Brown University
Providence, Rhode Island
Private nonprofitBachelor's to graduateFounded 1765Midsize citySEVP certified
About
Brown University is a private Ivy League research university in the College Hill neighborhood of Providence, Rhode Island, United States. The university is the seventh-oldest institution of higher education in the United States, founded in 1764 as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. One of nine colonial colleges chartered before the American Revolution, it was the first American college to codify that admission and instruction of students was to be equal regardless of the religious affiliation of students. The university is home to the oldest applied mathematics program in the country and oldest engineering program in the Ivy League. It was one of the early doctoral-granting institutions in the U.S., adding masters and doctoral studies in 1887.
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Cost per year
- Tuition and fees (out of state)
- US$74,650
- Estimated total for international students
- US$91,676
International students at public universities pay the out-of-state rate. The estimated total adds housing, food and books to that tuition; it is derived from Scorecard figures, so check the university's own cost page.
Students
- Undergraduates
- 7,226
- Graduate students
- 4,046
- International undergraduates
- 13%
- Students per teacher
- 6 to 1
Admissions
- Admission rate
- 5%
- SAT
- Reading and writing 740–780 · Maths 770–800
- ACT
- 34–35
Test scores show the middle 50% of admitted students.
Outcomes
- Graduation rate
- 96%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- US$99,974
Earnings are for students who received US federal aid, so they may not reflect international graduates.
Programmes (183)
Bachelor's degrees59 subjects
AnthropologyApplied MathematicsArcheologyArchitectureArea StudiesAstronomy and AstrophysicsBehavioral SciencesBiochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBiology, GeneralBiomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational BiologyBiomedical/Medical EngineeringChemistryClassical and Ancient StudiesClassics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsCognitive ScienceCommunication and Media StudiesComputer ScienceComputer and Information Sciences, GeneralDrama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftEcology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population BiologyEconomicsEducation, GeneralEngineering PhysicsEngineering, GeneralEngineering, OtherEnglish Language and Literature, GeneralEntrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsEthnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesFine and Studio ArtsGeological and Earth Sciences/GeosciencesHistoryHuman BiologyHuman Resources Management and ServicesIndustrial EngineeringInternational Relations and National Security StudiesLinguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and ServicesMathematicsMedieval and Renaissance StudiesMulti-/Interdisciplinary Studies, GeneralMulti/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherMusicNatural Resources Conservation and ResearchNeurobiology and NeurosciencesPhilosophyPhysicsPolitical Science and GovernmentPsychology, GeneralPublic HealthPublic Policy AnalysisReligion/Religious StudiesResearch and Experimental PsychologyRhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesRomance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsScience, Technology and SocietySocial Sciences, GeneralSocial Sciences, OtherSociologyStatisticsUrban Studies/Affairs
Master's degrees62 subjects
AnthropologyApplied MathematicsArcheologyArea StudiesBehavioral SciencesBilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural EducationBiochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBiology, GeneralBiomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational BiologyBiomedical/Medical EngineeringBiotechnologyBusiness Administration, Management and OperationsCell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical SciencesChemistryClassical and Ancient StudiesClassics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsCognitive ScienceCommunication and Media StudiesComputational ScienceComputer ScienceComputer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementData ScienceDrama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftEcology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population BiologyEconomicsEducational Administration and SupervisionEngineering, GeneralEnglish Language and Literature, GeneralEthnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesFine and Studio ArtsGeological and Earth Sciences/GeosciencesHistoric Preservation and ConservationHistoryIndustrial EngineeringLinguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and ServicesMathematicsMathematics and Computer ScienceMedical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical StudiesMolecular MedicineMulti-/Interdisciplinary Studies, GeneralMuseology/Museum StudiesMusicNatural Resources Conservation and ResearchNeurobiology and NeurosciencesPharmacology and ToxicologyPhilosophyPhysicsPhysiology, Pathology and Related SciencesPolitical Science and GovernmentPsychology, GeneralPublic HealthPublic Policy AnalysisReligion/Religious StudiesResearch and Experimental PsychologyRhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesRomance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsScience, Technology and SocietySocial Sciences, GeneralSociologyTeacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsTeacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
Doctoral degrees59 subjects
AnthropologyApplied MathematicsArcheologyArea StudiesAstronomy and AstrophysicsBehavioral SciencesBiochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBiology, GeneralBiomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational BiologyBiomedical/Medical EngineeringBiotechnologyCell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical SciencesChemistryClassical and Ancient StudiesClassics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsCognitive ScienceCommunication and Media StudiesComputer ScienceComputer and Information Sciences, GeneralDrama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftEcology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population BiologyEconomicsEducation, GeneralEngineering PhysicsEngineering, GeneralEnglish Language and Literature, GeneralEntrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsEthnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesFine and Studio ArtsGeological and Earth Sciences/GeosciencesHistoryHuman BiologyInternational Relations and National Security StudiesLinguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and ServicesMathematicsMedical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical StudiesMolecular MedicineMulti-/Interdisciplinary Studies, GeneralMulti/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherMusicNatural Resources Conservation and ResearchNeurobiology and NeurosciencesPharmacology and ToxicologyPhilosophyPhysicsPhysiology, Pathology and Related SciencesPolitical Science and GovernmentPsychology, GeneralPublic HealthPublic Policy AnalysisReligion/Religious StudiesResearch and Experimental PsychologyRhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesRomance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsScience, Technology and SocietySocial Sciences, GeneralSocial Sciences, OtherSociologyUrban Studies/Affairs
Professional degrees (MD, JD and similar)1 subject
Medicine
Graduate certificates2 subjects
EconomicsMedical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies
Subjects and degree levels reported to the US Department of Education. See the university's course catalogue for course-by-course details.