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Acceptance Rate 5.51%
Yield 66.39%
SAT Score 1,515
ACT Score 34
Applicants 46,568

Applying To Brown

For the academic year 2021-22, the acceptance rate is 5.51% at Brown University where a total of 46,568 students applied and 2,568 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,515 and the average ACT score is 34. It requires three items and recommends 3 articles to submit to their applicants.
The following table describes the general admission information for applying to Brown.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$75
Graduate Application Fees$75
Admission Informationhttps://www.brown.edu/admission
Online Applicationhttps://www.commonapp.org/
Acceptance Rate5.51%
Average Test Scores1,515 SAT / 34 ACT

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2021-2022, the acceptance rate is 5.51% where a total of 46,568 students (18,032 men and 28,536 women) have applied to Brown and 2,568 (1,276 men and 1,292 women) students have been admitted to the school.
Among them, 859 male and 846 female students have enrolled into Brown and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 66.39%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Brown
TotalMenWomen
Applicants46,56818,03228,536
Admitted2,5681,2761,292
Enrolled1,705859846
Acceptance Rate 5.51% 7.08% 4.53%
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 66.39% 67.32% 65.48%
[Chart] Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Brown, 869 applicants (51% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 518 applicants (30%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,515 and the average ACT score is 34 at Brown. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,570 and 25th percentile score is 1,460. For ACT scores, the 75th percentile score is 106 and the 25th percentile score is 99. The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Brown.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at Brown
25th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing720770
SAT Math740800
ACT Composite3335
ACT Math3135
ACT English3536
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Admission Requirements

Brown University requires 3 item(s) (High School Record (or Transcript), Completion of College Preparatory Program, Recommendations) and recommends 3 articles (High School GPA, High School Rank, TOEFL) to submit to their applicants. In addition, 1 item(s) (Admission Test Scores) are considered but not required to submit.
Application Requirements for Brown
High School GPA✓
High School Rank✓
High School Record (or Transcript)✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✔
Recommendations✔
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores△
TOEFL✓
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)✗
✔ Required △ Considered (not Required) ✓ Recommended ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Calendar System and Accepted Credits

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 ✗

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