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Brandeis University

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Waltham, MASee your chances →private nonprofitR1

Acceptance Rate

40.5%

Total Profiles

13

SAT Range

1390–1520

User Accept Rate

61.5%

Tuition

$64,946

Undergrad Enrollment

3,663

Applicants

11,282

Yield Rate

21.7%

Student:Faculty

11:1

Applicant Profiles

Includes estimated profiles based on IPEDS data. Contribute yours to improve accuracy.

Class of 2025ACCEPTED
GPA
3.75
SAT
1370
ACT
Round: EA
Class of 2025ACCEPTED
GPA
3.25
SAT
1230
ACT
Round: RD
Class of 2024ACCEPTED
GPA
3.52
SAT
1280
ACT
Round: RD
Class of 2024ACCEPTED
GPA
3.51
SAT
1320
ACT
Round: ED
Class of 2024WAITLISTED
GPA
3.80
SAT
1480
ACT
Round: ED
Class of 2024REJECTED
GPA
2.78
SAT
ACT
27
Round: ED
Class of 2025REJECTED
GPA
3.00
SAT
ACT
Round: EA
Class of 2025REJECTED
GPA
3.87
SAT
1600
ACT
35
Round: EA
Class of 2024ACCEPTED
GPA
3.54
SAT
1290
ACT
31
Round: RD
Class of 2025REJECTED
GPA
3.88
SAT
1410
ACT
Round: RD
Class of 2024ACCEPTED
GPA
3.66
SAT
1430
ACT
Round: EA
Class of 2025ACCEPTED
GPA
2.73
SAT
ACT
31
Round: EA
Class of 2026ACCEPTED
GPA
3.05
SAT
ACT
Round: RD

What you pay

$35,736/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $142,944 over four years.

What grads earn

$68,179/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion$64,468 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 6% above average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 2.1 years of pay.

85% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

4.0%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

51%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

2.0%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of Brandeis University’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$13,363
$30–48k$15,135
$48–75k$20,536
$75–110k$26,784
Over $110k$54,885

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

88%

Completion · all

88%

Completion · Pell

88%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

83%

Median debt

$25,648

Classification

R1 research universityFour-year, medium, highly residential

Application Funnel

Applied
11,282
Admitted
3,98435.3%
Enrolled
86522% yield
Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024
CategoryOn-CampusResidence HallNon-CampusPublic Property
Fondling3

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

Title IX participation56% / 44%
MenWomen

Men's

Baseball38Basketball18Fencing26Soccer35Swimming15Tennis7Track & Field96

Women's

Basketball16Fencing20Soccer27Softball22Swimming12Tennis11Track & Field61Volleyball18
Research Activity
FY 2024
$107Mtotal R&D expenditure#176 in US

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Biology/Biological Sciences, General74 grads
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics72 grads
Health Policy Analysis70 grads
Experimental Psychology65 grads
Business/Commerce, General57 grads
Computer Science51 grads
Neuroscience45 grads
Political Science and Government, Other29 grads
History, General26 grads
Environmental Studies23 grads

4yr Grad Rate

82%

6yr Grad Rate

88%

Retention Rate

87%

Median Earnings

$77,231