Fast Facts
On average, 40% 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.
- Conducting ethnographic research on sacred figures in Mongolia.
- 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.
- Gaining expertise in Spanish in Havana, Cuba.
- 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.
2019-2020 Facts:
- Students studied off campus in 42 countries and 68 different cities.
- Students enrolled in 101 different programs last year.
- International students represented 12% of all Brandeis students abroad.
- 6% of students studied abroad for the whole academic year, while 34% studied abroad in the fall and 60% in the spring.
Where Students Went:
| Region | Percent of Students | Top Destination | Top major(s) |
| Africa | 2% | South Africa | Politics, Sociology |
| Asia | 9% | Japan | Business |
| Europe | 61% | United Kingdom | Economics, International and Global Studies |
| Latin America | 7% | Chile | International and Global Studies, Health: Science, Society, and Policy |
| Middle East | 6% | Israel | International and Global Studies, Near Eastern and Judaic Studies |
| North America | 2% | Chicago | Theater Arts |
| Oceania | 13% | Australia | Health: Science, Society, and Policy |
Top 10 Countries:
- United Kingdom
- Spain
- Australia
- Denmark
- The Netherlands
- Israel
- New Zealand
- France
- Ireland / Japan / Jordan
Top 10 Cities:
- London
- Copenhagen
- Sydney
- Amsterdam
- Edinburgh
- Oxford
- Granada
- Amman
- Barcelona
- Dublin / Jerusalem / Melbourne
Top 10 Majors Abroad:
- International and Global Studies
- Economics
- Health: Science, Society, and Policy
- Psychology
- Politics
- Business
- Sociology
- History
- Education
- Chemistry