Brown University
Providence, RI
Admissions Prediction
Official Admissions Statistics 2016 - 2017
Admission Overview
| Applicants | 32,390 |
| Admitted | 3,014 |
| Acceptance rate | 9.3% |
| Yield rate | 55.8% |
Acceptance Rate by Gender
25th to 75th Percentile of Admitted Students
This graph shows the 25th to 75th percentile SAT scores of admitted students at Brown University.
Brown University's average SAT scores fall between:
- Verbal: 680 and 780
- Math: 690 and 790
- Writing: 31 and 34
This graph shows the 25th to 75th percentile ACT scores of admitted students at Brown University.
Brown University's average composite ACT score falls between 32 and 35.
Degree Completions
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This table shows the number of students who graduated with a degree in the following fields:
| Major | Men | Women | Total |
| Acting | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| African Studies | 3 | 9 | 12 |
| American/United States Studies/Civilization | 3 | 9 | 12 |
| Ancient Studies/Civilization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ancient/Classical Greek Language & Literature | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthropology | 3 | 12 | 15 |
| Applied Mathematics | 62 | 35 | 97 |
| Archeology | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Art History, Criticism & Conservation | 2 | 13 | 15 |
| Art/Art Studies, General | 6 | 10 | 16 |
| Astronomy | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Behavioral Aspects of Health. | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Bilingual & Multilingual Education | 1 | 9 | 10 |
| Biochemistry | 8 | 10 | 18 |
| Bioethics/Medical Ethics. | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General | 43 | 68 | 111 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | 8 | 7 | 15 |
| Biophysics | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Biostatistics | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| Biotechnology | 9 | 10 | 19 |
| Business Administration/Management | 22 | 8 | 30 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Chemical Physics | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chemistry, General | 8 | 9 | 17 |
| Classical, Mediterranean, & Near Eastern/Oriental Studies & Archaeology | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics, General | 7 | 10 | 17 |
| Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics. | 2 | 11 | 13 |
| Cognitive Science, General. | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Community Health & Preventive Medicine | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Comparative Literature | 4 | 14 | 18 |
| Computational Biology. | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| Computational Mathematics | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Computer & Information Sciences, General | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| Computer Science | 77 | 34 | 111 |
| Creative Writing. | 7 | 12 | 19 |
| Cultural Resource Management & Policy Analysis | 1 | 10 | 11 |
| Development Economics & International Development | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| Directing & Theatrical Production | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Drama & Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| East Asian Studies | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Econometrics & Quantitative Economics | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Economics, General | 57 | 54 | 111 |
| Education, General | 9 | 15 | 24 |
| Elementary Education & Teaching | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| Engineering Physics | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Engineering, General | 54 | 26 | 80 |
| English Language & Literature, General | 14 | 25 | 39 |
| English/Language Arts Teacher Education | 4 | 9 | 13 |
| Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies | 57 | 36 | 93 |
| Environmental Science | 1 | 11 | 12 |
| Environmental Studies | 3 | 13 | 16 |
| Epidemiology | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| French Language & Literature | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| French Studies | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Geochemistry | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Geology/Earth Science, General | 4 | 10 | 14 |
| Geophysics & Seismology | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| German Studies | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| HEALTH PROFESSIONS AND RELATED PROGRAMS. | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Health Services Administration | 17 | 12 | 29 |
| Hispanic and Latin American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General. | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, & Mexican-American/Chicano | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| History, General | 23 | 33 | 56 |
| Human Biology. | 15 | 31 | 46 |
| International Relations and Affairs. | 18 | 35 | 53 |
| Italian Studies | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jewish/Judaic Studies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Latin American and Caribbean Studies. | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Latin Language & Literature | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Linguistics | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Marine Biology & Biological Oceanography | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Mass Communications/Media Studies | 8 | 15 | 23 |
| Mathematics, General | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| Medical Scientist (MS, PhD) | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Medicine (MD) | 51 | 65 | 116 |
| Medieval & Renaissance Studies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Molecular Medicine. | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES. | 7 | 17 | 24 |
| Museology/Museum Studies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Music Technology. | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Music, General | 10 | 3 | 13 |
| Musicology & Ethnomusicology | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Near & Middle Eastern Studies | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Neuroscience. | 32 | 43 | 75 |
| Pathology/Experimental Pathology | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Philosophy | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| Physics, General | 15 | 6 | 21 |
| Playwriting & Screenwriting | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Political Science & Government, General | 32 | 36 | 68 |
| Portuguese Language & Literature | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Psychology, General | 11 | 34 | 45 |
| Public Health, General (MPH, DPH) | 5 | 52 | 57 |
| Public Policy Analysis | 5 | 10 | 15 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods. | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Sanskrit & Classical Indian Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Science, Technology & Society | 2 | 13 | 15 |
| Slavic Studies | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Social Sciences, Other | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Social Studies Teacher Education | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| Sociology | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| South Asian Studies | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Spanish Language & Literature | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Statistics, General | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Theoretical & Mathematical Physics | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Urban Education & Leadership | 5 | 14 | 19 |
| Urban Studies/Affairs | 6 | 18 | 24 |
| Women's Studies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 853 | 1074 | 1927 |
Parchment Member Admissions Statistics
Parchment Members' Admissions Results
| Applied | 12302 |
| Reported Results | 1336 |
| Accepted | 372 (28%) 28,72 |
| Rejected | 964 |
| Attending | 136 |
| Yield Rate | 37% |
Admitted Members' Score Range
| 25th | 50th | 75th Percentile | |
| GPA | 3.85 | 3.98 | 4.00 |
| SAT I | 2130 | 2268 | 2340 |
| Selectivity Index™ | 815 | 921 | 967 |
Rejected Members' Score Range
| 25th | 50th | 75th Percentile | |
| GPA | 3.63 | 3.83 | 3.96 |
| SAT I | 2010 | 2169 | 2265 |
| Selectivity Index™ | 719 | 832 | 915 |
Stats last calculated: Monday 20th of August 2012 03:00:04 AM
Newest applicant: 141 days, 6 hours, and 42 minutes ago.
All the above data except for Parchment Member Statistics is 'official' -- meaning that it was reported directly by this college -- and comes from the 2016 - 2017 academic year.
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