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Brown University

Providence, RI · CDS 20222023 · City: Midsize · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

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Overall admit rate
5.1%
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
67.0%
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
100.0%
Total cost — out-of-state
$84,728
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
6:1
Avg loan debt at graduation

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates7,639
Total all graduate3,550
Grand total all students11,189

Admissions

Total applicants50,649
Total admitted2,562
Total enrolled1,717
Overall admit rate5.1%
Admit rate — women4.1%
Admit rate — men6.7%
Yield rate67.0%

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?Yes
ED closing dateNovember 1
ED notification dateMid-December
# admitted under ED plan896
Offers Early Action plan?No
EA closing date
EA notification date
Restrictive Early Action?

Test Scores

% submitting SAT54.0%
% submitting ACT27.0%
SAT EBRW 25th %ile730
SAT EBRW 75th %ile780
SAT Math 25th %ile760
SAT Math 75th %ile800
ACT Comp 25th %ile34
ACT Comp 75th %ile36
% in top 10% of HS class93.0%
% in top 25% of HS class97.0%

Cost

Tuition — in-state$65,656
Tuition — out-of-state$65,656
Required fees$2,474
Room and board$16,598
Total cost — in-state$84,728
Total cost — out-of-state$84,728

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant$60,190
Avg % of need met100.0%
% with 100% of need met100.0%
Avg merit grant (no need)$19,306
Avg loan debt at graduation

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist
# admitted from waitlist15
Waitlist admit rate
Transfer applicants (total)2,836
Transfer admit rate5.4%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio6:1
% faculty full-time91.7%

College Scorecard

Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.

Admissions & cost

Admit rate (Scorecard)5.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)
Average net price (private)$25,184Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)96.4%Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200)
Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time)92.5%Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
First-year retention rate98.7%Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT)
Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing$94,678Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant14.4%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan10.0%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Paid in full31.5%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress36.4%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress11.1%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged
Defaulted

Undergraduates

% part-time0.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white32.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black8.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino12.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian22.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races7.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international12.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown2.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women44.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men55.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white51.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black5.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino5.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian10.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races2.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international19.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown5.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.

Social Sciences25.3%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services15.8%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences12.3%
Mathematics And Statistics11.3%
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies5.9%
Engineering4.7%
English Language And Literature/Letters4.6%
Psychology3.3%