Brandeis University
Breakdown of “Surrounding City” at Brandeis
By Gender
| Males | B- |
| Females | B- |
By Major
| Anthropology | B- |
| Art & Design Department | A+ |
| Biology | B- |
| Business - Management and Administration | C+ |
| Chemistry | D+ |
| Computer Science | B |
| Cultures/Civilization | B |
| Economics | B |
| English | B |
| History/Histories (art history/etc.) | B+ |
| Linguistics | C |
| Math | A- |
| Music - Composition/Theory | B |
| Neuroscience/Cognitive Science | B |
| Other | C |
| Perfomance Arts | A |
| Philosophy | B+ |
| Physics | C+ |
| Political Science | B |
| Psychology | C+ |
| Public Health | C |
| Religion/Religious | B+ |
| Sociology | B |
| Undecided | C |
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Surrounding City
“In general, Brandeis was a great place to go for undergrad -- the perfect blend of a university and liberal arts college. Don't expect it to give you ...Read full comment
“... As their growing number forced them to live in localities more and more distant from their patriarchal homes, "they said: Come, let us make a cit...Read full comment
“... Boston is very close and going into the city is the best thing to do on weekends ...Read full comment
“... I have so much freedom and so much access to the city and my peers ...Read full comment
“... But you're paying the exact same amount, or even slightly more than people pay to live in the middle of New York City (NYU housing) to live in th...Read full comment
“... ) and colleges before they get hired by their daddy's first cousin at some firm in Downtown Big City ...Read full comment
“... A majority of people you'll pass in Boston are college students (there are a ridiculous amount of universities in the city) Go to Boston every ...Read full comment
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If you are a city person like me, you will feel extremely constrained by the almost-rural feel to the campus ...Read full comment
“There is a good and a bad to Brandeis. The unfortunate truth for me was that many of the students are rich, white Jewish kids from MA, NJ, and NY. The...Read full comment
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"But you get to live in the city ...Read full comment
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I just have the overall impression that Brandeis students try to reach above their natural capacity, they can't really learn the kind of mater...Read full comment
“... Boston is a fine city and has some of the best musical venues and Arts scenes ...Read full comment
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I transferred out because you aren't allowed to have a car in your first year and I had always dreamed of going to New York City for my underg...Read full comment
- #1 Top Anthropology School Ranking in Massachusetts
- #1 Top Religion/Religious School Ranking in Massachusetts
- #2 Top Philosophy School Ranking in the New england
- #2 Top Linguistics School Ranking in Massachusetts
- #2 Top Philosophy School Ranking in Massachusetts
- #2 Top Anthropology School Ranking in New England
- #2 Top Sociology School Ranking in Massachusetts
- #2 Top English School Ranking in Massachusetts
- #3 Top Cultures/Civilization
- #4 Top Linguistics School Ranking in New England
- #4 Top English School Ranking in New England
- #4 Top Sociology School Ranking in New England
- #4 Top Sociology School Ranking in the Northeast
- #5 Top Psychology School Ranking in Massachusetts
- #6 Top Physics School Ranking in Massachusetts
- #9 Top Political Science School Ranking in Massachusetts
- #10 Top Computer Science School Ranking in Massachusetts
- #10 Top Economics School Ranking in Massachusetts
- #11 Top School Ranking in Massachusetts
- #13 Top Other
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