Quick Facts 2013-2014
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 2013
Undergraduate
Graduate
Total
Full
time
3,599
1,787
5,386
Part
time
15
424
439
Total
3,614
2,211
5,825
University Racial/Ethnic Profile, Fall 2013
Undergrad
Grad
Asian American
12 %
5%
African American
5%
4%
Hispanic/Latino
7%
3%
American Indian*
0%
0%
Pacific Islander
0%
0%
White
50%
35%
Two or more races
3%
0%
Unknown
8%
21%
International
15%
32%
Undergraduate Student Body Facts
 79% live in university housing
 73% are from out of state
 15% international
 Average age 20
 93% freshman retention
 86% 4-year graduation rate
 90% 6-year graduation rate
 45% graduate with multiple majors
 37% acceptance rate
 25th and 75th percentile SAT scores:
(Critical reading 600,710; Math 630,760;
Writing 620,720)
 45.6% Male/54.4% Female
235 Acre Campus with 99 Buildings
39 Centers and Institutes
*Includes Alaska natives
Number of Degrees Awarded 2013-2014
Bachelor’s Degrees
851
Master’s Degrees
784
Graduate Certificates
25
Doctoral Degrees
93
Total
1,753
Post-grad Destinations (Class of 2013)
Part-time or Full-time employment
58%
Graduate or Professional School
36%
Fellowships, post-grad internships,
2%
travel and volunteerism
Seeking Employment
4%
Faculty Headcounts Fall 2013**
Male
Female
Tenured
129
68
Tenure-track
30
20
Non-tenured
47
56
Total
206
144
Total
197
50
103
350
95% of Faculty hold terminal degree in field
10:1 Student to Faculty Ratio
Faculty Honors and Awards (non-Emerti)
 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, Psychology,
Biology, & Health SS&P***, Business
**Full time faculty, as reported to AAUP
Cost of Attendance (undergraduate) 2013-2014
Tuition
$44,380
Fees
$1,726
Room & Board
$12,714
Average Undergraduate Financial Aid Package
for 2013-2014
$35,255
University Alumni Donors, 2013
Alumni of record
33,193
Donated
8,904
Participation Rate
27%
Institutional Finances
Endowment, end of FY 2013
$767.7M
Operating expenses FY 2013
$315.1M
Operating revenue FY 2013
$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, 2012-2013
Number of volumes
Microform units
Number of audiovisual
materials
E-books
Electronic Journals
Top 5 Countries for Undergraduate
International Students
 China
 Republic of Korea
 India
 Canada
 Israel
*** Health Science, Society & Policy – A multidisciplinary approach to today’s health challenges
976,634
960,562
43,370
671,705
168,290