Brandeis University

  • Details

    • Name: Brandeis University
    • Location: Waltham, MA 02454-9110
    • Control: Private Non-Profit
    • Accreditation: New England Commission on Higher Education
  • Attendance

    • Admissions Rate 35.31%
    • Average SAT Scores 1473
    • Four Year Completion Rate 78.3% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 4 years
    • Six Year Completion Rate 86.11% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 6 years
    • Eight Year Completion Rate 88.03% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 8 years. This is what is normally reported for college completion rates.
    High Completion
    4 Year
    78.3%
    6 Year
    86.1%
    8 Year
    88.0%
  • Costs

    • Yearly Costs: $82,123 The average annual cost of attendance includes tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses for all full-time, first-time, degree-certificate-seeking undergraduates
    • Out of State Tuition: $64,946 Tuition and required fees for out-of-state students
    • In State Tuition: $64,946 Tuition and required fees for in-state students
    • Median Debt Total: $23,250 Median loan debt accumulated at the institution (the sum of all undergraduate federal loans over students’ college education at the institution for which the median debt is reported)
    • Median Debt for Graduates: $25,648 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
    • Median Debt for Withdrawals: $10,380 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
    • Net Price Quintile 1 $12,366 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $0-$30,000
    • Net Price Quintile 2 $15,077 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $30,001-$48,000
    • Net Price Quintile 3 $17,974 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $48,001-$75,000
    • Net Price Quintile 4 $26,231 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $75,001-$110,000
    • Net Price Quintile 5 $53,720 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $110,000+
  • Earnings

    • Median 6 Year Earnings $52,967 Median earnings measured 6 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 7 Year Earnings $56,751 Median earnings measured 7 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 8 Year Earnings $69,857 Median earnings measured 8 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 9 Year Earnings $67,731 Median earnings measured 9 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 10 Year Earnings $77,231 Median earnings measured 10 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
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What This College Costs By Family Income

Net price after grants and scholarships, by family income band.

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What Graduates Earn By Family Background

Median earnings by family income tercile, showing income mobility over time.

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Name Credential Debt Mean Debt Median Earnings
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data $34,857
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services Bachelor's Degree No data No data $43,816
English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data $30,078
Biology, General Bachelor's Degree No data $38,954 $33,914
Neurobiology and Neurosciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data $33,809
Natural Resources Conservation and Research Bachelor's Degree No data No data $39,408
Education, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology Bachelor's Degree No data No data $40,712
Applied Mathematics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Anthropology Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Music Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Business/Commerce, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data $62,010
History Bachelor's Degree No data No data $30,142
Area Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data $38,853
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Philosophy Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Physics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Public Policy Analysis Bachelor's Degree No data No data $40,376
Political Science and Government Bachelor's Degree No data No data $42,983
Computer Science Bachelor's Degree No data No data $84,340
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
International/Global Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data $40,384
Chemistry Bachelor's Degree No data No data $36,774
Economics Bachelor's Degree $55,054 No data $55,105
Film/Video and Photographic Arts Bachelor's Degree No data No data $44,352
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Mathematics Bachelor's Degree No data No data $49,431
Research and Experimental Psychology Bachelor's Degree No data No data $40,643
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Psychology, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data $34,530
Sociology Bachelor's Degree No data No data $42,477
Fine and Studio Arts Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data