Brandeis University

Brandeis University is a private institution founded in 1948. The total undergraduate enrollment is 3,675 (Fall 2023) on a 235-acre campus. The University operates on a semester-based academic calendar. Brandeis University is ranked 63rd among national universities in the 2025 edition of Best Colleges. Tuition and fees are $68,080.

Brandeis University is located in Waltham, Massachusetts, just nine miles west of Boston. Students are guaranteed housing for their first four semesters. In addition to student-run television and radio stations, Brandeis has religious and performance groups, service organizations, cultural advocacy groups, and performance groups. The Shapiro Campus Center is the hub of student activity on campus, featuring a theater, bookstore, café, library, meeting rooms, and student art gallery. The campus café, Cholmondeley's, is another hot spot for concerts and comedy shows. Brandeis Referees boasts more than 15 NCAA Division III teams and is known for its strong men's soccer team. There is no Greek life on campus.

Brandeis University consists of the College of Arts and Sciences and four graduate schools. The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences offers highly ranked majors in English and History, and the Heller School of Social Policy and Management is known for its majors in Social Policy, Health Policy and Management, and International Development. Nearly 50% students have participated in study abroad programs in some 70 countries around the world. The Steinhardt Institute for Social Research at Brandeis University provides research and information on contemporary Judaism and the Jewish community. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman is a graduate of Brandeis, which is named after Louis Dembitz Brandeis, the first Jewish associate justice of the Supreme Court.