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Brandeis University

Brandeis University
415 South Street
Waltham, MA 02454-9110

Official telephone: (781) 736-2000
Fax number: (781) 736-3536
Website: https://www.brandeis.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2024
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students is held prior to start of fall term.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 90%
Student:Faculty ratio: 11:1
Total faculty: 282 men, 271 women
Full-time faculty: 202 men, 207 women
Part-time faculty: 80 men, 64 women
Graduation rate: 86% within six years

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, independent study, accelerated program, internships, distance learning
Cooperative programs are offered: no
Combined 3-2 programs available:
Institution offers 3-2 degree programs.
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Study abroad opportunities:
Study-abroad program offered.
Army ROTC: offered off-campus ROTC branch unit at a cooperating host institution.

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • African-American/Black Studies
  • American/United States Studies/Civilization
  • Anthropology, General
  • Applied Mathematics, General
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation
  • Biochemistry
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Biophysics
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Business/Commerce, General
  • Chemistry, General
  • Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
  • Community Organization and Advocacy
  • Comparative Literature
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer Science
  • Creative Writing
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  • East Asian Studies
  • Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
  • Economics, General
  • Education, General
  • Education, Other
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Environmental Studies
  • European Studies/Civilization
  • Experimental Psychology
  • Film/Cinema/Media Studies
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • French Studies
  • German Studies
  • Health Policy Analysis
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Human Services, General
  • International/Globalization Studies
  • Latin American Studies
  • Linguistics
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
  • Music, General
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Near and Middle Eastern Studies
  • Neuroscience
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physics, General
  • Political Science and Government, Other
  • Psychology, Other
  • Russian Studies
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Sociology, General
  • Spanish and Iberian Studies
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Women's Studies
Diplomas

  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management, Other
Doctorates

  • Anthropology, General
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Biochemistry
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology
  • Chemistry, General
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer Science
  • Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Experimental Psychology
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Human Services, General
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics, General
  • Music Theory and Composition
  • Musicology and Ethnomusicology
  • Near and Middle Eastern Studies
  • Neuroscience
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physics, General
  • Political Science and Government, Other
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Policy Analysis, General
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Sociology, General
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
Master's Degrees

  • Anthropology, General
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Biochemistry
  • Bioinformatics
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biotechnology
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology
  • Chemistry, General
  • Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
  • Community Organization and Advocacy
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance
  • Computer Programming, Other
  • Computer Science
  • Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management, Other
  • Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration
  • Development Economics and International Development
  • Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
  • Education, Other
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Experimental Psychology
  • Financial Mathematics
  • Foreign Language Teacher Education
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • Health Policy Analysis
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Human Services, General
  • Human/Medical Genetics
  • International Business/Trade/Commerce
  • International/Globalization Studies
  • Management Science
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics, General
  • Medical Informatics
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
  • Music Theory and Composition
  • Music, General
  • Musicology and Ethnomusicology
  • Near and Middle Eastern Studies
  • Neuroscience
  • Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management
  • Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physics, General
  • Political Science and Government, Other
  • Project Management
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other
  • Public Policy Analysis, General
  • Secondary Education and Teaching
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Sociology, General
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Women's Studies

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement
  • neither credit nor placement for international baccalaureate

CERTIFICATES OFFERED
  • False
 
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