Brown University
Providence, RI · Northeast
- Acceptance rate
- 5.4%
- SAT mid-50
- 1510-1580
- Cost after aid
- $25,184
- Graduation rate
- 96%
Application deadlines
Official 2026-2027 cycle deadlines for Brown University.
| Plan | Deadline |
|---|---|
Early Decision I | Nov 1, 2026 |
Regular Decision | Jan 3, 2027 |
What Brown University says matters
How Brown University rates each admissions factor in its Common Data Set, with the full published numbers below.
- Acceptance rate
- 5.4%
- 2,638 of 48,904
- Yield
- 65%
- 1,719 enrolled
- SAT mid-50
- 1510-1560
- ACT mid-50
- 34-35
- CDS year
- 2024-25
Acceptance rate by gender
- Men
- 7.0%1,326 of 18,960
- Women
- 4.4%1,309 of 29,917
Very important
- Rigor of secondary school record
- Class rank
- Academic GPA
- Standardized test scores
- Application essay
- Recommendations
- Talent or ability
- Character or personal qualities
Important
- Extracurricular activities
Considered
- First generation
- Alumni relation
- Geographical residence
- State residency
- Volunteer work
- Work experience
Not considered
- Interview
- Religious affiliation or commitment
- Level of applicant's interest
The full Common Data Set
Every figure Brown University published for 2024-25, section by section.
First-Time, First-Year Admission100
Entrance Exams
- Latest date by which SAT or ACT scores must be received for fall-term admission
- 01/03
Applications
- Total first-time, first-year men who applied
- 18,960
- Total first-time, first-year women who applied
- 29,917
- Total first-time, first-year another gender who applied
- 27
- Total first-time, first-year men who were admitted
- 1,326
- Total first-time, first-year women who were admitted
- 1,309
- Total first-time, first-year another gender who were admitted
- 3
- Total full-time, first-time, first-year men who enrolled
- 855
- Total first-time, first-year students who applied
- 48,904
- Total first-time, first-year students who were admitted
- 2,638
- Total first-time, first-year students who enrolled
- 1,719
- Total first-time, first-year who applied
- 591
- Total first-time, first-year who were admitted
- 59
- Total first-time, first-year who enrolled
- 52
- Total first-time, first-year who applied
- 37,382
- Total first-time, first-year who were admitted
- 2,103
- Total first-time, first-year who enrolled
- 1,362
- Total first-time, first-year who applied
- 10,919
- Total first-time, first-year who were admitted
- 475
- Total first-time, first-year who enrolled
- 304
- Total first-time, first-year who applied
- 12
- Total first-time, first-year who were admitted
- 1
- Total first-time, first-year who enrolled
- 1
Wait List
- Do you have a policy of placing students on a waiting list?
- Yes
- Number of wait-listed students admitted:
- 118
Admissions Requirements
- Total academic units
- 17
- English
- 4
- Mathematics
- 4
- Science
- 3
- Of these, units that must be lab
- 2
- Foreign language
- 3
- Social studies
- 0
- History
- 2
- Academic electives
- 1
- Computer Science
- 0
- Visual/Performing Arts
- 0
- Total academic units
- 22
- English
- 4
- Mathematics
- 4
- Science
- 4
- Of these, units that must be lab
- 3
- Foreign language
- 4
- Social studies
- 1
- History
- 3
- Academic electives
- 1
- Computer Science
- 0
- Visual/Performing Arts
- 1
Basis for Selection
- Rigor of secondary school record
- Very Important
- Class rank
- Very Important
- Academic GPA
- Very Important
- Standardized test scores
- Very Important
- Application Essay
- Very Important
- Recommendation(s)
- Very Important
- Interview
- Not Considered
- Extracurricular activities
- Important
- Talent/ability
- Very Important
- Character/personal qualities
- Very Important
- First generation
- Considered
- Alumni/ae relation
- Considered
- Geographical residence
- Considered
- State residency
- Considered
- Religious affiliation/commitment
- Not Considered
- Volunteer work
- Considered
- Work experience
- Considered
- Level of applicant’s interest
- Not Considered
First-time, first-year Profile
- Submitting SAT Scores
- 0.61
- Submitting ACT Scores
- 0.24
- Submitting SAT Scores
- 1,046
- Submitting ACT Scores
- 410
- SAT Composite: 25th Percentile
- 1,510
- SAT Composite: 50th Percentile
- 1,540
- SAT Composite: 75th Percentile
- 1,560
- SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 25th Percentile
- 740
- SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 50th Percentile
- 760
- SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 75th Percentile
- 780
- SAT Math: 25th Percentile
- 770
- SAT Math: 50th Percentile
- 780
- SAT Math: 75th Percentile
- 800
- ACT Composite: 25th Percentile
- 34%
- ACT Composite: 50th Percentile
- 35%
- ACT Composite: 75th Percentile
- 35%
- ACT Math: 25th Percentile
- 32%
- ACT Math: 50th Percentile
- 34%
- ACT Math: 75th Percentile
- 35%
- ACT English: 25th Percentile
- 35%
- ACT English: 50th Percentile
- 35%
- ACT English: 75th Percentile
- 36%
- Percent in top tenth of high school graduating class
- 89%
- Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class
- 98%
- Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class
- 0
- Total
- 0
Admission Policies
- Does your institution have an application fee?
