Brandeis University
415 South Street
Waltham, MA 02453

Brandeis University is a community of scholars and students united by their commitment to the pursuit of knowledge and its transmission from generation to generation. As a research university, Brandeis University is dedicated to the advancement of the humanities, arts and social, natural and physical sciences.

As a liberal arts college, Brandeis University affirms the importance of a broad and critical education in enriching the lives of students and preparing them for full participation in a changing society, capable of promoting their own welfare, yet remaining deeply concerned about the welfare of others.

Brandeis University was founded in 1948 as a nonsectarian university under the sponsorship of the American Jewish community to embody its highest ethical and cultural values and to express its gratitude to the United States through the traditional Jewish commitment to education. By being a nonsectarian university that welcomes students, teachers and staff of every nationality, religion and orientation, Brandeis University renews the American heritage of cultural diversity, equal access to opportunity and freedom of expression.

In a world of challenging social and technological transformations, Brandeis University remains a center of open inquiry and teaching, cherishing its independence from any doctrine or government. The Massachusetts college strives to reflect the heterogeneity of the United States and of the world community whose ideas and concerns it shares. In the belief that the most important learning derives from the personal encounter and joint work of teacher and students, Brandeis University encourages undergraduates and postgraduates to participate with distinguished faculty in research, scholarship and artistic activities.

Quick Facts:

• Brandeis University was named in honor of the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Louis D. Brandeis because he represented what they were looking for the school to symbolize -- leadership, intellectual ability, integrity, and social conscience.


• Brandeis University is a Massachusetts college that has 235 acres and is comprised of 100 academic and residential buildings.


• The Princeton Review named Brandeis University one of "81 Great Schools with Outstanding Community Involvement" for the Massachusetts college's record of having excellent service-learning programs and blending academics with community work.


• Ollie the Owl is the mascot of Brandeis University, while the colors of this Massachusetts school are blue and white.