Brandeis University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Population 3,800,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,634 (56%)
Days Without Precipitation 239 (34%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 3,806
Men / Women 43% / 57%
From State 28%
From Region 22%
Athletes 287 (7.9%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 41%
International 19%
Asian 18%
Hispanic 9%
Black 6%
Mixed 4%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Brandeis International Business School 61 51% 38% 23% 5% 7% 25% $116,094 98 +2.00 95 98%
Engineering — — — — — — — — $103,954 76 +0.41 90 — — — — —
Business Administration 61 +68 51% 38% 23% 5% 7% 25% $116,094 94 +2.00 95 98% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Arts and Sciences 790 41% 48% 15% 4% 5% 23% $82,383 78 +0.62 68 94%
Computer Science 69 +28 61% 36% 26% 0% 0% 25% $148,309 79 +0.68 99 99% — — — —
Applied Mathematics 29 +11 59% 41% 7% 3% 3% 41% $109,516 61 +0.03 93 — — — — —
Chemistry 31 +5 55% 48% 23% 0% 13% 16% $65,552 22 -0.58 27 95% — — — —
Mathematics 11 +11 55% 18% 9% 0% 0% 64% $99,616 82 +0.54 87 100% — — — —
Physics 13 +4 69% 69% 0% 0% 0% 23% $90,858 76 +0.52 80 — — — — —
Biochemistry 20 +3 50% 35% 30% 5% 5% 25% $64,323 18 -0.64 24 91% — — — —
Biology 98 +64 33% 43% 31% 2% 5% 11% $71,641 78 +0.60 43 93% — — — —
Biophysics 5 — 40% 40% 0% 0% 20% 20% $64,323 18 -0.64 24 91% — — — —
Neuroscience 51 +8 33% 43% 25% 2% 6% 16% $75,892 82 +0.78 55 94% — — — —
Environmental Studies 21 +14 38% 52% 14% 5% 5% 19% $75,547 98 +2.12 54 90% — — — —
Economics 82 +35 51% 16% 15% 2% 4% 61% $109,846 72 +0.45 93 97% — — — —
African and African American Studies 6 +1 17% 0% 0% 83% 0% 0% $70,237 79 +0.88 40 86% — — — —
American Studies 11 +6 55% 73% 9% 9% 0% 0% $66,180 72 +0.55 29 87% — — — —
Classical Studies 1 +4 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $67,601 89 +1.04 32 — — — — —
Comparative Literature 3 +4 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $66,710 96 +1.74 30 90% — — — —
Creative Writing 3 +10 33% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $44,758 12 -0.93 2 100% — — — —
East Asian Studies 4 +4 50% 25% 0% 0% 0% 75% $66,180 72 +0.55 29 87% — — — —
English 20 +8 30% 75% 10% 0% 10% 0% $56,545 74 +0.50 9 95% — — — —
European Studies — +2 — — — — — — $66,180 72 +0.55 29 87% — — — —
History 20 +16 65% 70% 10% 0% 0% 20% $65,336 87 +0.82 26 93% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 9 +8 11% 22% 11% 33% 33% 0% $70,475 94 +1.26 40 95% — — — —
Latin American Studies 1 +2 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $66,180 72 +0.55 29 87% — — — —
Linguistics 9 +10 22% 89% 11% 0% 0% 0% $66,710 81 +0.77 30 90% — — — —
Near and Middle Eastern Studies 5 +2 40% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $66,180 72 +0.55 29 87% — — — —
Philosophy 8 +3 38% 62% 0% 0% 12% 12% $78,246 89 +1.27 60 — — — — —
Russian Studies 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $66,180 72 +0.55 29 87% — — — —
Russian Studies 3 +1 67% 33% 33% 33% 0% 0% $66,180 72 +0.55 29 87% — — — —
Spanish and Iberian Studies 2 +1 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $66,180 72 +0.55 29 87% — — — —
Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies 6 +7 0% 83% 17% 0% 0% 0% $70,237 97 +1.72 40 86% — — — —
Anthropology 29 +10 24% 55% 3% 0% 17% 21% $63,515 87 +0.60 22 85% — — — —
International and Global Studies 30 +24 40% 30% 13% 10% 10% 37% $61,863 22 -0.57 18 91% — — — —
Politics 44 +19 55% 75% 9% 5% 2% 7% $74,267 61 +0.15 50 90% — — — —
Psychology 71 +37 31% 61% 4% 6% 3% 24% $75,999 95 +1.61 55 94% — — — —
Sociology 21 +14 14% 62% 5% 14% 0% 14% $85,589 98 +2.60 73 94% — — — —
Education 14 +13 29% 71% 7% 0% 7% 14% $64,800 89 +1.14 25 — — — — —
Art History 6 +1 0% 67% 0% 0% 17% 0% $47,703 39 -0.32 3 — — — — —
Film, Television, and Interactive Media 11 +5 18% 45% 9% 9% 0% 27% $47,654 44 -0.20 3 96% — — — —
Music 3 — 67% 33% 33% 0% 33% 0% $47,990 54 +0.13 3 — — — — —
Studio Art 9 +3 22% 67% 0% 22% 0% 11% $48,117 59 +0.14 3 — — — — —
Theatre 9 +4 22% 78% 11% 0% 0% 11% $46,858 77 +0.51 3 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Heller School for Social Policy and Management 71 30% 41% 24% 11% 15% 4% $82,182 77 +1.58 68 98%
Health Science, Society, and Policy 71 +23 30% 41% 24% 11% 15% 4% $82,182 91 +1.58 68 98% — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $75,969
ROI Percentile 72th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 87%
4-Year Graduation Rate 77%
6-Year Graduation Rate 86%
Transfer-Out Rate 8%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 21.1% 195 35% 58% 7% 6% 6% 21% $72,610 92 +0.90 46 92% —
Life & Natural Sciences 18.9% 174 35% 42% 28% 2% 6% 14% $71,836 70 +0.48 44 93% —
Business & Economics 15.5% 143 51% 25% 18% 3% 5% 45% $112,511 93 +1.11 94 97% —
Humanities 12.3% 113 37% 65% 8% 9% 8% 7% $65,453 89 +0.79 27 91% —
Physical Sciences & Math 9.1% 84 58% 45% 12% 1% 6% 32% $89,107 75 -0.05 78 96% —
Health Sciences 7.7% 71 30% 41% 24% 11% 15% 4% $82,182 70 +1.58 68 98% —
Computer Science 7.5% 69 61% 36% 26% 0% 0% 25% $148,309 87 +0.68 99 99% —
Arts 4.1% 38 21% 61% 8% 8% 5% 13% $47,609 29 +0.05 3 98% —
Agriculture & Food Science 2.3% 21 38% 52% 14% 5% 5% 19% $75,547 97 +2.12 54 90% —
Education 1.5% 14 29% 71% 7% 0% 7% 14% $64,800 93 +1.14 25 — —

