Overview

1948

Waltham, Massachusetts, 9 miles west of Boston

Arthur Levine ’70 (since Nov. 2, 2024)

Lisa R. Kranc ’75, chair (elected 2021)

Truth, Even Unto Its Innermost Parts

Brandeis University is a community of scholars and students united by their commitment to the pursuit of knowledge and its transmission from generation to generation.

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Brandeis University was established in 1948 as a model of ethnic and religious pluralism.

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Private research university with a liberal arts focus

235 acres comprising more than 100 academic and residential buildings

Blue and white

559 (as of fall 2023)

1,451 (as of fall 2023)

$67,082 per year

$19,944 per year (double; All Access + 5 Plan)

More than $85 million in scholarships and grants each year to undergraduates.

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Two 15-week semesters

43 majors, 51 minors

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Undergraduate: 3,687 (as of fall 2022)

Graduate: 1,594 (as of fall 2022)

57.3% to 42.7%

10 to 1

1340-1520 (combined)

39 percent

More than 200 clubs

19 varsity sports (9 men’s, 10 women’s)