Key differences on Outcomes
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Rice grads earn $9.2K more ten years out than Barnard's ($89,718 vs. $80,516)
Median earnings, 10 yrs - 2
Rice graduates 0 pts more of its students than Barnard (94% vs. 93%)
Graduation rate
Outcomes
Outcomes
Earnings and finishing
Median earnings, 10 yrs
Barnard$80.5K
Rice$89.7KHighest
Graduation rate
Barnard93%
Rice94%Highest
Retention rate
Barnard97%Highest
Rice97%
Borrowing
Median debt
Barnard$18K
Rice$11KLowest
Undergrads with a federal loan
Barnard26%
Rice6%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Barnard$16.3K
Rice$8.6KLowest
Eight-year outcomes
Credential within 4 years, all students
Barnard88%
Rice88%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Barnard93%
Rice94%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Barnard6%
Rice4%
Graduation by group
Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Barnard95%
Rice95%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Barnard92%
Rice96%
Pell graduation gap
Barnard3 pts higher
Rice1 pts lower
Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity
| Group | Barnard | Rice |
|---|---|---|
| White | 92% | 94% |
| Asian | 95% | 98% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 93% | 94% |
| Black | 97% | 88% |
| Two or more races | 93% | 94% |
| International | 95% | 97% |
On-time progress, from the colleges' Common Data Sets
| Finished within | Barnard | Rice |
|---|---|---|
| 4 years: Pell recipients | Not published | 86% |
| 4 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan | Not published | 89% |
| 4 years: all first-time full-time | Not published | 88% |
| 5 years: Pell recipients | Not published | 93% |
| 5 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan | Not published | 95% |
| 5 years: all first-time full-time | Not published | 94% |
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;Rice University Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;Rice University Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2019About 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