Quad

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology grads earn $62.9K more ten years out than Barnard's ($143,372 vs. $80,516)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology graduates 3 pts more of its students than Barnard (96% vs. 93%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
Barnard$80.5K
Massachusetts Institute of Technology$143.4K
Graduation rate
Barnard93%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology96%
Retention rate
Barnard97%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology99%

Borrowing

Median debt
Barnard$18K
Massachusetts Institute of Technology$14.8K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Barnard26%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology7%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Barnard$16.3K
Massachusetts Institute of Technology$9.2K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
Barnard88%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology89%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Barnard93%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology96%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Barnard6%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology1%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Barnard95%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology93%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Barnard92%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology97%
Pell graduation gap
Barnard3 pts higher
Massachusetts Institute of Technology4 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupBarnardMassachusetts Institute of Technology
White92%95%
Asian95%99%
Hispanic/Latino93%95%
Black97%95%
Two or more races93%95%
International95%97%

All outcome numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, most recent release;Barnard College 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;Massachusetts Institute of Technology 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