federal loan
George Washington32%
Berklee College of Music34%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
George Washington$21K
Berklee College of Music$17.6K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
George Washington79%
Berklee College of Music45%
Credential within 8 years, all students
George Washington85%
Berklee College of Music61%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
George Washington10%
Berklee College of Music13%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
George Washington82%
Berklee College of Music61%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
George Washington81%
Berklee College of Music69%
Pell graduation gap
George Washington1 pts higher
Berklee College of Music8 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupGeorge WashingtonBerklee College of Music
White84%62%
Asian87%77%
Hispanic/Latino83%65%
Black86%61%
Two or more races83%66%
International82%74%

On-time progress, from the colleges' Common Data Sets

Finished withinGeorge WashingtonBerklee College of Music
4 years: Pell recipients73%Not published
4 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan71%Not published
4 years: all first-time full-time73%Not published
5 years: Pell recipients81%Not published
5 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan80%Not published
5 years: all first-time full-time82%Not published

All outcome numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, most recent release;George Washington University Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;George Washington University Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2019;Berklee College of Music Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why