Brandeis University

Brandeis University
MottoHebrew: אמת, romanizedEmet (Truth)
Motto in English
"Truth even unto its innermost parts"[1]
TypePrivate research university
EstablishedOctober 20, 1948 (1948-10-20)[2]
AccreditationNECHE
Academic affiliations
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, ,
United States
CampusSmall city[7], 235 acres (95 ha)[5]
Newspaper
Colors  Blue[8]
NicknameJudges
Sporting affiliations
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. 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.

The university has been a member of the Association of American Universities (AAU) since 1985. Brandeis is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity"[9] and is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education.[10] 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. 34% of students identify as Jewish.[11][12][13] Alumni and affiliates of the university include former first lady of the United States Eleanor Roosevelt, Nobel Prize laureate Roderick MacKinnon, Fields Medalist Edward Witten, and co-creators of the television show Friends David Crane and Marta Kauffman.

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  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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