Brown v. Columbia

astults13
Fri, 08 Jun 2012 11:25:17 +0000

I went to a presentation given by a group of admissions officers, and people from both Columbia and Brown were there. I got the impression that Brown was more of a humanities school, and that Columbia ideally focused on their engineering programs.

I’d also say that they’re both equally difficult to get into. In 2010, the acceptance rate for Brown was 9.3%, while Columbia’s was 9.8%. They’re both equally well-known and “prestigious”, so if you intend on applying to one I think it comes down to what you want to study and not which is more prestigious.