How many students at Brandeis? For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 5,581 students have enrolled in Brandeis University with 3,687 undergraduate and 1,894 graduate students.
By gender, 2,408 male and 3,173 female students are attending the school.
It has much fewer students compared to similar colleges (19,694 students in average - private (not-for-profit) Research University (very high research activity)).
265 students are enrolled exclusively, and 1,895 students are enrolled in some online courses.
You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.
Student Population by Gender
Brandeis University has a total of 5,581 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 3,687 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 1,894 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 2,408 male and 3,173 female students (the male-female ratio is 43:57) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate |
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| Total | 5,581 | 3,687 | 1,894 |
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| Men | 2,408 | 1,575 | 833 |
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| Women | 3,173 | 2,112 | 1,061 |
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Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 2,225 White, 309 Black, and 767 Asian students out of a total of 5,581 are attending at Brandeis University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in chart below (academic year 2022-2023 data).
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 3 | 1 | 2 |
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| Asian | 767 | 307 | 460 |
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| Black | 309 | 110 | 199 |
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| Hispanic | 402 | 167 | 235 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 4 | 2 | 2 |
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| White | 2,225 | 927 | 1,298 |
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| Two or more races | 135 | 47 | 88 |
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| Race Unknown | 160 | 74 | 86 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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| Asian | 628 | 257 | 371 |
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| Black | 220 | 79 | 141 |
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| Hispanic | 300 | 122 | 178 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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| White | 1,562 | 663 | 899 |
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| Two or more races | 104 | 39 | 65 |
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| Race Unknown | 92 | 45 | 47 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| Asian | 139 | 50 | 89 |
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| Black | 89 | 31 | 58 |
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| Hispanic | 102 | 45 | 57 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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| White | 663 | 264 | 399 |
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| Two or more races | 31 | 8 | 23 |
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| Race Unknown | 68 | 29 | 39 |
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Student Age Distribution
By age, Brandeis has 58 students under 18 years old and 2 students over 65 years old. There are 4,295 students under 25 years old, and 1,286 students over 25 years old out of 5,581 total students.
Brandeis has 3,674 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 13 students aged 25 and over.
It has 621 graduate students aged under 25 and 1,273 students aged 25 and over.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 58 | 36 | 22 |
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| 18-19 | 1,695 | 994 | 701 |
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| 20-21 | 1,618 | 942 | 676 |
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| 22-24 | 924 | 486 | 438 |
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| 25-29 | 665 | 367 | 298 |
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| 30-34 | 297 | 184 | 113 |
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| 35-39 | 152 | 76 | 76 |
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| 40-49 | 126 | 66 | 60 |
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| 50-64 | 44 | 22 | 22 |
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| Over 65 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 58 | 36 | 22 |
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| 18-19 | 1,695 | 994 | 701 |
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| 20-21 | 1,597 | 926 | 671 |
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| 22-24 | 324 | 151 | 173 |
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| 25-29 | 8 | 3 | 5 |
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| 30-34 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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| 40-49 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| 50-64 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| 20-21 | 21 | 16 | 5 |
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| 22-24 | 600 | 335 | 265 |
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| 25-29 | 657 | 364 | 293 |
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| 30-34 | 295 | 183 | 112 |
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| 35-39 | 152 | 76 | 76 |
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| 40-49 | 125 | 66 | 59 |
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| 50-64 | 42 | 21 | 21 |
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| Over 65 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Online Student Enrollment
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially who want to continue education and work in field. At Brandeis University, 265 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,895 students are enrolled in some online courses.
109 students lived in Massachusetts or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 156 students live in other State or outside of the United States.
Online Student Population
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses |
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| All Students | 5,581 | 265 | 1,895 |
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| Undergraduate | 3,687 | 1 | 1,650 |
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| Graduate | 1,894 | 264 | 245 |
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Online Student Population by Locality
| Massachusetts Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. |
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| All Students | 109 | 147 | 9 |
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| Undergraduate | 0 | - | 1 |
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| Graduate | 109 | 147 | 8 |
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Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 3,687 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 41 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 1.11%.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
| Number of Students |
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| Regular Full-time | 3,634 |
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| Transfer-in Full-time | 41 |
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| Regular Part-time | 12 |
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| Transfer-in Part-time | 0 |
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