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Brown University

Basic Information

Type Private

Geographical Reach National

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%

From State 3%

From Region 23%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees

Humanities & Social Sciences 33%

Computer Science 15%

Physical Sciences & Math 14%

Life & Natural Sciences 13%

Business & Economics 11%

Arts 5%

Engineering 5%

Health Sciences 3%

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 (71%)

Sunshine Hours 2,606 (49%)

Days Without Precipitation 241 (39%)

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes

Acceptance Rate 5%

Yield (Unbound) 49%

Early Decision 1 Nov 1

Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R1

Expenditure

Humanities & Social Sciences	$53M	#25
Life & Natural Sciences	$225M	#78
Engineering, Computing & Math	$69M	#92

Graduate Degrees

Engineering, Computing & Math	45	#106
Life & Natural Sciences	219	#121
Humanities & Social Sciences	121	#169

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy required

Submitted Test Scores 85%

SAT Range 1520 – 1560

SAT Math Range 770 – 800

SAT RW Range 740 – 780

ACT Range 34 – 35

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Schools & Majors

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
School of Engineering	104	46% / 54%	16%	$108,582		97%
Biomedical Engineering	34 —	29% / 71%	6%	$89,841	84	96%
Engineering	68 +12	54% / 46%	22%	$117,101	98	97%
Industrial Engineering	2 —	50% / 50%	0%	$137,539	99	—

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
The College	1,840	48% / 52%	11%	$111,863		92%
Computer Science	243 +44	64% / 36%	16%	$271,601	100	93%
Computer Science and Economics	39 +1	74% / 26%	28%	$202,204	100	—
Applied Mathematics	159 +27	68% / 32%	19%	$135,511	99	92%
Astronomy	1 +1	100% / 0%	0%	$108,124	95	—
Chemical Physics	— —	—	—	$107,919	95	—
Chemistry	18 +1	67% / 33%	6%	$83,486	77	—
Computational Mathematics	30 +1	77% / 23%	13%	$135,511	99	92%
Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences	9 +5	78% / 22%	0%	$62,577	28	—
Geology-Chemistry	2 —	50% / 50%	0%	$84,699	79	—
Geophysics	4 —	75% / 25%	25%	$62,755	29	—
Mathematics	17 +16	65% / 35%	18%	$132,751	99	—
Physics	32 +8	72% / 28%	16%	$108,168	95	—
Statistics	4 +1	25% / 75%	0%	$139,169	99	—
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	36 —	56% / 44%	6%	$63,274	30	84%
Biology	102 +9	28% / 72%	5%	$65,144	36	93%
Biophysics	2 +1	100% / 0%	0%	$63,274	30	84%
Computational Biology	10 +2	30% / 70%	10%	$65,994	39	—
Environmental Science	27 —	37% / 63%	7%	$55,145	11	86%
Environmental Studies	28 +9	39% / 61%	4%	$55,145	11	86%
Human Biology	46 +9	20% / 80%	2%	$77,466	67	91%
Public Health	55 +14	16% / 84%	0%	$76,971	66	—
Business, Entrepreneurship, and Organizations	5 —	80% / 20%	0%	$118,561	98	98%
Economics	174 +56	64% / 36%	13%	$112,306	97	96%
Modern Culture and Media	41 +15	39% / 61%	5%	$34,420	1	95%
Africana Studies	4 +5	25% / 75%	0%	$64,366	34	87%
American Studies	2 +4	0% / 100%	0%	$64,366	34	87%
Anthropology	15 +8	27% / 73%	0%	$70,042	50	—
Archaeology and the Ancient World	3 +4	33% / 67%	0%	$75,771	64	—
Behavioral Decision Sciences	30 +7	43% / 57%	20%	$67,381	43	—
Classics	11 +7	73% / 27%	0%	$75,564	63	—
Cognitive Neuroscience	76 +1	43% / 57%	9%	$73,645	59	82%
Cognitive Science	6 +2	17% / 83%	0%	$66,016	39	—
Cognitive Science	31 +4	26% / 74%	23%	$62,147	27	93%
Comparative Literature	14 +12	43% / 57%	36%	$58,894	19	—
Contemplative Studies	6 +4	50% / 50%	0%	$66,311	39	—
Critical Native American and Indigenous Studies	1 +4	100% / 0%	0%	$25,414	1	100%
Development Studies	8 +8	25% / 75%	0%	$70,066	50	—
East Asian Studies	9 +18	44% / 56%	33%	$64,366	34	87%
English	64 +26	23% / 77%	6%	$55,569	12	92%
Ethnic Studies	5 +3	0% / 100%	0%	$25,414	1	100%
French and Francophone Studies	4 +4	50% / 50%	0%	$64,366	34	87%
German Studies	4 —	50% / 50%	0%	$64,366	34	87%
Hispanic Studies	7 +3	43% / 57%	0%	$61,405	25	—
History	38 +26	61% / 39%	5%	$81,596	74	96%
Independent Concentration	11 +7	36% / 64%	0%	$80,137	72	—
International and Public Affairs	111 +67	41% / 59%	8%	$104,415	94	94%
International and Public Affairs	2 —	50% / 50%	0%	$105,433	94	—
Japanese Studies	— —	—	—	$54,931	11	—
Latin American and Caribbean Studies	1 +2	100% / 0%	0%	$64,366	34	87%
Linguistics	6 +9	50% / 50%	0%	$68,536	46	—
Literary Arts	23 +18	22% / 78%	22%	$44,574	3	91%
Medieval and Renaissance Studies	— +1	—	—	$73,896	60	—
Middle East Studies	5 +3	40% / 60%	20%	$64,366	34	87%
Philosophy	21 +7	62% / 38%	24%	$70,638	52	—
Political Science	44 +19	48% / 52%	5%	$82,914	76	94%
Portuguese and Brazilian Studies	1 +1	0% / 100%	0%	$59,833	21	—
Psychology	35 +14	23% / 77%	9%	$62,147	27	93%
Public Policy	1 —	100% / 0%	100%	$93,063	87	100%
Religious Studies	8 +3	25% / 75%	0%	$63,933	32	—
Science, Technology, and Society	11 +3	36% / 64%	0%	$68,304	45	—
Slavic Studies	1 +6	0% / 100%	100%	$64,366	34	87%
Sociology	29 +10	31% / 69%	0%	$70,722	52	—
Education Studies	14 +15	14% / 86%	14%	$79,577	71	92%
Architecture	16 +5	44% / 56%	19%	$75,707	64	—
History of Art and Architecture	13 +8	23% / 77%	15%	$74,287	61	88%
Music	12 +18	83% / 17%	0%	$49,280	5	—
Theatre Arts and Performance Studies	6 +7	17% / 83%	33%	$22,922	1	92%
Urban Studies	15 +11	47% / 53%	7%	$72,427	57	83%
Visual Art	32 +21	28% / 72%	6%	$74,287	61	88%