Brandeis Universityis a private institution that was founded in the year 1948. It has undergraduate enrollment of around 3,341, its setting is suburban, and the campus area is 235 acres. It has a semester based academic calendar. The Brandeis University's ranking in 2012 edition of the Best Colleges is National Universities, 31.
Brandeis University is located in Waltham, Mass., only 9 miles west of Boston. Students are ensured housing for their first four semesters. Additionally to student run TV and radio stations, Brandeis has religious and the service organizations, performance groups, performance group’s, cultural awareness groups, and more. Shapiro Campus Center serves as the center of student activity on campus, meeting rooms, library, housing a theater, bookstore, cafe, and a student art gallery. The Cholmondeley’s, campus coffeehouse, is the hotspot for the comedy shows and concerts. Brandeis Judges field over 15 NCAA Division III teams and are known for their strong men’s soccer team. There exists no Greek life on the campus.
Brandeis is comprised of the College of Arts and Sciences and four graduate schools. Graduate School of Arts and Sciences provides top ranked programs in History and English, and Management is notable for its programs in social policy, Heller School for the Social Policy and health policy and management, and the international development. Approximately 50 percent of students take part in study abroad programs offered in nearly 70 countries around the world. Steinhardt Social Research Institute at Brandeis provides research and information on the contemporary Judaism and Jewish community. The Pulitzer Prize winner and New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman graduated from the Brandeis; this was named for the first Jewish Associate Justice Louis Dembitz Brandeis of Supreme Court.
Campus Location
南大街415号
Waltham, MA 02454-9110
General Information
School type-private, coed college
Year founded-1948
Religious affiliation-N/A
Academic calendar-semester
Setting-suburban
Majors Courses Offered
Philosophy of Science and Technology,Computer and Information Sciences, Engineering, Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering,Astrophysics, Planetary Astronomy and Science, Chemical Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Engineering Mechanics, Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Engineering, Biology/Biological Sciences, Mathematics, Computational Mathematics, Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Philosophy, Chemistry, Geology/Earth Science, Geochemistry, Geophysics and Seismology, Social Sciences,Humanities/Humanistic Studies, Economics, Political Science and Government.
Minors Courses Offered
Philosophy of Science and Technology,Aerospace,/Aeronautical and Astronautical/SpaceEngineering, Computer Engineering, Humanities/Humanistic Studies, Philosophy.