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A community of learners, scholars and teachers

Find yourself. Lose yourself. Get your answers questioned and your questions answered. A Brandeis education is a vigorous exploration in critical analysis, creativity and self-expression.
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Choosing a college (education) is a really big decision. There's so much to think about: size, location, campus community, professors, career services, majors, clubs. The good news is that the most important qualities of a Brandeis education never change: academic rigor, a welcoming, diverse community, innovation in teaching and learning.
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Collaborate. Discover. Explore without boundaries.

Inquiry, scholarship, collaboration and a passion to improve human lives are the building blocks of our DNA. At Brandeis, students learn persistence, creativity, collaboration and critical thinking — and, of course, the joy of discovery.
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Free pizza at midnight during finals. Bubble soccer. Organic vegetables from our rooftop farm. Clubs that range from a cappella groups to skydiving. If you can’t find your passion here, you can create it — and find other Brandeisians who want to join you.
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Art for everybody's sake

Art makes things happen. It bridges cultures and forges understanding. It sparks conversation and inspires creativity. Since our founding, the arts have always played an important role in our commitment to global citizenship and social change.
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Learn, engage, lead

There is no other place like Brandeis. As a medium-sized private research university with global reach, we are dedicated to first-rate undergraduate education while making groundbreaking discoveries. Our 235-acre campus is located in the suburbs of Boston, a global hub for higher education and innovation.

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Schools and Enrollment

Schools and Colleges of the University

Enrollments, by gender (fall 2018)

School	Male	Female	Total
School of Arts and Sciences (Undergraduate)	1,434	2,205	3,639
Brandeis International Business School	223	273	496
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences	372	432	804
Heller School for Social Policy and Management	174	311	485
Rabb School of Continuing Studies, Graduate Professional Studies	173	177	350
Joint Degrees	10	16	26

Enrollments, by ethnicity (fall 2018)

Ethnicity	Undergrad	Graduate
American Indian*	0.1%	0.2%
Asian-American	14%	5.7%
Black or African-American	5.2%	4.1%
Hispanic of any race	8.3%	4.6%
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander	0.2%	0%
Not specified	2.8%	6.8%
Two or more races	3.5%	2.1%
White, non-Hispanic	46.1%	37.1%

*Includes Alaska Natives

International student profile (fall 2018)

International students	Undergrad	Graduate
Percent who are international	19.9%	39.2%
Countries represented	56	80
Top 10 countries (non-U.S.) represented	China Korea India Vietnam Taiwan Canada Israel Hong Kong Turkey Japan	China India Korea Nigeria Israel Pakistan Taiwan Ethiopia Iran Vietnam

First-year student enrollment (fall 2018)

11,798 applications
31% acceptance rate
895 enrolled
24.4% yield
SAT (25-75 percentile): 1280-1500
- Critical reading: 630-720
- Math: 650-780

Student body characteristics (fall 2018)

76% of undergraduates live in university housing.
92% of freshmen return for their sophomore year.
90% graduate within six years.
70% of non-international undergraduates are from out of state.
20% of all undergraduates are international students.
The average age of an undergraduate is 20.