Brandeis University ranked ninth in a list of elite colleges that enroll the highest percentage of low- and middle-income students, according to recent data from the Equality of Opportunity Project released in a Jan. 18 New York Times piece.

The study, which was based on anonymous tax records, found that the median family income for a Brandeis student is $128,400, according to the Times. The piece also reported that 57 percent of Brandeis students come from the top 20 percent,

The University’s median parent income is relatively low, with Brandeis ranking 58th among 65 peer elite universities. Washington University in St. Louis, the highest, pulls a $272,000 median parent income, according to the Times.

Likewise, the share of Brandeis students from the top one percent and top 20 percent is low in comparison to peer elite universities, with the University ranking 53rd and 59th in those respective categories, the Times reports.

The results also found that 38 American colleges — including five Ivy League schools — had more enrolled students from the top one percent than from the bottom 60 percent.

However, the University ranks highly in shares of students from the bottom 20 percent, with its 4.7 percent population earning it number 13 on the list.

The prognosis for Brandeis alumni is also relatively fair; according to the data, the median student income at age 34 is $63,100, ranking the University 33rd. Additionally, graduates have a 14 percent chance of moving up an income bracket, with the University coming in 20th among its peers. According to the study, approximately two percent of students came from poor families but became rich adults.

—Abby Patkin