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Common Data Set 2025-2026

Brandeis University

MA · Private (nonprofit) · ~3,400 undergraduates

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Acceptance rate · 2025-2026
45.4%

Brandeis University's admit rate has risen 14.3 percentage points across the 8 reported years on file.

SAT · 50th
1430
Range 1370–1470
6-yr grad
81.0%
Retention 86.0%
Undergrads
3,358
8:1 student-faculty
Drawn directly from Brandeis University's officially-published 2025-2026 Common Data Set.
Brandeis University Admission

At a glance

The headline numbers, drawn from CDS sections A–H.

Admit rate45.4% SAT (50th)1,430 ACT (50th)32 Undergraduates3,358 6-yr graduation81.0% Retention86.0% Tuition (FT)$68,080 Student–faculty ratio8:1

Recent years

Per-cycle Common Data Set values. Enrolled is first-year matriculants (CDS B1), not total undergraduate population. Blank cells mean the field was not published in that year's source CDS.

YearAdmit rateEnrolled6-yr gradRetentionSAT (50th)
2025-202645.4%74481.0%86.0%1,430
2024-202540.5%73986.0%87.0%1,460
2023-202435.3%86586.0%90.0%1,450
2022-202339.4%98687.0%91.0%1,440
2021-202239.1%94388.0%——

Schools also worth looking at

Cross-admits and statistical look-alikes, surfaced from the CollegeNumbers peer model.

Where Brandeis University applicants also apply
Tufts UniversityMA · 10.8% admit · SAT 1500 · 7,031 UG Boston UniversityMA · 12.8% admit · SAT 1470 · 18,289 UG University of RochesterNY · 41.9% admit · SAT 1450 · 6,096 UG Case Western Reserve UniversityOH · 35.3% admit · SAT 1490 · 6,534 UG Northeastern UniversityMA · 5.6% admit · SAT 1480 · 22,456 UG Tulane University of LouisianaLA · 14.5% admit · SAT 1460 · 6,839 UG American UniversityDC · 65.6% admit · SAT 1380 · 6,730 UG
Statistically similar — worth a look
St Olaf CollegeMN · 43.4% admit · SAT 1380 · 3,114 UG Union CollegeNY · 43.9% admit · SAT 1390 · 2,478 UG Stevens Institute of TechnologyNJ · 50.7% admit · SAT 1420 · 4,206 UG Bard CollegeNY · 52.1% admit · SAT 1380 · 2,414 UG Clark UniversityMA · 39.5% admit · SAT 1370 · 2,266 UG

What the data says about Brandeis University

Comparative observations derived from this school's reported CDS values and from IPEDS / College Scorecard reference data. Every claim is grounded in a number — no editorial overlay.

01

Cross-admit cohort spans an unusually wide selectivity range.

The schools Brandeis University applicants most commonly also apply to range from 5.6% admit to 65.6% admit — a 60.0 pp band. A reasonable read: applicants choose by region or program fit rather than selectivity tier alone.

02

Six-year graduation rate exceeds the national median by 25 percentage points.

Brandeis University's 81.0% six-year graduation rate exceeds the national 4-year-institution median of 56.3% (per IPEDS, n=1555) by 24.7 pp.

Sources: each school's officially-published Common Data Set; IPEDS / College Scorecard for federal comparisons. Methodology →

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Methodology

The Common Data Set is a standardized reporting form U.S. colleges file annually — sections A through J covering admissions selectivity, enrollment, aid, faculty resources, and outcomes. CollegeNumbers extracts every value directly from each school's officially published CDS PDF, xlsx, docx, or HTML, then normalizes into a unified schema.

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