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Brown University Overview

Located in Providence, Rhode Island, Brown University is a private not-for-profit institution. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

What Is Brown University Known For?

2,212 Undergraduate Awards
$58,057 Avg Cost After Aid
5% Acceptance Rate
  • Students at Brown may have an easier time interacting with their teachers since the student to faculty ratio at the school is 6 to 1.
  • Although it may not be available for every major, the doctor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at Brown.
  • During a recent academic cycle, 90% of the faculty were full-time.
  • Students who graduate from Brown with a bachelor's degree make about $93,487 a year. That's 129% more than those who graduate from other schools.
  • The average Brown student graduates in 4.2 years. That's better than the national average of 4.4 years.

Where Is Brown University?

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Contact details for Brown are given below.

Contact Details
Address: One Prospect Street, Providence, RI 02912
Phone: 401-863-1000
Website: www.brown.edu

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How Do I Get Into Brown?

You can apply to Brown online at: https://www.commonapp.org/

Admission Requirements for Brown

Submission Required?
High School GPA 5
High School Rank 5
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 1
Recommendations 1
SAT or ACT Scores 5
TOEFL 5

How Hard Is It To Get Into Brown?

5% Acceptance Rate
50% Of Accepted Are Women
54% Submit SAT Scores
With an acceptance rate of 5%, Brown is one of the most selective schools in the country. If the admissions department requests additional materials, be sure to submit them promptly. This could be a sign that you're on the border line of being accepted or denied.

Approximately 50% of accepted students are men and 50% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 7%, and the acceptance rate for women is 4%.

Average Test Scores

About 54% of students accepted to Brown submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 730 and 780. Math scores were between 760 and 800.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Brown University  ( 730 to 780 )
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800

SAT Math Scores for Brown University  ( 760 to 800 )
200
800
Brown received ACT scores from 27% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 35 and 36. Math scores were between 32 and 0. Composite scores were between 34 and 36.

ACT English Scores for Brown University  ( 35 to 36 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for Brown University  ( 34 to 36 )
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36

Can I Afford Brown University?

$58,057 Net Price
12% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of Brown is $58,057. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Brown, approximately 12% of students took out student loans averaging $10,059 a year. That adds up to $40,236 over four years for those students.

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Brown University Undergraduate Student Diversity

6,605 Full-Time Undergraduates
53% Women
44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 6,792 undergraduate students at Brown, with 6,605 being full-time and 187 being part-time.

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There are also 3,156 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 6,605 full-time undergraduates at Brown, 47% are male and 53% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Brown University students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 1,224
Black or African American 478
Hispanic or Latino 734
White 2,744
International Students 733
Other Races/Ethnicities 692

Geographic Diversity

Rhode Island students aren't the only ones who study at Brown University. At this time, 49 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 117 countries are represented at Brown. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Canada.

Brown University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Computer Science 236 0 129 15 380
Economics 179 1 17 18 215
General Engineering 80 0 103 21 204
Applied Mathematics 173 0 10 11 194
General Social Sciences 75 0 116 3 194
International Relations & National Security 137 0 0 0 137
Medicine 0 0 0 135 135
General Biology 110 0 3 0 113
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 74 0 0 14 88
General English Literature 77 0 3 3 83
Public Policy 15 0 66 0 81
Physics 26 0 41 13 80
History 63 0 9 5 77
Area Studies 52 0 13 10 75
Child Development & Psychology 65 0 2 1 68
Political Science & Government 58 0 2 5 65
Writing Studies 39 0 23 0 62
Fine & Studio Arts 59 0 1 2 62
Biomedical Engineering 26 0 26 8 60
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 21 0 22 10 53
Human Biology 53 0 0 0 53
Chemistry 20 0 5 28 53
Science, Technology & Society 14 0 35 0 49
Mathematics & Computer Science 0 0 48 0 48
Medical Science 0 5 38 0 43
Music 34 0 8 1 43
Natural Resources Conservation 41 0 0 0 41
Behavioral Science 27 0 11 2 40
Public Health 0 0 39 0 39
Business Administration & Management 0 0 38 0 38
Communication & Media Studies 34 0 2 2 38
Entrepreneurial Studies 37 0 0 0 37
Computer Information Systems 37 0 0 0 37
Drama & Theater Arts 9 0 23 3 35
Mathematics 24 0 4 6 34
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 33 0 0 0 33
Anthropology 28 0 2 3 33
Sociology 23 0 4 6 33
Geological & Earth Sciences 16 0 7 9 32
Philosophy 27 0 1 2 30
Biotechnology 0 0 28 0 28
General Education 25 0 0 0 25
Classical Languages & Literature 25 0 0 0 25
Teacher Education Subject Specific 0 0 24 0 24
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 18 0 1 5 24
Interdisciplinary Studies 20 0 3 0 23
Industrial Engineering 0 0 22 0 22
Information Technology 0 0 21 0 21
Urban Studies 21 0 0 0 21
General Architecture 16 0 0 0 16
Educational Administration 0 0 16 0 16
Cognitive Science 7 0 4 5 16
Religious Studies 13 0 0 3 16
Ethnic Studies 11 0 0 2 13
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 0 0 0 11 11
Romance Languages 11 0 0 0 11
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 0 0 2 6 8
Statistics 8 0 0 0 8
Historic Preservation 0 0 8 0 8
Pharmacology & Toxicology 0 0 1 6 7
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 0 0 1 5 6
Archeology 6 0 0 0 6
Other Social Sciences 5 0 0 0 5
Computational Science 0 0 4 0 4
Medieval Studies 4 0 0 0 4
Classical & Ancient Studies 0 0 0 2 2
Molecular Medicine 0 0 0 0 0
Human Resource Management 0 0 0 0 0
Multilingual Education 0 0 0 0 0
Teacher Education Grade Specific 0 0 0 0 0
Engineering Physics 0 0 0 0 0
Other Engineering 0 0 0 0 0
Data Science 0 0 0 0 0
Museum Studies 0 0 0 0 0
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 0 0 0 0 0
Astronomy & Astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0
General Psychology 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 2,212 6 986 381 3,585

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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