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Brandeis University

Waltham, MA · Private · Small city · Carnegie R1/R2

Private institution in Waltham, MA · 3,663 undergraduates · 35% acceptance rate · $77,231 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$33,8851,831st cheapest of 1,985 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$64,9462,007th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$64,9462,007th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Cost of attendance
$82,1231,938th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
Median graduate debt
$25,6481,419th lowest of 1,880 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$77,231175th highest of 1,969 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$52,967418th highest of 1,964 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
86.1%123rd highest of 2,031 reporting
Full-time retention
90.3%236th highest of 1,853 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
35.3%143rd most selective of 1,608 reporting
Average SAT
147357th highest of 1,024 reporting
Median ACT
3334th highest of 954 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
3,663615th largest of 2,162 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
11.0:1619th smallest of 2,159 reporting
Pell Grant share
14.4%1,957th highest of 2,140 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 13 mi (BOS)

On 2 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$80
Personal essay
Required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 34 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Computer Sciencebachelors$86,313$80,309
EconomicsSocial Sciencesbachelors$64,493$66,401
Business/Commerce, GeneralBusinessbachelors$60,878$54,192
Film/Video and Photographic ArtsVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$45,500$28,960
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBiological Sciencesbachelors$42,682$37,208
Political Science and GovernmentSocial Sciencesbachelors$41,844$44,356
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and ServicesForeign Languagesbachelors$41,565$28,598
International/Global StudiesMultidisciplinary Studiesbachelors$40,647$45,249
ChemistryPhysical Sciencesbachelors$40,017—
Area StudiesArea & Ethnic Studiesbachelors$39,639$37,208
Public Policy AnalysisPublic Administrationbachelors$38,906$33,138
SociologySocial Sciencesbachelors$38,127$38,289

Campus facts

Athletics — 9 sports

NCAA Division III without football · NCAA Division III

Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.