- Yes
- Amount of application fee:
- 75
- Can it be waived for applicants with financial need?
- Yes
- If yes, maximum period of postponement:
- | 1 year | |
- Does your institution allow high school students to enroll as full-time, first-time, first-year students one year or more before high school graduation?
- Yes
- Does your institution offer an early decision plan (an admission plan that permits students to apply and be notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date and that asks students to commit to attending if accepted) for first-time, first-year applicants for fall enrollment?
- Yes
- Number of early decision applications received by your institution
- 6,251
- Number of applicants admitted under early decision plan
- 898
- Do you have a nonbinding early action plan whereby students are notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date but do not have to commit to attending your college?
- Yes
Transfer Admission28
Fall Applicants
- Men
- 1,491
- Women
- 1,493
- Another Gender
- 3
- Unknown
- 2,987
- Total
- 116
- Men
- 99
- Women
- 0
- Another Gender
- 215
- Unknown
- 85
- Total
- 60
- Men
- 0
- Women
- 145
Application for Admission
- Must a transfer applicant have a minimum number of credits completed or else must apply as an entering first-year student?
- Yes
- High school transcript
- Required of Some
- College transcript(s)
- Required of All
- Essay or personal statement
- Not Required
- Statement of good standing from prior institution(s)
- Not Required
- List any other application requirements specific to transfer applicants:
- Common Data Set 2024-2025
- Fall
- 03
- Winter
- 01
- Fall
- 10
- Winter
- 01
Transfer Credit Policies
- Number
- 15
- Unit Type
- course
- Number
- 15
- Unit Type
- course
- Number
- 15
- Unit Type
- course
Student Life12
Percent Participating
- Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)
- 96%
- Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing
- 99%
- Percent who live off campus or commute
- 100%
- Percent of students age 25 and older
- 0
- Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)
- 94%
- Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing
- 75%
- Percent who live off campus or commute
- 25%
- Percent of students age 25 and older
- 100%
Average Age
- Average age of full-time students
- 18
- Average age of all students (full- and part-time)
- 18
- Average age of full-time students
- 20
- Average age of all students (full- and part-time)
- 20
Annual Expenses12
Information
- Please provide an approximate date (i.e., month/day) when your institution's final 2025-2026 academic year costs of attendance will be available:
- No
Private Tuition
- Tuition
- 71700
- Tuition
- 71700
All Institutions Expenses
- Required Fees:
- 2950
- Food and housing (on-campus):
- 18514
- Housing Only (on-campus):
- 10410
- Food Only (on-campus meal plan):
- 8104
- Required Fees:
- 2850
- Food and housing (on-campus):
- 18514
- Housing Only (on-campus):
- 10410
- Food Only (on-campus meal plan):
- 8104
Tuition Policies
- Do tuition and fees vary by undergraduate instructional program?
- Yes
Financial Aid90
Students Awarded Non-need-based Aid
- N. Number of students in line a who had no financial need and who were awarded institutional non-need-based scholarship or grant aid (exclude those who were awarded athletic awards and tuition benefits)
- 5
- O. Average dollar amount of institutional non-need-based scholarship and grant aid awarded to students in line n
- 21,278
- P. Number of students in line a who were awarded an institutional non-need-based athletic scholarship or grant
- 0
- Q. Average dollar amount of institutional non-need-based athletic scholarships and grants awarded to students in line p
- 0
- N. Number of students in line a who had no financial need and who were awarded institutional non-need-based scholarship or grant aid (exclude those who were awarded athletic awards and tuition benefits)
- 30
- O. Average dollar amount of institutional non-need-based scholarship and grant aid awarded to students in line n
- 20,109
- P. Number of students in line a who were awarded an institutional non-need-based athletic scholarship or grant
- 0
- Q. Average dollar amount of institutional non-need-based athletic scholarships and grants awarded to students in line p
- 0
- N. Number of students in line a who had no financial need and who were awarded institutional non-need-based scholarship or grant aid (exclude those who were awarded athletic awards and tuition benefits)
- 0
- P. Number of students in line a who were awarded an institutional non-need-based athletic scholarship or grant
- 0
- Q. Average dollar amount of institutional non-need-based athletic scholarships and grants awarded to students in line p
- 0
Reporting Year
- 2024-2025
- 2023-2024 estimated
Methodology
- Both FM and IM
- 10272959
Need-based Aid Awarded
- State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located
- 206500338
- Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).
