Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at Brandeis is largely skewed towards women students, with 59.5% of undergraduate students being women and 40.5% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 3,591, with 2,135 women and 1,456 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at Brandeis is largely skewed towards women students, with 56.5% of undergraduate students being women and 43.5% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 1,967, with 1,112 women and 855 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 40.5% 1,456 students
- women 59.5% 2,135 students
Graduate Students
- men 43.5% 855 students
- women 56.5% 1,112 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 43.4% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 1,558 students.
Following behind are Asian students, constituting 17.4% of the student body, with 623 students. Hispanic students represent 8.2% of the population, with 294 students, while African American students account for 5.9%, with 211 students. Mixed race students account for 1.8% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 63 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.2% , with 6 students.
International students make up 20.2% of the undergraduate population, totaling 725 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 3.0% of the population, totaling 107 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within Brandeis.
Undergraduate Students
- White 43.4% 1,558 students
- International students 20.2% 725 students
- Asian 17.4% 623 students
- Hispanic 8.2% 294 students
- African American 5.9% 211 students
- Unknown race 3.0% 107 students
- Mixed race 1.8% 63 students
- Hawaiian 0.2% 6 students
Graduate Students
- White 39.6% 777 students
- International students 34.9% 685 students
- Asian 7.7% 152 students
- Hispanic 6.3% 123 students
- African American 5.9% 116 students
- Unknown race 4.3% 85 students
- Mixed race 1.2% 24 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 2 students
Transfer Students
- International students 43.2% 19 students
- White 38.6% 17 students
- Asian 6.8% 3 students
- Hispanic 6.8% 3 students
- African American 2.3% 1 students
- Unknown race 2.3% 1 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
- Mixed race 0.0% 0 students
Students Age Diversity
- 20-21 49% 1,751 students
- 18-19 42% 1,498 students
- 22-24 8% 277 students
- 25-29 0% 8 students
- 50-64 0% 2 students
- 30-34 0% 1 students
- 35-39 0% 1 students
- 40-49 0% 1 students
- 25-29 33% 658 students
- 22-24 32% 623 students
- 30-34 16% 310 students
- 35-39 8% 156 students
- 40-49 6% 122 students
- 50-64 3% 62 students
- 20-21 2% 35 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at Brandeis University in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | 221 | 29.23% | |
| New York | 142 | 18.78% | |
| New Jersey | 65 | 8.60% | |
| California | 51 | 6.75% | |
| Connecticut | 25 | 3.31% | |
| Georgia | 25 | 3.31% | |
| Pennsylvania | 23 | 3.04% | |
| Illinois | 22 | 2.91% | |
| Florida | 19 | 2.51% | |
| Texas | 18 | 2.38% | |
| Rhode Island | 16 | 2.12% | |
| Maryland | 14 | 1.85% | |
| New Hampshire | 13 | 1.72% | |
| Washington | 11 | 1.46% | |
| Minnesota | 10 | 1.32% | |
| North Carolina | 8 | 1.06% | |
| Virginia | 8 | 1.06% | |
| Colorado | 7 | less than 1% | |
| Arizona | 6 | less than 1% | |
| Ohio | 6 | less than 1% | |
| Hawaii | 5 | less than 1% | |
| Oregon | 5 | less than 1% | |
| Maine | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Michigan | 4 | less than 1% | |
| South Carolina | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Tennessee | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Arkansas | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Kansas | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Missouri | 2 | less than 1% | |
| New Mexico | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Oklahoma | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Vermont | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Wisconsin | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Alaska | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Alabama | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Delaware | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Nevada | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Utah | 1 | less than 1% |
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