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Applying to Brown

Acceptance Rate 5.39%
Yield 65.16%
SAT Score 1,540
ACT Score 35
Applicants 48,904

Brown Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 5.39% at Brown University. Total 48,904 students applied and 2,638 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,540 and the average ACT score is 35.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$75
Graduate Application Fees$75
Admission Informationhttps://www.brown.edu/admission
Online Applicationhttps://www.commonapp.org/
Acceptance Rate5.39%
Average Test Scores1,540 SAT / 35 ACT

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 5.39%. A total of 48,904 students (18,960 men and 29,917 women) have applied to and 2,638 (1,326 men and 1,309 women) students admitted to Brown University.
Among them, 855 male and 863 female students have enrolled into Brown and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 65.16%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Brown
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants48,90418,96029,91700
Admitted2,6381,3261,30900
Enrolled1,71985586300
Acceptance Rate 5.39% 6.99% 4.38% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 65.16% 64.48% 65.93% - -
[Chart] Brown University Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Brown, 1,046 applicants (61% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 410 applicants (24%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,540 at Brown. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,580 and 25th percentile score is 1,510.
The average ACT score is 35 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 35 and the 25th percentile score is 34.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Brown. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of Brown with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at Brown
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total151015401580
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing740760780
Math770780800
ACT Composite343535
Math323435
English353536
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to Brown University, applicants require to submit 4 item(s) - High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, Recommendations, Personal statement or essay.
In addition, 6 item(s) are considered for admission - High School GPA, High School Rank, Admission Test Scores, English Proficiency Test, Work experience, Legacy status.
Application Requirements for Brown
High School GPA✓
High School Rank✓
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✔
Recommendations✔
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✓
English Proficiency Test✓
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✓
Personal statement or essay✔
Legacy status✓
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at Brown

The calendar system at Brown University is Semester. Next table describes credits that Brown University accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✗
Credits for Life Experiences✗
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✗
Credit for military training ✗