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Colleges similar to Brandeis University

15 schools closest to Brandeis University (Trajecta Score 66) — neighbors in Massachusetts first, then the closest schools nationally by Trajecta Score, a 0–100 measure built from College Scorecard and IPEDS data.

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Colleges similar to Brandeis University, compared
# College Location Admit rate SAT range Avg net price Earnings (10yr) Score
— Brandeis University (this school) Waltham, MA 41% 1390–1520 $35,736 $77k 66
1 Bentley University Moderate Waltham, MA 45% 1280–1430 $37,930 $121k 69
2 Mount Holyoke College Selective South Hadley, MA 36% 1380–1530 $26,441 $58k 64
3 University of Massachusetts-Amherst Moderate Amherst, MA 60% 1310–1500 $22,383 $72k 64
4 College of the Holy Cross Highly Selective Worcester, MA 18% 1240–1410 $38,782 $91k 70
5 Worcester Polytechnic Institute Moderate Worcester, MA 60% — $43,071 $103k 61
6 Smith College Selective Northampton, MA 21% 1420–1540 $27,579 $64k 73
7 Kenyon College Selective Gambier, OH 31% 1358–1503 $38,512 $72k 66
8 CUNY Hunter College Moderate New York, NY 54% 1100–1420 $2,984 $63k 67
9 Skidmore College Selective Saratoga Springs, NY 21% 1340–1480 $32,297 $69k 67
10 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Moderate Blacksburg, VA 55% 1280–1450 $24,953 $82k 67
11 Pitzer College Selective Claremont, CA 25% — $34,191 $70k 66
12 Franklin and Marshall College Selective Lancaster, PA 28% 1310–1463 $36,425 $76k 66
13 University of Connecticut Moderate Storrs, CT 52% 1210–1440 $25,097 $74k 66
14 Macalester College Selective Saint Paul, MN 29% 1350–1510 $32,149 $64k 66
15 Rutgers University-New Brunswick Moderate New Brunswick, NJ 58% 1310–1500 $24,406 $74k 67

How these are picked: schools in Massachusetts with the closest Trajecta Score come first, then the closest schools nationally — deterministic, from College Scorecard / IPEDS data, never opinion surveys. SAT ranges are 25th–75th percentiles of enrolled students; net price is the average across aid recipients. How the ranking works →

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