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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?

2,192 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.
  • In 2021-2022, 90% of the faculty were full-time.
  • Students who graduate from Brown with a bachelor's degree make about $87,811 a year. That's 115% 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

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 )
200
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 )
1
36

Can I Afford Brown University?

$58,057 Net Price
10% 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 10% of students took out student loans averaging $11,328 a year. That adds up to $45,312 over four years for those students.

Brown University Undergraduate Student Diversity

7,082 Full-Time Undergraduates
51% Women
45% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 7,349 undergraduate students at Brown, with 7,082 being full-time and 267 being part-time.

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There are also 3,347 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 7,082 full-time undergraduates at Brown, 49% are male and 51% 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 1,286
Black or African American 532
Hispanic or Latino 797
White 2,924
International Students 788
Other Races/Ethnicities 755

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.

Online Learning at Brown University

207 Took All Classes Online
588 Took At Least One Class Online
In 2022-2023, 588 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Brown has changed over the last few years.

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The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Brown majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Computer & Information Sciences 13%

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 250 0 102 9 361
Economics 215 0 7 15 237
Applied Mathematics 178 0 5 11 194
General Engineering 78 0 76 23 177
Public Health 74 0 92 4 170
Medicine 0 0 0 148 148
Public Policy 30 0 93 0 123
Area Studies 74 0 27 12 113
General Biology 111 0 0 0 111
International Relations & National Security 100 0 0 0 100
History 83 0 3 8 94
Political Science & Government 58 0 7 10 75
Physics 21 0 35 18 74
General English Literature 60 0 6 5 71
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 51 0 4 10 65
Biomedical Engineering 23 0 29 13 65
Child Development & Psychology 58 0 0 1 59
Fine & Studio Arts 51 0 3 4 58
Business Administration & Management 0 0 51 0 51
Entrepreneurial Studies 51 0 0 0 51
Computer Information Systems 49 0 0 0 49
Writing Studies 38 0 10 0 48
Behavioral Science 37 0 11 0 48
Science, Technology & Society 13 0 34 0 47
Sociology 23 0 10 14 47
Biotechnology 0 0 38 3 41
Medical Science 0 1 40 0 41
Chemistry 18 0 6 16 40
Geological & Earth Sciences 17 0 8 15 40
General Education 37 0 0 0 37
Anthropology 22 0 10 5 37
Mathematics & Computer Science 0 0 36 0 36
Natural Resources Conservation 36 0 0 0 36
Human Biology 35 0 0 0 35
Mathematics 21 0 7 5 33
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 11 0 13 8 32
Music 25 0 4 3 32
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 29 0 0 0 29
Communication & Media Studies 25 0 0 4 29
Philosophy 25 0 0 3 28
Religious Studies 18 0 3 5 26
Teacher Education Subject Specific 0 0 25 0 25
Drama & Theater Arts 7 0 16 2 25
Interdisciplinary Studies 21 0 1 0 22
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 14 0 3 2 19
Romance Languages 14 0 2 3 19
Cognitive Science 11 0 1 7 19
Urban Studies 18 0 0 0 18
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 0 0 1 16 17
Industrial Engineering 0 0 17 0 17
Classical Languages & Literature 17 0 0 0 17
Educational Administration 0 0 16 0 16
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 0 0 4 11 15
Historic Preservation 0 0 14 0 14
Ethnic Studies 10 0 0 3 13
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 0 0 2 9 11
General Architecture 9 0 0 0 9
Archeology 6 0 1 2 9
Health Sciences & Services 0 0 0 5 5
Medieval Studies 5 0 0 0 5
Engineering Physics 4 0 0 0 4
Statistics 4 0 0 0 4
Pharmacology & Toxicology 0 0 0 3 3
Classical & Ancient Studies 0 0 1 2 3
Other Social Sciences 3 0 0 0 3
Information Technology 0 0 2 0 2
Astronomy & Astrophysics 2 0 0 0 2
Human Resource Management 1 0 0 0 1
Other Engineering 1 0 0 0 1
Molecular Medicine 0 0 0 0 0
Multilingual Education 0 0 0 0 0
Teacher Education Grade Specific 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
Security Science and Technology 0 0 0 0 0
General Psychology 0 0 0 0 0
General Social Sciences 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 2,192 1 876 437 3,506

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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