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Overview
- Brown University is an Ivy League university located in Providence, Rhode Island, which is 45 miles south of Boston. Map.
- Brown enrolls approximately 6,400 undergraduate students.
- Brown University’s has eliminated loans for students whose family incomes are less than $100,000, has reduced loans for all students who receive financial aid and no longer requires a parental contribution from most families with incomes of up to $60,000.
- Visit Brown University’s website at www.brown.edu.
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- View Brown’s Class of 2015 Profile.
- Connect with the Brown faculty and students.
Socio-economic Diversity
- 16% of students at Brown University come from families with annual incomes below $60,000.
- 13% of students at Brown University receive Federal Pell Grants, which typically go to students whose family incomes are below $40,000.
- 16% of students in the Class of 2015 are the first member of their family to attend a four-year college.
Racial Diversity of Undergraduates | |
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African American | 7% |
Asian American | 15% |
Caucasian | 49% |
Hispanic | 8% |
Native American | 1% |
Not Reported | 13% |
Gender Ratio | |
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Female | 52% |
Male | 48% |
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Ranking
#15 National
UniversitySource:
2012 U.S.News RankingsGEOGRAPHIC
Diversity- 96% of the students are from outside the state of Rhode Island.
- 10% of the students are from outside the US.
- Learn about The Third World Center and multicultural student groups at Brown.
School Profile
Campus Setting
- Urban
- City population: 171,557
Size
- Enrollment: 5,774
- Freshman Class: 1,495
Admissions
- 8.7% of applicants admitted
- 94% students in top 10% of HS class
- SAT V Middle 50%: 680-780
- SAT M Middle 50%: 690-790
- SAT W Middle 50%: 690-780