Brandeis University
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| Motto | אמת ("Emet", Hebrew) |
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Motto in English
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Truth even unto its innermost parts |
| Type | Private |
| Established | October 20, 1948 |
| Endowment | $915.1 million (2015) |
| President | Ronald D. Liebowitz |
| Provost | Lisa M.Lynch |
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Academic staff
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361 full-time, 150 part-time |
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Administrative staff
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961 full-time, 216 part-time |
| Undergraduates | 3,588 |
| Postgraduates | 2,220 |
| Location | Waltham, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Campus | Suburban, 235 acres (95 ha) |
| Colors | Blue White |
| Athletics |
NCAA Division III UAA, ECAC |
| Nickname | Judges |
| Mascot | Ollie the Owl (named for Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.) |
| Affiliations |
AAU NAICU AICUM |
| Website | www |
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| University rankings | |
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| National | |
| ARWU | 72-98 |
| Forbes | 74 |
| U.S. News & World Report | 34 |
| Washington Monthly | 79 |
| Global | |
| ARWU | 201-300 |
| QS | 400-410 |
| Times | 198 |
| U.S. News & World Report | 280 |
Brandeis University /ˈbrændaɪs/ is an American private research university in Waltham, Massachusetts, 9 miles (14 km) west of Boston.
Founded in 1948 as a non-sectarian, coeducational institution sponsored by the Jewish community, Brandeis was established on the site of the former Middlesex University. The university is named after Louis Brandeis, the first Jewish Justice of the U.S Supreme Court. In 2015, it had a total enrollment of 5,532 students on its suburban campus spanning over 235 acres (95 hectares). The institution offers more than 43 majors and 46 minors, and two thirds of the undergraduate classes have 20 students or fewer. It is a member of Association of American Universities since 1985 and the Boston Consortium which allows students to cross-register to attend courses at other institutions including Boston College, Boston University and Tufts University.
The university has a strong liberal arts focus and a quarter of its students come from outside the United States. Brandeis was tied for 34th among national universities in the United States in the U.S. News & World Report rankings.Forbes listed Brandeis as 36th nationally for research and 37th for entrepreneurship.Times ranks it 185th globally while USA Today ranks it among the top 10 in the country for economics. The university is also home to the Heller School, ranked as one of the top 10 policy schools in the United States. Its alumni include Academy Award winner Michael Sugar, Pulitzer Prize winner Thomas Friedman, Nobel Prize laureate Roderick MacKinnon, former Icelandic prime minister Geir Haarde and two MacArthur Fellows.
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