University

Brandeis University

Waltham, Massachusetts, United States

Verified · last verified 2026-09-02

University details

Institution type: Private, nonprofit
Campus setting: Urban
Application platforms: Not available
Testing policy: Not available
In-state tuition: $68,080
Out-of-state tuition: $68,080
Cost of attendance: Not available (2024–2025)
Undergraduate enrollment: 3,618

Website

Common Data Set

Institution-reported facts by reporting cycle. Missing and withheld values are shown explicitly.

2024–2025 · most recent available

First-year admission rate

40.5%

Calculated from applications and admissions reported in CDS C1. This is a factual calculation, not a CollegePath rating.

Enrollment

Undergraduate enrollment (B1): 3,632 students
Full-time undergraduate enrollment (B1): 3,618 students
Part-time undergraduate enrollment (B1): 14 students

First-year admission

Majors

Anthropology
Social Sciences
Applied Mathematics
Mathematics and Statistics
Area Studies
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Biology, General
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Business/Commerce, General
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
Chemistry
Physical Sciences
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Computer Science
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services

Deadlines

Early action · 2026–2027
2026-11-02 — First-year deadline listed in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-14.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Early decision · 2026–2027
2026-11-02 — First-year deadline listed in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-14.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Early decision II · 2026–2027
2027-01-15 — First-year deadline listed in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-14.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Regular decision · 2026–2027
2027-01-15 — First-year deadline listed in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-14.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf

Supplemental essays

No supplemental essay data reported yet.

Application requirements

2026–2027

Application fee · Required
Value: $80
First-year U.S. application fee listed in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-28.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Fee waiver · Optional
Value: Accepted
Common App fee-waiver availability listed in the 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-28.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Personal essay · Required
The Common App personal essay is marked required in the 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-28.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Supplemental essays · Required

Sources

Direct sources supporting this university’s facts, with retrieval dates.

Secondary source · supports requirements:2026–2027
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Retrieved 2026-09-02 — Common App member-reported first-year fees, fee-waiver availability, and personal-essay requirements; grid updated 2026-08-28.
Official source · supports requirements:2026–2027:supplemental_essays
https://www.brandeis.edu/admissions/apply/look.html
Retrieved 2026-09-02 — Brandeis undergraduate admissions materials reviewed for current supplemental-writing requirements.
Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid · supports deadlines:2026–2027
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Retrieved 2026-08-20 — Common App member-reported first-year deadlines; grid updated 2026-08-14.
Official source

First-year applications (C1)

First-year students admitted (C1)

4,234 students

First-year students enrolled (C1)

739 students

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 4.0 (C11)

36.8%

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.75-3.99 (C11)

31.2%

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.50-3.74 (C11)

18.8%

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.25-3.49 (C11)

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.00-3.24 (C11)

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 2.50-2.99 (C11)

3.2%

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 2.00-2.49 (C11)

Not reported by institution

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 1.00-1.99 (C11)

Not reported by institution

High-school GPA distribution · GPA below 1.0 (C11)

Not reported by institution

Average high-school GPA (C12)

Not reported by institution

Testing

Enrolled students submitting scores · SAT (C9): 30%
Enrolled students submitting scores · ACT (C9): 10%
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing · 25th percentile (C9): 690 score
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing · 75th percentile (C9): 750 score
SAT Math · 25th percentile (C9): 700 score
SAT Math · 75th percentile (C9): 770 score
ACT Composite · 25th percentile (C9): 31 score
ACT Composite · 75th percentile (C9): 34 score

Academics and class size

Student-to-faculty ratio (I2): 9:1

Source: Brandeis University Common Data Set 2024-2025 · Retrieved 2026-09-02

Open the official institutional source

Document ID: url:https://www.brandeis.edu/institutional-research/docs/cds-2024-25.pdf · Import: cds-2026-09-v50

Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft

Visual and Performing Arts

Economics

Social Sciences

Education, General

Education

English Language and Literature, General

English Language and Literature/Letters

Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies

Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies

Film/Video and Photographic Arts

Visual and Performing Arts

Fine and Studio Arts

Visual and Performing Arts

International/Globalization Studies

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Mathematics

Mathematics and Statistics

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

Music

Visual and Performing Arts

Natural Resources Conservation and Research

Natural Resources and Conservation

Neurobiology and Neurosciences

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Philosophy

Philosophy and Religious Studies

Physics

Physical Sciences

Political Science and Government

Social Sciences

Public Policy Analysis

Public Administration and Social Service Professions

Research and Experimental Psychology

Psychology

Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies

English Language and Literature/Letters

Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Sociology

Social Sciences

Brandeis first-year applicants must complete the Brandeis supplemental essay in addition to the Common Application personal essay; exact current-cycle wording is provided in the live application.

Retrieved 2026-06-10