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Brown University
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General Information
- Address:
Brown University
45 Prospect St.
Providence, RI 02912- Control:
Private
- Academic Calendar:
Semester system
- Founded:
1764
- Web Site:
www.brown.edu
- Main Phone:
(401) 863-1000
- Admissions Phone:
(401) 863-2378
Student Body
- Full-Time Undergraduates:
5,708
- Part-Time Undergraduates:
306
- Full-Time Male Undergraduates:
2,740
- Full-Time Female Undergraduates:
3,274
Admissions
- Overall Acceptance Rate:
17%
- Early Decision Acceptance Rate:
29%
- Regular Acceptance Rate:
15%
- Total Applicants:
15,286
- Total Acceptances:
2,534
- Freshmen Enrollment:
1,458
- Yield (% of admitted students who actually enroll):
58%
- Early Decision Available?
Yes
- Early Action Available?
No
- Total Early Decision Applicants:
1,863
- Total Early Decision Acceptances:
27%
- Early Decision Deadline:
November 1
- Early Decision Notification:
Mid-December
- Regular Decision Deadline:
January 1
- Regular Decision Notification:
First week in April
- Must-Reply-By Date:
May 1
- Applicants Placed on Waiting List:
1,400
- Applicants Accepted from Waiting List:
450
- Applicants Enrolled from Waiting List:
89
- Transfer Applications Received:
686
- Transfer Applications Accepted:
189
- Transfer Students Enrolled:
108
- Transfer Student Acceptance Rate:
28%
- Common Application Accepted?
No
- Supplemental Forms?
No
- Admissions E-Mail:
admissions_undergrad@
brown.edu- Admissions Web Site:
www.brown.edu/
administration/Admission- SAT I or ACT Required?
Either
- First-Year Students Submitting SAT Scores:
96%
- SAT I Range (25th–75th Percentile):
1310–1520
- SAT I Verbal Range (25th–75th Percentile):
650–760
- SAT I Math Range (25th–75th Percentile):
660–760
- SAT II Requirements:
Any 3 SAT IIs
- Retention Rate:
97%
- Top 10% of High School Class:
90%
- Application Fee:
$70
Financial Information
- Full-Time Tuition:
$32,974
- Room and Board:
$8,796
- Books and Supplies:
$1,096
- Average Need-Based Financial Aid Package (including loans, work-study, grants, and other sources):
$24,402
- Students Who Applied For Financial Aid:
51%
- Students Who Received Aid:
45%
- Financial Aid Forms Deadline:
November 1 (Early Decision)
February 1 (Regular Admission)- Financial Aid Phone:
(401) 863-9922
- Financial Aid E-Mail:
FinAid_Administrator@brown.
edu- Financial Aid Web Site:
http://financialaid.brown.edu
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