Brandeis University Quick facts
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| University world Ranking - Times 400 (UK) | 208 |
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| University world Ranking - Jiaotong 500 (China) | 99 to 138 |
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| University world Ranking - Newsweek 100 (USA) | N/A |
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| American rank (Jiaotong) | 203 to 304 |
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Brandeis University Basic Facts |
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| Students (Undergraduates / PG/ Total) | 3220 |
1870 |
5,090 |
| Faculty / Staff | 465 / 1177 |
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| Established | 1948 |
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| Endowment (2006) - USA Rank | 579,654,000 - 106th | ||
| Endowment per student | 113,880 |
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| Number of foreign students (if known) | |||
| Affiliations | Association of American Universities |
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Brandeis University Information
Situated about 15 miles from Boston in Waltham, Massachusetts Brandeis university was founded in 1948 and named after the first Jewish leader of Justice of the US supreme court. The idea for the university was put forward by C. Ruggles Smith as a way as trying to save the middlesex university, it was put forward as a Jewish supported university. Albert Einstein and Israel Goldstein amongst others soon got involved in the establishment; it was going to be named the Albert Einstein Foundation for Higher Learning, though Einstein had a disagreement and declined the offer of the university being named after him.
Brandeis university has five main schools and colleges these are dedicated to the studies of Arts and Sciences; Social Policy and Management; Business; and Continuing Studies. In the science and arts Brandeis offers 41 degrees at major level. The department of social policy is very strong in the study of international development, social work and social policy.
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