- 8603389
- Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college
- 225525126
- Total Scholarships/Grants
- 1996390
- Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)
- 3285194
- Federal Work-Study
- 3747912
- State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)
- 9029496
- Total Self-Help
- 87304
- Parent Loans
- 884651
- Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.
- 0
- Athletic Awards
- 5636
Non-need-based Aid Awarded
- State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located
- 621577
- Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).
- 9789286
- Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college
- 10416499
- Total Scholarships/Grants
- 10063715
- Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)
- 0
- State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)
- 10063715
- Total Self-Help
- 11040057
- Parent Loans
- 2493839
- Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.
- 0
Students Awarded Aid
- A. Number of degree-seeking undergraduate students (CDS Item B1 if reporting on Fall 2024 cohort)
- 1,719
- B. Number of students in line a who applied for need-based financial aid
- 1,083
- C. Number of students in line b who were determined to have financial need
- 829
- D. Number of students in line c who were awarded any financial aid
- 829
- E. Number of students in line d who were awarded any need-based scholarship or grant aid
- 806
- F. Number of students in line d who were awarded any need-based self-help aid
- 660
- G. Number of students in line d who were awarded any non-need-based scholarship or grant aid
- 1
- H. Number of students in line d whose need was fully met (exclude PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans)
- 829
- I. On average, the percentage of need that was met of students who were awarded any need-based aid. Exclude any aid that was awarded in excess of need as well as any resources that were awarded to replace EFC (PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans)
- 100%
- J. The average financial aid package of those in line d. Exclude any resources that were awarded to replace EFC (PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans)
- 68926
- K. Average need-based scholarship and grant award of those in line e
- 65370
- L. Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans) of those in line f
- 3045
- M. Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans) of those in line f who were awarded a need-based loan
- 3339
- A. Number of degree-seeking undergraduate students (CDS Item B1 if reporting on Fall 2024 cohort)
- 7,185
- B. Number of students in line a who applied for need-based financial aid
- 3,907
- C. Number of students in line b who were determined to have financial need
- 3,366
- D. Number of students in line c who were awarded any financial aid
- 3,366
- E. Number of students in line d who were awarded any need-based scholarship or grant aid
- 3,330
- F. Number of students in line d who were awarded any need-based self-help aid
- 2,818
- G. Number of students in line d who were awarded any non-need-based scholarship or grant aid
- 2
- H. Number of students in line d whose need was fully met (exclude PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans)
- 3,366
- I. On average, the percentage of need that was met of students who were awarded any need-based aid. Exclude any aid that was awarded in excess of need as well as any resources that were awarded to replace EFC (PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans)
- 100%
- J. The average financial aid package of those in line d. Exclude any resources that were awarded to replace EFC (PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans)
- 70881
- K. Average need-based scholarship and grant award of those in line e
- 66642
- L. Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans) of those in line f
- 3151
- M. Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans) of those in line f who were awarded a need-based loan
- 4122
- A. Number of degree-seeking undergraduate students (CDS Item B1 if reporting on Fall 2024 cohort)
- 41
- B. Number of students in line a who applied for need-based financial aid
- 22
- C. Number of students in line b who were determined to have financial need
- 22
- D. Number of students in line c who were awarded any financial aid
- 22
- E. Number of students in line d who were awarded any need-based scholarship or grant aid
- 22
- F. Number of students in line d who were awarded any need-based self-help aid
- 15
- G. Number of students in line d who were awarded any non-need-based scholarship or grant aid
- 0
- H. Number of students in line d whose need was fully met (exclude PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans)
- 22
- I. On average, the percentage of need that was met of students who were awarded any need-based aid. Exclude any aid that was awarded in excess of need as well as any resources that were awarded to replace EFC (PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans)
- 100%
- J. The average financial aid package of those in line d. Exclude any resources that were awarded to replace EFC (PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans)
- 47151
- K. Average need-based scholarship and grant award of those in line e
- 48907
- L. Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans) of those in line f
- 3151
- M. Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans) of those in line f who were awarded a need-based loan
- 3608
Graduating Cohort
- Provide the number of students in the 2024 undergraduate class who started at your institution as first-time students and received a bachelor's degree between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024. Exclude students who transferred into your institution.
