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Brown University

Providence, RI. 340 fields, verified each cycle. from the Department of Education, the Common Data Set and the school's own bulletin, not scraped once and forgotten.

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“Boston is the campus, for better and worse. No quad to sit on, no bubble to stay in. I loved it.”

Alum, 2024, College of Communication

“I was in a lab the second semester of sophomore year. Professors answer email here.”

Junior, Engineering

“The education is worth it. The cost is not the number on the website.”

Sophomore, College of Arts and Sciences

“Consulting and finance firms recruit through Questrom. Three internships before senior year.”

Senior, Questrom

“Four years of guaranteed housing in a city this expensive is the underrated benefit.”

Senior, College of Arts and Sciences

“Sixty of my sixty four credits transferred. Get the agreement in writing first.”

Transfer, 2025, Engineering
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“My funding package covered five years. That decision was made for me before I arrived, and it changed everything.”

Doctoral candidate, Biology

“The clinical placements are in Boston hospitals. You are working with patients in your first year.”

Second year, Medicine

“My advisor has eleven students. Ask how many before you accept an offer anywhere.”

Doctoral candidate, Economics

“The part time law option let me keep working. Four years instead of three, no debt.”

Third year, Law

“Teaching load is two sections a term. Budget for that when you plan your dissertation timeline.”

Doctoral candidate, English

“Master of Public Health placement was strong. Career services is thinner than the undergraduate side.”

Alum, 2025, Public Health
4.1 ★★★★ 2,840 student reviews
4.3 ★★★★ 1,120 graduate reviews
Private, 4 yearProvidence, RI7,226 undergraduates2025-2026 cycle
Private, doctoralBoston, MA15,200 graduate students196 programs

Acceptance rate

5.4%

2025-2026

SAT middle 50%

1510-1580

Required

ACT middle 50%

34-35

Composite

Average net price

$25,184

After grants

Graduation rate

96%

Within six years

Acceptance rate

28%

34,100 applied, 9,500 admitted

Median undergraduate GPA

3.5

Across all master's programs

Funded doctoral offers

94%

Five year package, tuition and stipend

Average net cost

$41,800

Master's, after aid and assistantships

Completion rate

82%

Doctoral, within eight years

Deadlines

Early Decision (ED) November 1, 2025
Regular Decision (RD) January 5, 2026

Requirements

Application platform Common App
Application fee $80
Test scores Required
Writing supplement Required
Counselor recommendation Required
Teacher evaluations 2
Supplemental prompt 650 words In order to be considered for the The Brown | RISD Dual Degree Program (BRDD), applicants must apply to both Brown and RISD. You must submit the same BRDD supplemental essay with both applications. The Brown | RISD Dual Degree Program draws on the complementary strengths of Brown University and Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) to provide students with the opportunity to explore and engage with diverse spheres of academic and creative inquiry. Considering your understanding of the academic programs at Brown and RISD, describe how and why the specific blend of RISD's experimental, immersive art and design program and Brown's wide-ranging courses and curricula could constitute an optimal undergraduate education for you. Reflect on how you might integrate or synthesize content, approaches, and methods from these two distinct learning experiences. Additionally, how might you contribute to the Dual Degree community and its commitment to interdisciplinary work?
Supplemental prompt 500 words Committing to a future career as a physician while in high school requires careful consideration and self-reflection. Explain your personal motivation to pursue a career in medicine, and why the Program in Liberal Medical Education (PLME) will best meet your professional and personal goals.
Supplemental prompt 250 words Write your response (250 words or fewer)
Supplemental prompt 250 words Please inform us of the exams and scores you find most meaningful.
Supplemental prompt 250 words Brown's Open Curriculum allows students to explore broadly while also diving deeply into their academic pursuits. Tell us about any academic interests that excite you, and how you might pursue them at Brown.
Supplemental prompt 250 words Students entering Brown often find that making their home on College Hill naturally invites reflection on where they came from. Share how an aspect of your growing up has inspired or challenged you, and what unique contributions this might allow you to make to the Brown community.
Supplemental prompt 250 words Brown students care deeply about their work and the world around them. Students find contentment, satisfaction, and meaning in daily interactions and major discoveries. Whether big or small, mundane or spectacular, tell us about something that brings you joy.
Supplemental prompt 100 words If you could teach a class on any one thing, whether academic or otherwise, what would it be?
Supplemental prompt 50 words In one sentence, why Brown?
Supplemental prompt 50 words Who will you ask for recommendation letters? Teachers: 2 required. Other recommenders: up to 1 optional. List only.

Where Brown University stands on AI

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