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Brown University

:round_pushpin: Providence, RI • 4-year Private • Acceptance Rate 5%

Brown University is a private university in Providence, Rhode Island. Brown was founded in 1764 and enrolls 12,261 students.

Quick Facts
Total Enrollment 12,261
Campus Setting city
Admission rate 5%
Tuition and fees
In State $68,230
Out-of-State $68,230
Paying For College

See The Official 2025-2026 CC Calendar for projected decision dates.

Admissions

For information about applying to Brown University, see the school’s admission page and online application.

Test 25th percentile score Median score 75th percentile score
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 740 760 780
SAT Math 770 780 800
ACT Composite 34 35 35
ACT English 35 35 36
ACT Math 32 34 35
Consideration Required Not required but considered Not considered
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Application type Deadline
Early Decision Nov 1

Tuition & Fees

Visit the financial aid office’s website to learn more about the cost of attending Brown University.

Cost Breakdown In State Out-of-State
Tuition $65,656 $65,656
Fees $2,574 $2,574
Room and Board $16,598 $16,598
Books $0 $0
Total (Before Financial Aid): $84,828 $84,828

Majors

Major Bachelors Masters Doctorate
Computer Science 287 145 16
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics 230 12 22
Engineering, General 80 121 8
Applied Mathematics, General 186 7 8
Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods 69 112 8
International Relations and Affairs 178
Medicine 134
Biology/Biological Sciences, General 111 1 0
English Language and Literature, General 90 1 8
Neuroscience 77 4 17
Physics, General 40 47 7
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering 34 34 7
History, General 64 5 5
Political Science and Government, General 63 3 7
Mass Communication/Media Studies 56 6 1
Sociology, General 39 7 13
Science, Technology and Society 14 43
Human Biology 55
Art/Art Studies, General 53
Experimental Psychology 49 0 3
Creative Writing 41 10
Medical Science/Scientist 50 0
Behavioral Sciences 37 8 2
Public Policy Analysis, General 1 45
Data Science, General 45
Chemistry, General 19 10 16
Biotechnology 38 2
Computer and Information Sciences, General 40
Mathematics, General 33 0 6
Environmental Studies 37 0
Philosophy 28 2 7
Biochemistry 36 0
Geology/Earth Science, General 14 14 8
Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics 35
Business Administration and Management, General 35
Anthropology, General 23 5 4
Computational Mathematics 31
Music, General 30 0 0
Education, General 29
Comparative Literature 26 0 2
Environmental Science 27
East Asian Studies 27
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 21 2 4
Urban Studies/Affairs 26
Biostatistics 22 3
Industrial Engineering 2 22
Computational Biology 12 8 4
American/United States Studies/Civilization 6 10 7
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 18 3 2
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General 18 3 1
Cognitive Science, General 8 9 5
Architecture 21
Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance 21
Health Services Administration 21
Community Health and Preventive Medicine 0 18
Urban Education and Leadership 18
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General 13 2 2
Linguistics 15 1 0
Social Sciences, Other 16
Religion/Religious Studies 11 2 3
Pathology/Experimental Pathology 1 13
African Studies 9 0 2
Contemplative Studies/Inquiry 10
Slavic Studies 7 0 3
Spanish Language and Literature 10
Archeology 7 0 3
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology 2 7
French Studies 8 1 0
Computational Science 9
Ethnic Studies 8
Near and Middle Eastern Studies 8
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education 7
Social Studies Teacher Education 6
English/Language Arts Teacher Education 6
American Indian/Native American Studies 5
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies 5
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 2 3
German Studies 4 0 1
Statistics, General 5
Geophysics and Seismology 4
Health/Medical Physics 4
Mathematics Teacher Education 3
Molecular Pharmacology 0 3
Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies 0 0 3
Musicology and Ethnomusicology 2 1
Biophysics 3
Portuguese Language and Literature 2 0 1
Latin American and Caribbean Studies 3
Geochemistry 2
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 2
Jewish/Judaic Studies 2
Playwriting and Screenwriting 2
Classical, Ancient Mediterranean, and Near Eastern Studies and Archaeology 0 2 0
Epidemiology 0 2
Astronomy 2
Italian Studies 0 1 1
Cultural Resource Management and Policy Analysis 1
Acting 1
Ancient Studies/Civilization 0 1 0
Directing and Theatrical Production 1
Medieval and Renaissance Studies 1

Data source: IPEDS as of the January 6, 2026 release

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