- 2,024
Source Type Loan
- A. Any loan program: Federal Perkins, Federal Stafford Subsidized and Unsubsidized, institutional, state, private loans that your institution is aware of, etc. Include both Federal Direct Student Loans and Federal Family Education Loans.
- 331
- B. Federal loan programs: Federal Perkins, Federal Stafford Subsidized and Unsubsidized. Include both Federal Direct Student Loans and Federal Family Education Loans.
- 286
- C. Institutional loan programs.
- 3
- D. State loan programs.
- 0
- E. Private student loans made by a bank or lender.
- 99
- A. Any loan program: Federal Perkins, Federal Stafford Subsidized and Unsubsidized, institutional, state, private loans that your institution is aware of, etc. Include both Federal Direct Student Loans and Federal Family Education Loans.
- 18.0
- B. Federal loan programs: Federal Perkins, Federal Stafford Subsidized and Unsubsidized. Include both Federal Direct Student Loans and Federal Family Education Loans.
- 15.0
- C. Institutional loan programs.
- 1.0
- D. State loan programs.
- 0.0
- E. Private student loans made by a bank or lender.
- 5.0
- A. Any loan program: Federal Perkins, Federal Stafford Subsidized and Unsubsidized, institutional, state, private loans that your institution is aware of, etc. Include both Federal Direct Student Loans and Federal Family Education Loans.
- 34735
- B. Federal loan programs: Federal Perkins, Federal Stafford Subsidized and Unsubsidized. Include both Federal Direct Student Loans and Federal Family Education Loans.
- 14664
- C. Institutional loan programs.
- 3374
- D. State loan programs.
- 0
- E. Private student loans made by a bank or lender.
- 73669
Financial Aid Reply
- Students must reply by (date):
- 05
- or within____weeks of notification.
- 1
Disciplinary Areas of Degrees Conferred28
Diploma/Certificates
- Natural resources and conservation
- 2.5
- Architecture
- 0.8
- Area, ethnic, and gender studies
- 3.3
- Communication/journalism
- 2.2
- TOTAL (should = 100%)
- 100%
Associate
- TOTAL (should = 100%)
- 100%
Bachelors
- Agriculture
- 1
- Natural resources and conservation
- 3
- Architecture
- 4
- Area, ethnic, and gender studies
- 5
- Communication/journalism
- 9
- Computer and information sciences
- 12.7
- Education
- 1.1
- Engineering
- 4.5
- Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics
- 2.7
- English
- 5.1
- Biological/life sciences
- 9.3
- Mathematics and statistics
- 9.9
- Military science and military technologies
- 28
- Interdisciplinary studies
- 5.6
- Philosophy and religious studies
- 1.6
- Physical sciences
- 3.1
- Psychology
- 3.3
- Social sciences
- 25.2
- Visual and performing arts
- 4.5
- Business/marketing
- 0.2
- History
- 2.5
- TOTAL (should = 100%)
- 100%
Enrollment And Persistence77
Institutional Enrollment
- All other graduates enrolled in credit courses: men
- 4,046
- All other graduates enrolled in credit courses: women
- 11,956
Enrollment by Racial/Ethnic Category
- Hispanic/Latino
- 173
- Black or African American, non-Hispanic
- 94
- White, non-Hispanic
- 526
- American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic
- 1
- Asian, non-Hispanic
- 470
- Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic
- 0
- Two or more races, non-Hispanic
- 119
- Race and/or ethnicity unknown
- 94
- TOTAL
- 1,719
- Hispanic/Latino
- 876
- Black or African American, non-Hispanic
- 591
- White, non-Hispanic
- 2,379
- American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic
- 15
- Asian, non-Hispanic
- 1,653
- Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic
- 8
- Two or more races, non-Hispanic
- 574
- Race and/or ethnicity unknown
- 213
- TOTAL
- 7,226
- Hispanic/Latino
- 890
- Black or African American, non-Hispanic
- 596
- White, non-Hispanic
- 2,401
- American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic
- 15
- Asian, non-Hispanic
- 1,678
- Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic
- 8
- Two or more races, non-Hispanic
- 583
- Race and/or ethnicity unknown
- 670
- TOTAL
- 7,910
Persistence
- Bachelor's degrees
- 1,944
- Postbachelor's certificates
- 1
- Master's degrees
- 1,024
- Doctoral degrees – research/scholarship
- 251
- Doctoral degrees – professional practice
- 134
Graduation Rates
- Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant
- 228
- Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant
- 298
- Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan
- 1,111
- Total
- 1,637
- Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant
- 0
- Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant
- 0
- Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan
- 4
- Total
- 4
- Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant
- 228
- Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant
- 298
- Total
- 1,633
- Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan
- 889
- Total
- 1,310
- Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant
- 36
- Total
- 223
- Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant
- 7
- Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant
- 4
- Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan
- 19
- Total
- 30
- Total
- 1,563
- Total
- 95.7
- Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant
- 1,719
- Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant
