Thanks for the info and sourcing @epeemom.
So, from the OP’s perspective, do we think this is good news or neutral news, since he/she apparently is not a child of a faculty member or staff member?
In other words, do we think the admittance rate for RI residents who are not otherwise hooked is greater than the overall rate?
Note: There are only about 720 faculty, and of course an additional number of staff members, but I don’t think there are a sufficient number of faculty and staff to be having enough kids applying each year to double the RI acceptance rate. The RI acceptance rate may also be affected by legacies–Brown grads are dispersed around the world but it seems (can’t prove it) that a disproportionate number settle in RI, so this could make up the difference.
Question remains, if OP is not a child of an alum, professor or staff member, is there an admissions advantage being from RI?