| Founded |
1948 |
| Location |
Waltham, Mass., 9 miles outside Boston |
| President |
Jehuda Reinharz (since 1994) |
| Motto |
Truth, Even Unto Its Innermost Parts |
| Character |
Private research university with a liberal arts focus |
| Campus |
235 acres comprising 100 academic and residential buildings |
| Tuition |
$34,566 per year (2007-08) |
| Room and board |
$9,908 per year (2007-08) |
| Financial aid |
Approximately $40 million in funded grants and scholarships to undergraduates
|
| Academic calendar |
Two 15-week semesters |
| Full-time undergraduate enrollment |
3,216 |
| Female-male ratio |
56 to 44 |
| Student-faculty ratio |
8 to 1 (2006-07)
|
SAT composite (25-75 percentile)
|
1300-1430 (critical reading and math) |
| Freshmen in top 10% of high school class |
71% |
| Acceptance rate |
34% |
| Clubs and organizations |
More than 250 |
| Athletics |
21 varsity sports (10 men's, 10 women's, 1 coed) |
| Team name |
Judges |
| Colors |
Blue and white |
| Mascot |
Ollie the Owl |
The Princeton Review named Brandeis one of "81 Great Schools with Outstanding Community Involvement" for its record of having excellent service-learning programs and blending academics with community work.