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Brandeis University
MottoHebrew: אמת, romanized: Emet (Truth)
Motto in English
"Truth even unto its innermost parts"[1]
TypePrivate research university
EstablishedOctober 20, 1948; 75 years ago (1948-10-20)[2]
AccreditationNECHE
Academic affiliations
  • AAU
  • AICUM
  • NAICU[3]
Endowment$1.22 billion (2023)[4]
PresidentRonald D. Liebowitz
ProvostCarol Fierke
Academic staff
544 (2021)[5]
Administrative staff
1,314 (2021)[5]
Students5,581 (2022)
Undergraduates3,687 (2022)[6]
Postgraduates1,894 (2022)[6]
Location
Waltham
,
Massachusetts
,
United States

42°21′56″N 71°15′35″W / 42.365664°N 71.259742°W / 42.365664; -71.259742
CampusSmall city[7], 235 acres (95 ha)[5]
Newspaper
  • The Brandeis Hoot
  • The Justice
Colors  Blue[8]
NicknameJudges
Sporting affiliations
  • NCAA Division III – UAA
  • ECAC
  • NEISA
MascotThe Judge and Ollie the Owl (named for Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.)
Websitewww.brandeis.edu

Brandeis University (/ˈbrænds/) is a private research university in Waltham, Massachusetts. It is located within the Boston City Metropolitan Area. Founded in 1948 as a non-sectarian, coeducational University, Brandeis was established on the site of the former Middlesex University. The university is named after Louis Brandeis, a former Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.

Brandeis is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity"[9] and is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education.[10] The university has been a member of the Association of American Universities (AAU) since 1985. In 2018, it had a total enrollment of 5,800 students on a campus of 235 acres (95 hectares).[5] The university has a liberal arts focus.

Alumni and faculty of the university have included Nobel Prize laureate Roderick MacKinnon, Fields Medalist Edward Witten, and co-creators of the television show Friends David Crane and Marta Kauffman.

  1. ^ "Academic Integrity". Brandeis.edu. Brandeis University. Archived from the original on August 19, 2011. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
  2. ^ Summers, Eileen (May 27, 1954). "University Clocks Rapid Growth". The Washington Post. p. 55. ProQuest 148628712.
  3. ^ NAICU – Member Directory Archived November 9, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ As of June 2023. Office of Investment Management (Report). Brandeis University. June 2023. Archived from the original on December 2, 2022. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  5. ^ a b c d "Overview". Brandeis University. Archived from the original on June 20, 2021. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Overview" (PDF). Brandeis University. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 1, 2024. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
  7. ^ "College Navigator – Brandeis University". National Center for Education Statistics. Archived from the original on November 7, 2021. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  8. ^ "The University Color". brandeis.edu. Archived from the original on October 18, 2021. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  9. ^ "Brandeis University". Indiana University. 2021. Archived from the original on January 27, 2022. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
  10. ^ Massachusetts Institutions – NECHE, New England Commission of Higher Education, archived from the original on October 9, 2021, retrieved May 26, 2021

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