Research R1

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Humanities & Social Sciences $35.4M #61 34% $0 27 #155 145 15
Life & Natural Sciences $30.1M #106 67% $0 21 #100 132 54
Physical Sciences & Math $23.1M #120 55% $0.0M 20 #124 82 37
Engineering $6.9M #202 2% $0 — — — —
Computer Science $3.3M #162 27% $0.1M 2 #173 31 1
Business & Economics $2.9M #137 5% $0 5 #188 24 —
Health Sciences $2.2M #197 75% $0.2M — — — —
Education $0.5M #293 0% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0.0M #297 83% $0 — — — —
Total $104M #154 46% $0.3M 75 #213 414 107

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 96 $237K $237K $0
Baseball 38 $321K $321K $0
Soccer 35 $301K $301K $0
Fencing 26 $128K $128K $0
Basketball 18 $422K $422K $0
Swimming 15 $129K $129K $0
Tennis 7 $134K $134K $0
Total 151 $1.7M $1.7M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 61 $196K $196K $0
Soccer 27 $288K $288K $0
Softball 22 $327K $327K $0
Fencing 20 $122K $122K $0
Volleyball 18 $259K $259K $0
Basketball 16 $385K $385K $0
Swimming 12 $118K $118K $0
Tennis 11 $144K $144K $0
Total 136 $1.8M $1.8M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 157 $433K $433K $0
Soccer 62 $590K $590K $0
Fencing 46 $250K $250K $0
Baseball 38 $321K $321K $0
Basketball 34 $808K $808K $0
Swimming 27 $248K $248K $0
Softball 22 $327K $327K $0
Tennis 18 $278K $278K $0
Volleyball 18 $259K $259K $0
Total 287 $5.7M $5.7M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 45%
Yield (non-ED) 12%
Early Decision 1 Nov 2
Early Action Nov 2
Regular Decision Jan 1
Early Decision 2 Jan 15

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 57% 65% 18%
Early Decision 44% 50% 14%

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 36%
SAT Range 1370 – 1470
SAT Math Range 660 – 750
SAT RW Range 670 – 740