Fact Sheet 2014-2015
Mission Statement: Brandeis was founded in 1948 as a nonsectarian university under the sponsorship of the American Jewish community to embody its highest ethical and
cultural values. The university that carries the name of the justice who stood for the rights of individuals must be distinguished by academic excellence, by truth pursued
wherever it may lead, and by awareness of the power and responsibility that come with knowledge.
Enrollment, Fall 2014
Undergraduate
Graduate
Total
Full
time
3,711
1,746
5,457
Part
time
18
470
488
Total
3,729
2,216
5,945
University Racial/Ethnic Profile, Fall 2014
Undergrad
Grad
Asian American
12.8 %
4.8%
African American
5.0%
4.0%
Hispanic/Latino
6.9%
3.1%
American Indian*
0.1%
0.2%
Pacific Islander
0%
0.1%
White
48.4%
37.7%
Two or more races
2.6%
0.9%
Unknown
6.4%
16.7%
International
17.9%
32.4%
Undergraduate Student Body Facts
 77% live in university housing
 72% are from out of state
 18% international
 Average age 20
 93% freshman retention
 85% 4-year graduation rate
 91% 6-year graduation rate
 52% graduate with multiple majors
 35% acceptance rate
 25th and 75th percentile SAT scores:
(Critical reading 590,710; Math 660,770;
Writing 640,710)
 45.7% Male/54.3% Female
235 Acre Campus with 99 Buildings
39 Centers and Institutes
*Includes Alaska natives
Number of Degrees Awarded 2013-2014
Bachelor’s Degrees
833
Master’s Degrees
741
Graduate Certificates
15
Doctoral Degrees
97
Total
1,686
Post-grad Destinations (Class of 2014)
Part-time or Full-time employment
59%
Graduate or Professional School
36%
Fellowships, post-grad internships,
3%
travel and volunteerism
Seeking Employment
2%
Faculty Headcounts Fall 2014**
Male
Female
Tenured
135
70
Tenure-track
31
19
Non-tenured
47
55
Total
213
144
Total
205
50
102
357
95% of full-time Faculty hold terminal degree in
their field
10:1 Student to Faculty Ratio
Faculty Honors and Awards (non-Emeriti)
 2 MacArthur Fellows
 5 Members of National Academy of Sciences
 2 Members of Institute of Medicine, National
Academy of Sciences
 7 Fellows of the American Academy of Arts
and Sciences
 10 Fellows of the American Association for
Advancement of Science
 3 Howard Hughes Medical Investigators
5 Most Popular Majors: Economics, Biology,
Psychology, Health SS&P***, Business
**Full time faculty, as reported to AAUP
Cost of Attendance (undergraduate) 2014-2015
Tuition
$46,022
Fees
$1,811
Room & Board
$13,192
Average Undergraduate Financial Aid Package
for 2013-2014
$37,276
University Alumni Donors, 2014
Alumni of record
33,994
Donated
8,455
Participation Rate
25%
Institutional Finances
Endowment, end of FY 2014
$861.2M
Operating expenses FY 2014
$315.1M
Operating revenue FY 2014
$314.0M
Sponsored Research Expenditures, FY 2014
Federally Sponsored Research
$47.1M
Non-federally Sponsored
$14.4M
Research
Total Sponsored Research
$61.4M
Library Holdings, 2013-2014
Number of volumes
Microform units
Number of audiovisual
materials
E-books
Electronic Journals
976,634
960,562
43,370
671,705
168,290
Top 5 Most Represented Countries in the
International Undergraduate Student Body
 China
 Republic of Korea
 India
 Israel
 Hong Kong / Turkey (tied)
*** Health Science, Society & Policy – A multidisciplinary approach to today’s health challenges