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Schools and Enrollment

Schools and Colleges of the University

Enrollments, by legal sex (fall 2022)

School Male Female Total
School of Arts and Sciences (Undergraduate)
1,575
2,112
3,687
Brandeis International Business School 224 245 469
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences 351 405 456
Heller School for Social Policy and Management 150 249 399
Rabb School of Continuing Studies, Graduate Professional Studies 108 162 270

Enrollments, by ethnicity (fall 2022)

Ethnicity
Undergraduate
Graduate
American Indian* 0.1% 0.1%
Asian-American 17.0% 7.3%
Black or African American 6.0% 6.4%
Hispanic of any race 8.1% 5.4%
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander
0.1%
0.1%
Not specified 2.5% 3.6%
Two or more races
2.8%
1.6%
White, non-Hispanic 42.4% 35.0%

* Includes Alaska Natives

International student profile (fall 2022)

International students Undergraduate Graduate
Percent who are international
21.0%
34.8%
Countries represented 65 84
Top 10 countries (non-U.S.) represented
  1. China
  2. India
  3. Vietnam
  4. Korea
  5. Taiwan
  6. Canada
  7. Japan
  8. United Kingdom
  9. Israel
  10. Brazil
  1. China
  2. India
  3. Taiwan
  4. Nigeria
  5. Korea
  6. Ghana
  7. Myanmar
  8. Pakistan
  9. Canada
  10. Vietnam

First-year student enrollment (fall 2022)

  • 9,917 applications
  • 39% acceptance rate
  • 986 enrolled
  • 25% yield
  • SAT (25-75 Percentile): 1340-1520
    • Evidence-based Reading and Writing: 660-740
    • Math: 680-780
  • Average GPA: 3.88

Student body characteristics (fall 2022)

  • 91% of undergraduate first-year students return for their sophomore year.
  • 87% graduate within six years.
  • 66% of non-international undergraduates are from out of state.
  • 21% of all undergraduates are international students.
  • The average age of an undergraduate is 20.