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Brown University

Basic Information

Type Private

Location Providence, RI

Population 1,100,000

Website http://www.brown.edu/

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 7,273

Men / Women 50% / 50%

White 30%

Asian 19%

International 13%

Hispanic 12%

Black 8%

Mixed 6%

Native American 1%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees

Humanities & Social Sciences 33%

Engineering, Computing & Math 30%

Life & Natural Sciences 17%

Business & Economics 13%

Arts 5%

Education 1%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $71,700

Est. Cost of Attendance $87,648

10-Year ROI $282,000

ROI Percentile 96th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 99%

4-Year Graduation Rate 77%

6-Year Graduation Rate 96%

Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71th pctl)

Sunshine Hours 2,606 (49th pctl)

Days Without Precipitation 241 (39th pctl)

Muggyness Nice

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 5%

Yield (Unbound) 47%

Early Decision Nov 1

Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R1

Expenditure

Humanities & Social Sciences	$53M	#25
Life & Natural Sciences	$225M	#79
Engineering, Computing & Math	$69M	#92

Graduate Degrees

Engineering, Computing & Math	45	#107
Life & Natural Sciences	219	#136
Humanities & Social Sciences	121	#175

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_required

Submitted Test Scores 85%

SAT Range 1,510 – 1,580

ACT Range 34 – 35

Schools & Majors

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	5yr Earn
School of Engineering	104	46% / 54%	16%	$115,942
Biomedical Engineering	34 —	29% / 71%	6%	—
Engineering	68 +12	54% / 46%	22%	$115,942
Industrial Engineering	2 —	50% / 50%	0%	—

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	5yr Earn
The College	1,840	48% / 52%	11%	$126,904
Applied Mathematics	159 +27	68% / 32%	19%	$134,169
Astronomy	1 +1	100% / 0%	0%	—
Chemical Physics
Computational Mathematics	30 +1	77% / 23%	13%	$134,169
Computer Science	243 +44	64% / 36%	16%	$268,912
Mathematics	17 +16	65% / 35%	18%	—
Physics	32 +8	72% / 28%	16%	—
Statistics	4 +1	25% / 75%	0%	—
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	36 —	56% / 44%	6%	—
Biology	102 +9	28% / 72%	5%	$64,499
Biophysics	2 +1	100% / 0%	0%	—
Chemistry	18 +1	67% / 33%	6%	—
Computational Biology	10 +2	30% / 70%	10%	—
Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences	9 +5	78% / 22%	0%	—
Environmental Science	27 —	37% / 63%	7%	$54,599
Environmental Studies	28 +9	39% / 61%	4%	$54,599
Geology-Chemistry	2 —	50% / 50%	0%	—
Geophysics	4 —	75% / 25%	25%	—
Human Biology	46 +9	20% / 80%	2%	$76,699
Public Health	55 +14	16% / 84%	0%	—
Business, Entrepreneurship, and Organizations	5 —	80% / 20%	0%	$117,387
Computer Science and Economics	39 +1	74% / 26%	28%	—
Economics	174 +56	64% / 36%	13%	$111,194
Modern Culture and Media	41 +15	39% / 61%	5%	—
Africana Studies	4 +5	25% / 75%	0%	$63,729
American Studies	2 +4	0% / 100%	0%	$63,729
Anthropology	15 +8	27% / 73%	0%	—
Archaeology and the Ancient World	3 +4	33% / 67%	0%	—
Behavioral Decision Sciences	30 +7	43% / 57%	20%	—
Classics	11 +7	73% / 27%	0%	—
Cognitive Neuroscience	76 +1	43% / 57%	9%	$72,916
Cognitive Science	31 +4	26% / 74%	23%	—
Cognitive Science	6 +2	17% / 83%	0%	—
Comparative Literature	14 +12	43% / 57%	36%	—
Contemplative Studies	6 +4	50% / 50%	0%	—
Critical Native American and Indigenous Studies	1 +4	100% / 0%	0%	—
Development Studies	8 +8	25% / 75%	0%	—
East Asian Studies	9 +18	44% / 56%	33%	$63,729
English	64 +26	23% / 77%	6%	$58,365
Ethnic Studies	5 +3	0% / 100%	0%	—
French and Francophone Studies	4 +4	50% / 50%	0%	$63,729
German Studies	4 —	50% / 50%	0%	$63,729
Hispanic Studies	7 +3	43% / 57%	0%	—
History	38 +26	61% / 39%	5%	$80,788
Independent Concentration	11 +7	36% / 64%	0%	—
International and Public Affairs	111 +67	41% / 59%	8%	$103,381
International and Public Affairs	2 —	50% / 50%	0%	—
Japanese Studies
Latin American and Caribbean Studies	1 +2	100% / 0%	0%	$63,729
Linguistics	6 +9	50% / 50%	0%	—
Literary Arts	23 +18	22% / 78%	22%	—
Medieval and Renaissance Studies
Middle East Studies	5 +3	40% / 60%	20%	$63,729
Philosophy	21 +7	62% / 38%	24%	—
Political Science	44 +19	48% / 52%	5%	$82,093
Portuguese and Brazilian Studies	1 +1	0% / 100%	0%	—
Psychology	35 +14	23% / 77%	9%	—
Public Policy	1 —	100% / 0%	100%	$98,438
Religious Studies	8 +3	25% / 75%	0%	—
Science, Technology, and Society	11 +3	36% / 64%	0%	—
Slavic Studies	1 +6	0% / 100%	100%	$63,729
Sociology	29 +10	31% / 69%	0%	—
Education Studies	14 +15	14% / 86%	14%	$78,789
Architecture	16 +5	44% / 56%	19%	—
History of Art and Architecture	13 +8	23% / 77%	15%	$73,551
Music	12 +18	83% / 17%	0%	—
Theatre Arts and Performance Studies	6 +7	17% / 83%	33%	$22,695
Urban Studies	15 +11	47% / 53%	7%	—
Visual Art	32 +21	28% / 72%	6%	$73,551