BS Finance at Brandeis University

Programme overview

At Brandeis, finance is rooted in our identity as a liberal arts research university, aiming to provide students with training that is both academically rigorous and possesses "power in practice." The program stresses analytical and quantitative approaches to financial phenomena, offering a Bachelor of Science degree that meets STEM criteria and parallels the quantitative depth of the university's other STEM tracks.

Faculty: School of Business and Economics | Department: Finance Program | Study mode: full-time | Location: Waltham, MA, United States

What you will study

Intensive training in corporate finance, investment and asset management, financial modeling and risk management; a minimum of 13 courses is required for the major (including prerequisites such as MATH 10 and ECON 83a or equivalent).

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Application information

Entry requirements

University-level admission (not specific to this major): apply with the Common Application or Coalition Application; SAT/ACT scores are optional under Brandeis's test-optional policy. No separate major-specific admission requirement is published.

USD 73,080 a year (2026-27). Undergraduate full-time tuition (12-23 credits each semester), single rate for all undergraduate programmes and all students; excludes student activity fee, housing, food, health insurance, new student and international student fees. Source

First-year entry in Fall and Spring (January 2027 semester); Spring admission is also offered for transfer applicants and Fall transfer entry.

First-year deadlines: Early Decision I and Early Action November 2; Early Decision II and Regular Decision January 15; Spring admission (January 2027) November 2. Financial aid (CSS Profile and FAFSA) deadlines match. Decisions: ED I December 15, Early Action February 1, ED II February 15, Regular Decision April 1. Transfer deadlines: Spring November 2; Fall March 15.

Apply with the Common Application or Coalition Application; application fee $80 (or fee waiver). Standardized test scores are optional. International applicants whose first language is not English submit TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo or Cambridge scores unless exempt.

Apply through the official page: https://www.brandeis.edu/admissions/apply/index.html

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