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Brown University

Providence, RI · Private · Midsize city · Carnegie R1/R2

Private institution in Providence, RI · 7,273 undergraduates · 5% acceptance rate · $93,487 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$26,5721,582nd cheapest of 1,985 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$68,2302,037th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$68,2302,037th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Cost of attendance
$84,9861,978th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
Median graduate debt
$11,428154th lowest of 1,880 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$93,48751st highest of 1,969 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$79,13165th highest of 1,964 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
96.0%31st highest of 2,031 reporting
Full-time retention
98.7%60th highest of 1,853 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
5.2%11th most selective of 1,608 reporting
Average SAT
15469th highest of 1,024 reporting
Median ACT
349th highest of 954 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
7,273353rd largest of 2,162 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
6.0:195th smallest of 2,159 reporting
Pell Grant share
13.3%1,996th highest of 2,140 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 42 mi (BOS)

On 14 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$80
Personal essay
Required
Writing supplement
Yes

Deadlines and essay flags come from the Common App Requirements Grid, joined by school name. Always confirm against the school’s own admissions page before applying.

Admitted class profile (Fall 2024 entering class (Class of 2028))

Top 10% of high-school class
92%
International
14%
First-generation
14%

Sources: admission.brown.edu

Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 60 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Computer Sciencebachelors$136,278$153,718
Applied MathematicsMathematics & Statisticsbachelors$98,213$88,506
Engineering, GeneralEngineeringbachelors$72,320$75,921
Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsBusinessbachelors$70,009$73,769
EconomicsSocial Sciencesbachelors$66,153$63,302
Psychology, GeneralPsychologybachelors$46,087$31,581
International Relations and National Security StudiesSocial Sciencesbachelors$41,565$50,105
Public Policy AnalysisPublic Administrationbachelors$41,565—
Research and Experimental PsychologyPsychologybachelors$40,647—
Historybachelors$40,467$38,289
Science, Technology and SocietyMultidisciplinary Studiesbachelors$39,927—
Political Science and GovernmentSocial Sciencesbachelors$39,369$53,108

Campus facts

Athletics — 22 sports

NCAA Division I-FCS · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0 · Coed $0)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

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