Brandeis University Business Programs

Brandeis University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Waltham, Massachusetts. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

Brandeis University Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Brandeis has been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#156	Best Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Brandeis.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#3	Most Popular Economics Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#14	Best Business & Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#18	Most Popular International Business Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#57	Most Popular Business & Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Brandeis has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#18	Best General Business/Commerce Schools	College Factual
#18	Best General Business/Commerce Schools	College Factual
#74	Best Economics Schools	College Factual
#76	Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	College Factual
#165	Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Course Advisor
#243	Best Business Administration & Management Schools	College Factual

Where Is Brandeis University?

Contact details for Brandeis are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	415 South St, Waltham, MA 02454-9110
Phone:	781-736-2000
Website:	www.brandeis.edu/
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/brandeisuniversity
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/BrandeisU

How Do I Get Into Brandeis?

You can apply to Brandeis online at: https://www.brandeis.edu/admissions/apply/index.html

Admission Requirements for Brandeis

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	recommended
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	required
SAT or ACT Scores	considered but not required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Brandeis?

You'll need to do what you can to make your application stand out if you plan to apply to Brandeis. The school screens its applicants carefully and has a fairly low acceptance rate of 33%. So, don't just throw your admission packet together at the last minute!

Approximately 62% of accepted students are men and 38% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 51%, and the acceptance rate for women is 21%.

Average Test Scores

About 62% of students accepted to Brandeis submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 640 and 720. Math scores were between 680 and 790.

Brandeis received ACT scores from 25% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 31 and 35. Math scores were between 27 and 33. Composite scores were between 31 and 33.

Can I Afford Brandeis University?

The overall average net price of Brandeis is $53,888. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Brandeis, approximately 29% of students took out student loans averaging $5,451 a year. That adds up to $21,804 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Brandeis is 1.2%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Brandeis University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 3,493 undergraduate students at Brandeis, with 3,465 being full-time and 28 being part-time.

There are also 1,947 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,465 full-time undergraduates at Brandeis, 40% are male and 60% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Brandeis University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	520
Black or African American	192
Hispanic or Latino	288
White	1,513
International Students	698
Other Races/Ethnicities	254

Geographic Diversity

Massachusetts students aren't the only ones who study at Brandeis University. At this time, 44 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 101 countries are represented at Brandeis. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and South Korea.

Online Learning at Brandeis University

In 2019-2020, 5,438 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Brandeis has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 19th most popular in Massachusetts for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of Brandeis

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Brandeis University was $57,615 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how Brandeis is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Project Management	#28	#28

Online Growth Rankings of Brandeis

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Brandeis University was 169.9%. This is the #253 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Brandeis regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Brandeis ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Brandeis.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Project Management	#1
Business Administration & Management	#143

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Brandeis University Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	160	100	2	262
General Business/Commerce	100	0	0	100
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	0	88	0	88
Management Science	0	75	0	75
Development Economics & International Development	0	63	0	63
Project Management	0	36	0	36
International Business/Trade/Commerce	0	21	0	21
TOTAL	260	383	2	645

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Mike Lovett under License

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