- 7,185
- Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan
- 41
- Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant
- 1,083
- Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan
- 3,907
- Total
- 22
- Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant
- 829
- Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant
- 3,366
- Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan
- 22
- Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant
- 829
- Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant
- 3,366
- Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan
- 22
- Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant
- 806
- Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant
- 3,330
- Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan
- 22
- Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant
- 660
- Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant
- 2,818
- Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan
- 15
- Total
- 120
- Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant
- 829
- Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant
- 3,366
- Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan
- 22
Instructional Faculty And Class Size31
Instructional Faculty
- A. Total number of instructional faculty
- 1,022
- B. Total number who are members of minority groups
- 276
- C. Total number who are women
- 430
- D. Total number who are men
- 592
- E. Total number who are nonresidents (international)
- 66
- F. Total number with doctorate, or other terminal degree
- 965
- G. Total number whose highest degree is a master’s but not a terminal master’s
- 43
- H. Total number whose highest degree is a bachelor’s
- 13
- I. Total number whose highest degree is unknown or other (Note: Items f, g, h, and i must sum up to item a.)
- 0
- J. Total number in stand-alone graduate/professional programs in which faculty teach virtually only graduate-level students
- 0
- A. Total number of instructional faculty
- 57
- B. Total number who are members of minority groups
- 12
- C. Total number who are women
- 28
- D. Total number who are men
- 29
- E. Total number who are nonresidents (international)
- 3
- F. Total number with doctorate, or other terminal degree
- 43%
- G. Total number whose highest degree is a master’s but not a terminal master’s
- 10
- H. Total number whose highest degree is a bachelor’s
- 4
- I. Total number whose highest degree is unknown or other (Note: Items f, g, h, and i must sum up to item a.)
- 0
- J. Total number in stand-alone graduate/professional programs in which faculty teach virtually only graduate-level students
- 0
- A. Total number of instructional faculty
- 1,079
- B. Total number who are members of minority groups
- 288
- C. Total number who are women
- 458
- D. Total number who are men
- 621
- E. Total number who are nonresidents (international)
- 69
- F. Total number with doctorate, or other terminal degree
- 1,008
- G. Total number whose highest degree is a master’s but not a terminal master’s
- 53
- H. Total number whose highest degree is a bachelor’s
- 17
- I. Total number whose highest degree is unknown or other (Note: Items f, g, h, and i must sum up to item a.)
- 0
- J. Total number in stand-alone graduate/professional programs in which faculty teach virtually only graduate-level students
- 0
Student to Faculty Ratio
- Fall 2024 Student to Faculty ratio
- 6
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Brown University is a small private university in Providence, RI, in a city setting.
What Brown University looks for
Acceptance is roughly 5%, so admitted students nearly always have stats above the bottom of the mid-50. That said, stats alone do not get anyone in here. The applications that work read as coherent applicants with a clear academic and personal narrative more than as resumes. Admissions officers are reading for specifics: what you actually did, what you cared enough to follow through on, and how you write when you sound like yourself rather than a candidate.
Frequently asked
What SAT score do I need for Brown University?
Brown University's middle 50% SAT range is 1510 to 1580. A score in or above that band keeps you in the conversation; below it, the rest of your application has to do more work.
What ACT score do I need for Brown University?
Middle 50% ACT range is 34 to 35. The top of that range or above is what most admitted students submit when they choose to send a score.
What is the acceptance rate at Brown University?
Brown University admits roughly 5% of applicants. That makes it a reach for nearly everyone, regardless of stats.
What does Brown University actually cost after financial aid?
Average net cost (after institutional aid) is about $25,184 per year. Net cost varies enormously by family income; run the school's net price calculator for an estimate that reflects your situation.
Is Brown University a reach, match, or safety for me?
Compare your stats to the middle 50% above. If you are at or below the 25th percentile, treat Brown University as a reach. If you are in the middle 50%, it is a match. Above the 75th percentile and the school accepts above 25% overall, it is closer to a safety. Selectivity below 20% should be treated as a reach for everyone, period.
