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Brandeis University

Waltham, MAMain CampusSmall city (population under 100,000)Visit WebsiteWikipedia

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Class Rank

Top tenth (49%)
Top 11%–25% (30%)
Top 26%–50% (18%)
Bottom 26%–50% (1%)
Bottom quarter (2%)

High School GPA

4.0 (33.8%)
3.75–3.99 (31.4%)
3.50–3.74 (22.9%)
3.25–3.49 (7.4%)
3.00–3.24 (2.4%)
2.50–2.99 (2.1%)

Admission Factor Importance

Academic

Rigor of secondary school recordVery Important
Class rankVery Important
Academic GPAVery Important
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Non-academic

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Cost & Tuition

Tuition: $64,946

Total Cost of Attendance: $82,123

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Scholarships & Grants

Students with need-based aid: 389

Average need-based scholarship/grant: $53,895

Students with non-need merit aid: 162

Average non-need merit scholarship/grant: $15,166

Student Debt

Median total debt: $23,250

Students with federal loans: 28.3%

Students with Pell grants: 14.4%

Career Outcomes

All graduates median earnings:

After 1 year: $44,493

After 5 years: $76,579

Majors(34 programs)

  1. Economics.(151 graduates)
  2. Biology, General.(148 graduates)
  3. Business/Commerce, General.(122 graduates)
  4. Computer Science.(98 graduates)
  5. Research and Experimental Psychology.(93 graduates)
  6. Public Policy Analysis.(88 graduates)
  7. Area Studies.(70 graduates)
  8. Political Science and Government.(67 graduates)
  9. International/Global Studies.(58 graduates)
  10. Mathematics.(44 graduates)
  11. Neurobiology and Neurosciences.(41 graduates)
  12. Anthropology.(37 graduates)
  13. History.(33 graduates)
  14. Sociology.(30 graduates)
  15. Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology.(28 graduates)
  16. Chemistry.(27 graduates)
  17. English Language and Literature, General.(25 graduates)
  18. Natural Resources Conservation and Research.(23 graduates)
  19. Philosophy.(23 graduates)
  20. Film/Video and Photographic Arts.(23 graduates)
  21. Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies.(20 graduates)
  22. Fine and Studio Arts.(20 graduates)
  23. Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services.(18 graduates)
  24. Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other.(18 graduates)
  25. Education, General.(12 graduates)
  26. Applied Mathematics.(12 graduates)
  27. Physics.(11 graduates)
  28. Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft.(11 graduates)
  29. Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies.(10 graduates)
  30. Music.(7 graduates)
  31. Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(3 graduates)
  32. Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.
  33. Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences.
  34. Psychology, General.

Institution Details

Undergraduate Enrollment: 3,663 students

Admission Rate: 35.3%

Retention Rate: 90.3%

Graduation Rate: 86.1%

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Student Demographics

White (42.2%)
Hispanic (8.2%)
Black (5.7%)
Asian (17.2%)
Two or More (4.0%)
International (20.8%)

Gender Distribution

Men (42.5%)
Women (57.5%)

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