Brandeis University

State Massachusetts, MA · Private (nonprofit)
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Acceptance rate
45.4%
4,430 admitted
SAT · 50th
1430
Range 1370–1470
6-yr grad
81.0%
Retention 86.0%
Undergrads
3,358
8:1 S-F
Admissions
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55.8% / 63.7%
in-state / out-of-state
admit rate spread
Applications9,756
Overall admit rate45.4%
In-state admit rate55.8%
Out-of-state admit rate63.7%
Enrolled744 · 16.8% yield
Admitted from waitlist206 of 1,717
Very important factorsGPA, Application essay, Character, Recs, Rigor of HS record
Important factorsExtracurriculars, Talent
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
Test scores
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1430
SAT composite · 50th %ile
range 1370–1470 · 28.0% submitted
SAT
255075
R&W670710740
Math660710750
Comp137014301470
ACT
255075
Comp313234
Cost & aid
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$73,080
tuition (full-time)
Tuition$73,080
Fees$1,048
Room & board$20,260
Books$1,000
Avg need-based grant$59,009
% need met94.2%
Avg debt at graduation$28,880
Academics
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8 : 1
student-faculty ratio
86.0% retention
Student-faculty8 : 1
Retention86.0%
4-year graduation73.6%
6-year graduation81.0%
Enrollment
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3,358
undergraduates
67.0% out-of-state · 97 intl freshmen
Total undergraduates3,358
First-year760
Transfer52
Full-time99%
Female57%
Out-of-state67.0%
International (freshmen)97
Rankings
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#33
Forbes
Best Small Colleges (Under 4,000 Undergrads)
SourceListRankYr
ForbesBest Small Colleges (Under 4,000 Undergrads)#3326
U.S. News & World ReportBest National Universities#6926
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Business Programs#8826
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Computer Science Programs#10726
ForbesAmerica's Top Colleges#11726
NicheBest Colleges in America#13626
WSJ/College PulseBest Colleges in the U.S.#32426
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Niche, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
Classifications & designations
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R1 Research University
Carnegie Classification
131 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationR1 Research University131
Athletic conferenceUniversity Athletic Association8
Athletic divisionNCAA D3105
Institutional controlPrivate (nonprofit) college211
Geographic groupingMassachusetts colleges25
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
Application timeline & requirements
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$80
application fee
waivable
Regular decisionJanuary 15 → March 19 → May 1
Early decisionNovember 3 → December 11 · binding
Early decision 2January 15
Early actionNovember 3 → January 29
Deferred admissionAllowed
Test policyConsidered but not required
Admissions URLhttps://www.brandeis.edu/admissions/appl…
Admissions emailadmissions@brandeis.edu
Admissions phone(781) 736-3500
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Peers by the numbers
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Tufts University
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
Tufts University MA · Private (nonprofit)10.8%15007K
Boston University MA · Proprietary12.8%147018K
University of Rochester NY · Private (nonprofit)41.9%14506K
Case Western Reserve University OH · Private (nonprofit)35.3%14906K
Northeastern University MA · Private (nonprofit)5.6%148022K
Tulane University of Louisiana LA · Private (nonprofit)14.5%14606K
American University DC · Private (nonprofit)40.6%13607K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.

Official Common Data Set Documents — Brandeis University

8 years of Brandeis University's officially published CDS, archived by CollegeNumbers. PDF and spreadsheet originals exactly as the school filed them.