Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Location Waltham, MA
Population 3,800,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,634 (56%)
Days Without Precipitation 239 (34%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 3,806
Men / Women 43% / 57%
From State 28%
From Region 22%
Athletes 11.7%

Racial/Ethnic

White 41%
International 19%
Asian 18%
Hispanic 9%
Black 6%
Mixed 4%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Brandeis International Business School 61 51% / 49% 25% $89,914 85 93%
Engineering $98,569 91
Business Administration 61 +68 51% / 49% 25% $89,914 85 93%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Arts and Sciences 790 41% / 59% 23% $70,826 57 92%
Computer Science 69 +28 61% / 39% 25% $124,866 99 98%
Applied Mathematics 29 +11 59% / 41% 41% $95,760 89
Chemistry 31 +5 55% / 45% 16% $65,551 42 95%
Mathematics 11 +11 55% / 45% 64% $69,138 52 90%
Physics 13 +4 69% / 31% 23% $79,048 73
Biochemistry 20 +3 50% / 50% 25% $64,322 38 91%
Biology 98 +64 33% / 67% 11% $62,040 32 87%
Biophysics 5 40% / 60% 20% $64,322 38 91%
Neuroscience 51 +8 33% / 67% 16% $54,111 12 85%
Environmental Studies 21 +14 38% / 62% 19% $45,588 4 82%
Economics 82 +35 51% / 49% 61% $93,916 88 89%
African and African American Studies 6 +1 17% / 83% 0% $67,305 47 96%
American Studies 11 +6 55% / 45% 0% $58,882 22 86%
Anthropology 29 +10 24% / 76% 21% $54,124 12 97%
Classical Studies 1 +4 0% / 100% 0% $69,699 54
Comparative Literature 3 +4 67% / 33% 0% $72,733 61 100%
Creative Writing 3 +10 33% / 67% 0% $44,757 4 100%
East Asian Studies 4 +4 50% / 50% 75% $58,882 22 86%
English 20 +8 30% / 70% 0% $46,148 4 97%
European Studies +2 $58,882 22
History 20 +16 65% / 35% 20% $60,555 27 95%
Interdisciplinary Studies 9 +8 11% / 89% 0% $70,474 56 95%
International and Global Studies 30 +24 40% / 60% 37% $65,823 43 90%
Latin American Studies 1 +2 100% / 0% 0% $58,882 22 86%
Linguistics 9 +10 22% / 78% 0% $72,733 61 100%
Near and Middle Eastern Studies 5 +2 40% / 60% 0% $58,882 22 86%
Philosophy 8 +3 38% / 62% 12% $55,466 15
Politics 44 +19 55% / 45% 7% $70,268 55 88%
Psychology 71 +37 31% / 69% 24% $62,167 32 100%
Russian Studies 2 0% / 100% 0% $58,882 22 86%
Russian Studies 3 +1 67% / 33% 0% $58,882 22
Sociology 21 +14 14% / 86% 14% $59,000 23 97%
Spanish and Iberian Studies 2 +1 0% / 100% 0% $58,882 22 86%
Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies 6 +7 0% / 100% 0% $67,305 47 96%
Education 14 +13 29% / 71% 14% $56,244 16
Art History 6 +1 0% / 100% 0% $47,998 6
Film, Television, and Interactive Media 11 +5 18% / 82% 27% $47,653 5 96%
Music 3 67% / 33% 0% $48,241 6
Studio Art 9 +3 22% / 78% 11% $48,229 6
Theatre 9 +4 22% / 78% 11% $46,857 5 100%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Heller School for Social Policy and Management 71 30% / 70% 4% $63,807 37 89%
Health Science, Society, and Policy 71 +23 30% / 70% 4% $63,807 37 89%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $75,969
ROI Percentile 58th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 87%
4-Year Graduation Rate 77%
6-Year Graduation Rate 86%
Transfer-Out Rate 8%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

% Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Humanities & Social Sciences 33.4% 308 36% / 64% 16% $61,799 31 95%
Life & Natural Sciences 18.9% 174 35% / 65% 14% $60,044 26 87%
Business & Economics 15.5% 143 51% / 49% 45% $92,209 87 91%
Physical Sciences & Math 9.1% 84 58% / 42% 32% $78,539 72 94%
Health Sciences 7.7% 71 30% / 70% 4% $63,807 37 89%
Computer Science 7.5% 69 61% / 39% 25% $124,866 99 98%
Arts 4.1% 38 21% / 79% 13% $47,702 5 98%
Agriculture & Food Science 2.3% 21 38% / 62% 19% $45,588 4 82%
Education 1.5% 14 29% / 71% 14% $56,244 16

Research R1

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Humanities & Social Sciences $35.4M #61 34% $0 27 #155 145 15
Life & Natural Sciences $30.1M #106 67% $0 21 #100 132 54
Physical Sciences & Math $23.1M #120 55% $0.0M 20 #124 82 37
Engineering $6.9M #202 2% $0
Computer Science $3.3M #162 27% $0.1M 2 #173 31 1
Business & Economics $2.9M #137 5% $0 5 #188 24
Health Sciences $2.2M #197 75% $0.2M
Education $0.5M #293 0% $0
Agriculture & Food Science $0.0M #297 83% $0
Total $104M #154 46% $0.3M 75 #213 414 107

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 45%
Yield (Unbound) 12%
Early Decision 1 Nov 1
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1
Early Decision 2 Jan 15

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 57% 65% 18%
Early Decision 44% 50% 14%

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 36%
SAT Range 1370 – 1470
SAT Math Range 660 – 750
SAT RW Range 670 – 740