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Brandeis University

Basic Information

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

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 3,663
Men / Women 43% / 57%
White 40%
International 19%
Asian 16%
Hispanic 9%
Black 5%
Mixed 3%
Native American 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 33%
Life & Natural Sciences 33%
Business & Economics 17%
Engineering, Computing & Math 12%
Arts 4%
Education 1%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $68,080
Est. Cost of Attendance $86,448
10-Year ROI $154,000
ROI Percentile 56th

Retention & Graduation

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

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 2,634 (56th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 239 (34th pctl)
Muggyness Nice

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 45%
Yield (Unbound) 11%
Early Decision Nov 1
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1
Early Decision 2 Jan 15

Research

Research Level R1
Expenditure
Humanities & Social Sciences $33M #48
Life & Natural Sciences $53M #146
Engineering, Computing & Math $13M #192
Graduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 9 #205
Humanities & Social Sciences 32 #314
Life & Natural Sciences 34 #379

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_optional
Submitted Test Scores 40%
SAT Range 1,390 – 1,520
ACT Range 31 – 34

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Brandeis International Business School 57 68% / 32% 28% $89,024
Engineering
Business Administration 57 +53 68% / 32% 28% $89,024
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Arts and Sciences 626 43% / 57% 22% $70,560
Applied Mathematics 22 +7 59% / 41% 64%
Computer Science 51 +13 67% / 33% 25% $123,031
Mathematics 3 +11 100% / 0% 33% $68,300
Physics 11 +2 100% / 0% 18%
Biochemistry 16 56% / 44% 25%
Biology 74 +41 41% / 59% 9% $61,394
Biophysics 3 33% / 67% 33%
Chemistry 20 +9 45% / 55% 10% $64,520
Environmental Studies 23 +8 26% / 74% 4% $44,794
Neuroscience 45 +9 20% / 80% 20% $53,548
Economics 72 +26 62% / 38% 51% $90,559
African and African American Studies 4 +3 0% / 100% 0%
American Studies 3 +6 33% / 67% 0% $58,154
Anthropology 16 +11 12% / 88% 6% $53,569
Classical Studies 1 +1 100% / 0% 0%
Comparative Literature 1 0% / 100% 0%
Creative Writing 2 +9 0% / 100% 0% $44,347
East Asian Studies 4 +5 50% / 50% 25% $58,154
English 18 +6 17% / 83% 17% $45,726
European Studies
History 26 +11 65% / 35% 12% $59,707
Interdisciplinary Studies 5 +12 20% / 80% 0%
International and Global Studies 22 +18 36% / 64% 32% $64,725
Latin American Studies 2 +1 50% / 50% 0% $58,154
Linguistics 6 +3 67% / 33% 0%
Near and Middle Eastern Studies 6 +2 17% / 83% 0% $58,154
Philosophy 12 +10 42% / 58% 42%
Politics 29 +9 66% / 34% 10% $69,546
Psychology 65 +29 23% / 77% 28%
Russian Studies 1 100% / 0% 0% $58,154
Russian Studies
Sociology 20 +10 30% / 70% 15% $58,394
Spanish and Iberian Studies 1 +3 100% / 0% 0% $58,154
Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies 7 +7 0% / 100% 0%
Education 6 +8 17% / 83% 0%
Art History 5 +1 20% / 80% 0%
Film, Television, and Interactive Media 8 +5 38% / 62% 25% $46,963
Music 3 +2 67% / 33% 0%
Studio Art 9 +6 22% / 78% 11%
Theatre 4 +3 50% / 50% 0% $46,179
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Heller School for Social Policy and Management 70 23% / 77% 0% $73,880
Health Science, Society, and Policy 70 +21 23% / 77% 0% $73,880