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Berklee College of Music
U. Rochester

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    U. Rochester grads earn $45.4K more ten years out than Berklee College of Music's ($79,042 vs. $33,647)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    U. Rochester graduates 28 pts more of its students than Berklee College of Music (88% vs. 61%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
Berklee College of Music$33.6K
U. Rochester$79K
Graduation rate
Berklee College of Music61%
U. Rochester88%
Retention rate
Berklee College of Music86%
U. Rochester91%

Borrowing

Median debt
Berklee College of Music$25K
U. Rochester$21K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Berklee College of Music34%
U. Rochester40%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Berklee College of Music$17.6K
U. Rochester$21K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
Berklee College of Music45%
U. Rochester81%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Berklee College of Music61%
U. Rochester90%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Berklee College of Music13%
U. Rochester3%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Berklee College of Music61%
U. Rochester79%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Berklee College of Music69%
U. Rochester87%
Pell graduation gap
Berklee College of Music8 pts lower
U. Rochester8 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupBerklee College of MusicU. Rochester
White62%87%
Asian77%81%
Hispanic/Latino65%79%
Black61%77%
Two or more races66%80%
International74%88%

All outcome numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, most recent release;Berklee College of Music Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018;University of Rochester Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024About 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