If you’re reading this, it’s likely because Brandeis University waitlisted you or your child for the Class of 2030. If so, you’ve come to the right place to assess your next move. Ivy Coach will give you some context regarding the projected waitlist acceptance rate for this ongoing cycle and provide you with the tools you need to turn this setback into a reason to celebrate.

Brandeis University’s Waitlist Acceptance Rates and Statistics

Below is Brandeis’ waitlist data for the Class of 2028 through 2025, covering the four most recent years of waitlist statistics that have been published publicly on the Common Data Set. 

Brandeis University Class Year	Number of Students Waitlisted to Brandeis	Number of Students Who Chose to Join Brandeis Waitlist	Number of Students Accepted Off Brandeis Waitlist	Brandeis Waitlist Acceptance Rate
Brandeis Class of 2030	Not Yet Available	Not Yet Available	Not Yet Available	Not Yet Available
Brandeis Class of 2029	Not Yet Published	Not Yet Published	Not Yet Published	Not Yet Published
Brandeis Class of 2028	1754	616	336	54.55%
Brandeis Class of 2027	2340	896	339	37.83%
Brandeis Class of 2026	1638	693	7	1.01%
Brandeis Class of 2025	1665	768	31	4.04%

Your Chances of Admission to Brandeis University After Being Waitlisted

You might be looking at the data presented above and scratching your head. The waitlist acceptance rate is 1% one year, and 38% the next? What could possibly account for such a high degree of variability? Any guesses?

We know, we know! Yield rate (or the percentage of admitted students who choose to enroll). The higher Brandeis’ yield, the lower the likelihood they reach deep into their waitlist.

Yield can change dramatically from year to year, and no one, not even Brandeis admission officers, can predict how it will swing for the Class of 2030. But we at Ivy Coach like to remind our students of the things they can control. Whether Brandeis will reach into its waitlist for the Class of 2030, and how far they will if they do, is not in a student’s control. But you can ensure they will pick you if they do have room. Here’s how:

Your Chances of Admission to Brandeis After Being Waitlisted with Ivy Coach’s Help

Think of Ivy Coach as a waitlist whisperer. We know how to perform the delicate art of making admission officers root for your waitlisted child. Our recipe for success is a two-step process:

1. Complete Ivy Coach’s PostMortem application review. You won’t be able to undo your waitlisting if you don’t understand why you were waitlisted in the first place. This intensive planning session will shed light on this setback and give you the tools you need to make it onto Brandeis’ campus.
2. Submit a compelling Letter of Continued Interest. One, crucially, without brags and updates. Yes, you read that right. Admissions officers have seen that approach before, and it won’t get you anywhere! Ivy Coach’s letters to Brandeis instead focus on inspiring admission officers to go to bat for our students by presenting a powerful narrative and demonstrating a deep knowledge of Brandeis specifics.

What Not To Do If You or Your Child Was Waitlisted by BrandeisU

1. Delay before submitting your Letter of Continued Interest. The sooner you act, the more enthusiastic you will seem to Brandeis admission officers.
2. Pepper unnecessary brags and updates into your letter. Yes, school acceptances, prizes won, and test scores received all count as brags and updates!
3. Reach out to the Brandeis admissions office. It’s highly unlikely that they will remember your application among the hundreds of others they waitlisted.
4. Send follow-up letters after submitting your Letter of Continued Interest. Don’t drown out the power of your LOCI!
5. Conduct ridiculous waitlist campaigns. Billboards, smoke signals, gifts, late night voicemails… they’ve seen it all, and they’re fed up with all of it!

Getting Started with Ivy Coach on Brandeis University Waitlist

If you’re interested in optimizing your case for admission off Brandeis University’s waitlist to the Class of 2030 with the help of our team of former elite college admission officers, fill out Ivy Coach’s complimentary consultation form and indicate that Brandeis has waitlisted you. We’ll then be in touch with an outline of our services.