Key differences on Outcomes
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Duke grads earn $14.6K more ten years out than Tufts's ($97,800 vs. $83,214)
Median earnings, 10 yrs - 2
Duke graduates 2 pts more of its students than Tufts (97% vs. 94%)
Graduation rate
Outcomes
Outcomes
Earnings and finishing
Median earnings, 10 yrs
Tufts$83.2K
Duke$97.8KHighest
Graduation rate
Tufts94%
Duke97%Highest
Retention rate
Tufts95%
Duke97%Highest
Borrowing
Median debt
Tufts$16.3K
Duke$13KLowest
Undergrads with a federal loan
Tufts19%
Duke14%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Tufts$13K
Duke$8.5KLowest
Eight-year outcomes
Credential within 4 years, all students
Tufts90%
Duke92%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Tufts94%
Duke97%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Tufts4%
Duke1%
Graduation by group
Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Tufts93%
Duke96%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Tufts94%
Duke97%
Pell graduation gap
Tufts1 pts lower
Duke1 pts lower
Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity
| Group | Tufts | Duke |
|---|---|---|
| White | 95% | 97% |
| Asian | 97% | 98% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 90% | 96% |
| Black | 87% | 92% |
| Two or more races | 91% | Not reported |
| International | 89% | 96% |
On-time progress, from the colleges' Common Data Sets
| Finished within | Tufts | Duke |
|---|---|---|
| 4 years: Pell recipients | 81% | Not published |
| 4 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan | 83% | Not published |
| 4 years: all first-time full-time | 83% | Not published |
| 5 years: Pell recipients | 91% | Not published |
| 5 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan | 93% | Not published |
| 5 years: all first-time full-time | 93% | Not published |
Sources:College Scorecard, most recent release;Tufts University Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;Tufts University Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2019;Duke University 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