<p>Brandeis is an elite liberal arts university. It is completely non-religious. Fordham is not an academic peer of Brandeis. Plus it is a Catholic school. Actuarial Science? Brandeis offers one of the top math departments in the country but no actuarial science major–although math majors can go into that field. There really is no comparison between the two schools. Here’s some useful info on the Brandeis math department:</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.brandeis.edu/areas/majors/pdfs/math.pd[/url]”>http://www.brandeis.edu/areas/majors/pdfs/math.pd</a></p>
<p>Here’s a brief article describing the impressive ranking of Brandeis’ doctoral programs (many, including math, among the best in the nation): </p>
<p>fhttp://<a href=“Brandeis doctoral programs rate high in national survey | BrandeisNOW”>www.brandeis.edu/now/2010/november/nationalresearchcouncil.html</a></p>
<p>This is very relevant to undergraduates because, at Brandeis, undergrads and grad students both work side-by-side with the same professors.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>