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Academics
Academics
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.
Admissions & Aid
Admissions & Aid
Decisions, decisions

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.
Research
Research
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.
Athletics
Student Life
Student Life
Keep calm and get connected

Free pizza at midnight during finals. Bubble soccer. 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.
Arts
Arts
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.
About
About
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 2019)

School	Male	Female	Total
School of Arts and Sciences (Undergraduate)	1,444	2,244	3,688
Brandeis International Business School	244	289	533
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences	390	420	810
Heller School for Social Policy and Management	171	288	459
Rabb School of Continuing Studies, Graduate Professional Studies	148	160	308
Joint Degrees	10	17	27

Enrollments, by ethnicity (fall 2019)

Ethnicity	Undergrad	Graduate
American Indian*	0.1%	0.2%
Asian-American	14.3%	5.8%
Black or African-American	5.3%	3.8%
Hispanic of any race	8.3%	4.6%
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander	0.2%	0%
Not specified	2.6%	5.5%
Two or more races	3.8%	2.1%
White, non-Hispanic	45.8%	35.8%

*Includes Alaska Natives

International student profile (fall 2019)

International students	Undergrad	Graduate
Percent who are international	20%	42%
Countries represented	58	91
Top 10 countries (non-U.S.) represented	China Korea Vietnam Taiwan Canada India Hong Kong Israel Japan Indonesia	China India Korea Nigeria Israel Taiwan Pakistan Afghanistan Ghana Egypt

First-year student enrollment (fall 2019)

11,343 applications
30% acceptance rate
863 enrolled
25% yield
SAT (25-75 percentile): 1380-1490
- Critical reading: 660-730
- Math: 690-790

Student body characteristics (fall 2019)

76% of undergraduates live in university housing.
93% of freshmen return for their sophomore year.
87% graduate within six years.
69% of noninternational undergraduates are from out of state.
20% of all undergraduates are international students.
The average age of an undergraduate is 20.