Fast Facts

Map of the world

On average, about 35% of the junior class studies abroad during the academic year. There is a huge diversity of transformative experiences that Brandeis students have engaged in abroad, including:

  • Studying biodiversity conservation hands-on in Panama.
  • Studying in a Scandinavian context with Brandeis in Copenhagen: Business and Economics in Denmark.
  • Completing major/minor or university requirements in Cape Town, South Africa.
  • Learning from the masters through the Brandeis in Siena studio art and art history program.
  • Creating and learning in the film industry in Prague, Czech Republic.
  • Visiting health clinics in Mexico on the Brandeis in Merida: Public Health in the Yucatan program.

2024-25 Facts

  • Students studied off campus in 43 countries and 70 different cities.
  • 4% of students studied abroad for the whole academic year, while 19% studied abroad in the fall, 47% in the spring, and 30% in the summer.

Where Students Went

Region Percent of Students Top Destination Top major(s)
Africa 2% Botswana & Ghana Psychology
Asia 12% Japan Computer Science and Business
Europe 70% Denmark Psychology
Latin America & Caribbean 9% Mexico Health: Science, Society and Policy
Middle East &
North Africa
2% Jordan & Israel International & Global Studies
Oceania 5% Australia Anthropology

Top 10 Countries

  • Denmark
  • United Kingdom
  • Italy
  • Spain
  • Japan
  • Ireland
  • Australia
  • Mexico
  • Netherlands
  • France

Top 10 Cities

  • Copenhagen
  • London
  • Siena
  • Madrid
  • Dublin
  • Granada
  • Sydney
  • Merida
  • Seoul
  • Paris

Top 10 Majors Abroad

  • Psychology
  • Business
  • Politics
  • Health: Science, Society and Policy
  • International and Global Studies
  • Biology
  • Economics
  • Anthropology
  • Computer Science
  • Environmental Studies