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Brandeis University

Waltham, MA · CDS 2025–2026 · City: Small · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

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Overall admit rate
45.4%
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
16.8%
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
94.2%
Total cost — out-of-state
$94,388
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
8:1
Avg loan debt at graduation
$17,646

Admit rate over time

% of need met over time

Total cost (out-of-state) over time

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates3,358
Total all graduate1,384
Grand total all students4,742

Admissions

Total applicants9,756
Total admitted4,430
Total enrolled744
Overall admit rate45.4%
Admit rate — women49.6%
Admit rate — men39.9%
Yield rate16.8%

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?Yes
ED closing date11/3
ED notification date12/11
# admitted under ED plan242
Offers Early Action plan?Yes
EA closing date11/3
EA notification date1/29
Restrictive Early Action?No

Test Scores

% submitting SAT28.0%
% submitting ACT8.0%
SAT EBRW 25th %ile670
SAT EBRW 75th %ile740
SAT Math 25th %ile660
SAT Math 75th %ile750
ACT Comp 25th %ile31
ACT Comp 75th %ile34
% in top 10% of HS class39.0%
% in top 25% of HS class76.5%

Cost

Tuition — in-state$73,080
Tuition — out-of-state$73,080
Required fees$1,048
Room and board$20,260
Total cost — in-state$94,388
Total cost — out-of-state$94,388

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant$59,009
Avg % of need met94.2%
% with 100% of need met——
Avg merit grant (no need)$15,513
Avg loan debt at graduation$17,646

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist1,717
# admitted from waitlist206
Waitlist admit rate26.7%
Transfer applicants (total)640
Transfer admit rate38.0%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio8:1
% faculty full-time76.1%

College Scorecard

Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.

Admissions & cost

Admit rate (Scorecard)40.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)——
Average net price (private)$35,736Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)87.8%Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200)
Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time)81.5%Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
First-year retention rate88.8%Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT)
Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing$76,742Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant14.7%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan28.4%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Paid in full27.2%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress32.9%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress15.0%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged——
Defaulted2.1%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019

Undergraduates

% part-time0.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white41.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black5.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino9.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian17.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races4.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international19.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown2.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women49.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men51.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white52.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black3.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino5.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian11.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races0.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international14.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown11.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.

Social Sciences19.1%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences18.9%
Psychology7.7%
Public Administration And Social Service Professions7.7%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services7.5%
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services6.6%
Physical Sciences4.8%
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, And Group Studies4.3%