Brown University admissions

Ivy League · RI. Fall 2023 first-year figures from federal (IPEDS) data. Brown does not publish admissions by high school, so these figures cover all applicants.

In fall 2023, Brown University admitted 2,686 of 51,316 applicants (5.2%). Its admit rate was 7.1% in fall 2019 and 5.2% in fall 2023. 13% of its first-year students in fall 2023 were California residents. 7 California high schools list Brown among the colleges their graduates enrolled in.

Admit rate

5.2%

2,686 admitted of 51,316 applicants

Yield

63%

1,695 admitted students enrolled

SAT, middle 50%

1500–1570

Reading and math combined, among students who submitted scores

ACT, middle 50%

34–35

Composite, among students who submitted scores

By year

FallApplicantsAdmittedAdmit rateEnrolledSATACT
202351,3162,6865.2%1,6951500–157034–35
202250,6492,5625.1%1,7171490–158034–36
202146,5682,5685.5%1,7051460–157033–35
202036,7932,8227.7%1,7561440–156033–35
201938,6742,7337.1%1,6621440–157033–35

A dash means IPEDS has no figure for that year, e.g. test ranges while the college was test-optional.

Where first-year students come from

Where Brown's first-year students lived when admitted, fall 2023.

Brown fall 2023 first-year students by residence
Lived inEnrolledShare
California22113%
Elsewhere in the U.S.1,20271%
Abroad26216%

Enrolled students only: the federal data has no applicants or admits by residency. Colleges report this in even-numbered years, and some in odd years too, so the newest year shown may be older than the figures above. Abroad means living outside the U.S. when admitted, not citizenship; students whose residence was not reported are left out. Source: U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).

California high schools that report graduates here

Graduates of 7 California high schools are reported here, from the schools’ own published lists.