Brandeis University
Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 4.9-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 95 Title IV programs, 23 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 72 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing23 · 24.2%
- No Data72 · 75.8%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
New England Commission of Higher Education
Action history · 2
- Feb 2019Renewal of AccreditationNew England Commission of Higher Education
- Mar 2007Renewal of AccreditationNew England Commission of Higher Education
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 749 students received $4.9M in Pell grants, alongside $16.9M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 774 borrowers who entered repayment, 5 (0.6%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at Brandeis
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 9
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus8
Includes 8 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
- Religion2
- Race1
- Gender identity1
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Data quality: 1 report was later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Brandeis vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Brandeis selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectBrandeis University | 86% | — | 5,205 | $35,736 | R1 Research |
| 96% | 4.5% | 11,886 | $20,111 | R1 Research | |
| 94% | 11.5% | 13,599 | $39,998 | R1 Research | |
| 91% | 16.4% | 15,432 | $41,704 | R1 Research | |
| 98% | 3.6% | 30,259 | $19,066 | R1 Research | |
| 91% | 5.2% | 32,553 | $30,915 | R1 Research | |
| Peer group median | 93% | 5.2% | 14,516 | $33,326 |
Institutions like Brandeis
Explore the federal data for institutions in Brandeis's comparison group.
- R1 ResearchMassachusetts
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Grad rate96%Admit rate4.5%Enrollment11,886Net price$20,111View data - R1 ResearchMassachusetts
Tufts University
Grad rate94%Admit rate11.5%Enrollment13,599Net price$39,998View data - R1 ResearchMassachusetts
Boston College
Grad rate91%Admit rate16.4%Enrollment15,432Net price$41,704View data - R1 ResearchMassachusetts
Harvard University
Grad rate98%Admit rate3.6%Enrollment30,259Net price$19,066View data - R1 ResearchMassachusetts
Northeastern University
Grad rate91%Admit rate5.2%Enrollment32,553Net price$30,915View data
Brandeis Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The Office of Institutional Research is responsible for providing university leadership with accurate and unbiased information and analyses, supporting data-informed planning and decision-making. The office advocates for data quality, integrity, and timeliness, creating collaborative partnerships with members of the community.
Visit IR office page- Haley Rosenfeld, PhDDirector of Institutional Research
- Carrie Robertson, PhDAssistant Director of Institutional Research
- Yige (Claire) Wang, MSInstitutional Research Data Analyst
Common Data Set
Brandeis's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.
Selectivity & Admissions
Admissions funnel
C19,756 applied → 4,430 admitted (45.4%) → 744 enrolled.
Selectivity
C1Selective — 45.4% acceptance rate.
Admit rate by gender
C1Admit rate varies by gender.
SAT range (middle 50%)
C9Middle 50% SAT 1370–1470 (median 1430).
ACT range (middle 50%)
C9Middle 50% ACT 31–34 (median 32).
High-school class rank
C10Share of enrolled first-years by HS class-rank band.
Waitlist outcome
C21,717 offered a waitlist spot, 771 accepted it, 206 admitted (26.7% of those who stayed on).
What matters in admission
C7Relative importance of each admission factor.
Affordability & Value
Where grant aid comes from
H180% of need-based grant dollars come from the institution itself.
Graduate debt
H4/H533% of graduates borrowed; those who did owed $28,880 on average.
Outcomes & Equity
Graduation & retention
B6-year graduation rate 81%; first-year retention 86%.
Equity: Pell graduation gap
B4Pell-grant recipients graduate 0 pts above the overall rate (81% vs 81%).
Academic Experience
Class-size distribution
I359% of classes have under 20 students; 8% have 50+.
Faculty profile
IKey faculty indicators.
Degrees by discipline
JSTEM-dominant: ~33% of bachelor's degrees are in computing, engineering, math & sciences.
Student Body & Diversity
Undergraduate race/ethnicity
B2Undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity.
International students
B216% of undergraduates are international (nonresident).
Undergrad vs graduate
B13,358 undergraduates and 1,384 graduate students.
Transfer Path
Transfer admissions
D1640 transfer applicants → 243 admitted (38.0%) → 52 enrolled — more selective than first-year admission.
Source publications
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