- The Inkwell
- Rhode Island
- Brown University
Providence, RICity: midsizeZIP 02912Founded 1765
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1765
- Motto
- In Deo Speramus
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral: very high research activity (R1)
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.brown.edu
Rhode IslandPrivate nonprofit
Brown University
Brown University is a private nonprofit university in Providence, Rhode Island, with 7,226 undergraduates. It admits 5.4% of applicants, graduates 96% within six years and costs $26,976 a year after aid.
96%graduate
Admission rate5.4%
Retention99%
4-year graduation75%
Pell Grant share16%
Federal loans11%
$26,976net price / year
5.4%admission rate
1546average SAT
96%graduate in 6 years
$99,974median earnings, 10 yrs
$14,567median debt
#58 of 1,704 for earnings#1,342 of 1,739 for lowest net price#22 of 1,738 for graduation rate#12 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $91,676tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $74,650
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $74,650
- Average net price
- $26,976national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$39
$30,001–48,000$228
$48,001–75,000$10,079
$75,001–110,000$24,827
$110,001+$48,459
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 5.4%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1546
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 740–780
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 770–800
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 34–35
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college5.4%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college99%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college96%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college16%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 96%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 75%
- First-year retention
- 99%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 97%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $80,094
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $99,974middle 50%: $65,867–$174,606
- Median debt at graduation
- $14,567
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$174,606
Median, Brown University$99,974
Lower quarter$65,867
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 7,226
- Part-time
- 0.6%
- Women / men
- 50% / 50%
- Average age at entry
- 19.5
- First-generation students
- 17%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 16%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 6 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 92%
- Average faculty salary
- $17,839 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $42,520
- Endowment, end of year
- $6,718,785,000
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White33%
Hispanic12%
Black8.2%
Asian23%
Two or more races7.9%
U.S. nonresident13%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown2.9%
19 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Social sciences25%
Computer & information sciences16%
Biological & biomedical sciences12%
Mathematics & statistics11%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies5.9%
Engineering4.7%
English language & literature4.6%
Psychology3.3%
keep comparing
Similar colleges
Private nonprofit colleges in Rhode Island
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Providence College Providence, RI | $49,594 | 86% | $90,260 |
| Roger Williams University Bristol, RI | $37,645 | 67% | $77,127 |
| Johnson & Wales University-Providence Providence, RI | $29,952 | 49% | $53,928 |
| Bryant University Smithfield, RI | $39,186 | 81% | $104,456 |
| Johnson & Wales University-Online Providence, RI | $22,071 | 0% | $53,928 |
| Salve Regina University Newport, RI | $36,528 | 73% | $73,336 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dartmouth College Hanover, NH | $26,707 | 95% | $111,162 |
| University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN | $25,339 | 95% | $113,124 |
| University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA | $29,577 | 97% | $121,687 |
| Duke University Durham, NC | $23,706 | 96% | $113,937 |
| Northeastern University Boston, MA | $29,060 | 91% | $99,371 |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA | $25,808 | 86% | $88,716 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 217156. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q49114.