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Brown University

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  1. Families earning under $30k paid −$420 a year after grants and aid, against a published cost of $87,648.

  2. Students who received federal aid earned a median $93,487 ten years after entering, the 97th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years.

  3. 96% of students finish within 150% of normal time.

Founded
1765
Enrollment, 2023
11,766
Website
brown.edu
Motto
“In Deo Speramus”
Campus of Brown University

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Brown University is a private Ivy League research university in the College Hill neighborhood of Providence, Rhode Island, United States. The university is the seventh-oldest institution of higher education in the United States, founded in 1764 as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. One of nine colonial colleges chartered before the American Revolution, it was the first American college to codify that admission and instruction of students was to be equal regardless of the religious affiliation of students.

From the Wikipedia article “Brown University”, revision 1364033147, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.

What it costs

The published sticker cost is $87,648 a year; after grants, families who received aid paid between −$420 and $44,937 a year depending on income at Brown University.

Statement of cost · Brown University

Family income (per year)
Sticker costPublished yearly cost of attendance, all students
$87,648
What families earning under $30k paidYearly net price after grants, for students receiving federal aid
−$420
Average net price, all incomesAided students, all family incomes
$25,184
In-state tuition & feesLatest reported, 2024
$71,412

Each figure is reported separately; none is computed from another.

Net price by family income

Pick an income bracket above; the marked point follows. Dollars are what aided families paid each year after grants.

Yearly net price by family income, in dollars

under $30k: −$420; $30–48k: $2,031; $48–75k: $5,858; $75–110k: $16,219; over $110k: $44,937. Shaded band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years, from $17,360 to $28,210; dotted line at the median, $22,313.
  • Shaded: the middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes), $17,360 to $28,210. Dotted line: the median, $22,313.
Table of the same numbers
Average yearly net price by family income bracket
Family incomePaid per year
Under $30k−$420
$30k–$48k$2,031
$48k–$75k$5,858
$75k–$110k$16,219
Over $110k$44,937

College Scorecard, 2023–24 aid cohort (students who received federal aid)

A negative figure is reported as is: on average, grants and aid exceeded the listed cost.

What graduates earn and owe

Ten years after entry, the median federally aided student here earns $93,487; the median graduate who borrowed owes $11,428.

Statement, continued

Earnings, 6 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$79,131
Earnings, 8 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$84,208
Median earnings 10 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
97th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years
$93,487
Median debt, graduatesStudents who finished and borrowed federal loans.
4th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years
$11,428
Median debt, all who borrowedEveryone who borrowed, whether or not they finished.
$10,000

Earnings and debt come from federal aid records, so students who never received federal aid are not counted.

Earnings after entry

The shaded band is the middle half of private nonprofit 4-years at 10 years: $43,845 to $62,830.

6 yrs after entry: $79,131; 8 yrs after entry: $84,208; 10 yrs after entry: $93,487. Median graduate debt: $11,428. Shaded band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years at 10 years, from $43,845 to $62,830; dotted line at the median, $52,889.
  • Shaded: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years, 10 years out ($43,845 to $62,830); dotted line is the median.
  • Dashed: median graduate debt, $11,428.

Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Hollow marks are rungs with no reported value, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Earnings after entry and graduate debt
MeasureDollars
Median earnings, 6 yrs after entry$79,131
Median earnings, 8 yrs after entry$84,208
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry$93,487
Median graduate debt$11,428

College Scorecard, federal tax and aid records

What programs pay

Median earnings five years after completing, by field of study. Small programs are privacy-suppressed and shown as not reported, never zero.

What programs pay at Brown University
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Computer ScienceBachelor's Degree236$271,601$11,500
EconomicsBachelor's Degree179$112,306$13,000
Applied MathematicsBachelor's Degree173$135,511$10,000
International Relations and National Security StudiesBachelor's Degree137$104,415$12,000
MedicineFirst Professional Degree135$134,929not reported
Computer ScienceMaster's Degree129not reportednot reported
Social Sciences, GeneralMaster's Degree116not reportednot reported
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree110$65,144$13,000
Engineering, GeneralMaster's Degree103not reportednot reported
Engineering, GeneralBachelor's Degree80$117,101$14,500
English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's Degree77$55,569$13,500
Social Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree75not reportednot reported
Show all 24 programs
Remaining programs
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Neurobiology and NeurosciencesBachelor's Degree74$73,645$9,250
Public Policy AnalysisMaster's Degree66$99,422not reported
Research and Experimental PsychologyBachelor's Degree65not reported$15,110
HistoryBachelor's Degree63$81,596$13,491
Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's Degree59$74,287$17,300
Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree58$82,914$14,481
Area StudiesBachelor's Degree53$64,366$12,000
Human BiologyBachelor's Degree53$77,466$16,500
BiotechnologyMaster's Degree28not reportednot reported
Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsBachelor's Degree37$118,561$18,000
Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's Degree16$81,770not reported
Public Policy AnalysisBachelor's Degree15not reported$10,345

Source: College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Who goes here

Brown University: 7,226 undergraduates; 14% of students receive Pell grants; 5% of applicants are admitted.

Admission rate

5%

1st percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

Undergraduates

7,226

96th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

Pell share

14%

of undergraduates receive Pell grants

9th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

Completion

96%

finish within 150% of normal time

97th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

First-generation

17%

parents did not attend college

Median family income

$82,671

90th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

Students by family income

Share of students in each family-income bracket, for students who received federal aid.

not reported

Show as a table
Students by family income
Family incomeShare of students
Under $30knot reported
$30k–$48knot reported
$48k–$75knot reported
$75k–$110knot reported
Over $110knot reported

Who Wikipedia remembers

Wikidata records 7,553 people who studied at Brown University, most often in science & academia (54%). That is the archive's memory, not a census.

What the recorded alumni are remembered for

Share of recorded people by field, in a fixed order so schools compare.

Fields of the people the archive recorded for this school, in a fixed order: science & academia 54% (3,868 people); medicine 1.3% (96 people); law 3.8% (277 people); politics & gov 5.2% (373 people); business 3.1% (221 people); engineering & tech 3.3% (239 people); writing & journalism 9.8% (706 people); film & stage 3.9% (284 people); music 1.5% (105 people); visual arts 2.2% (160 people); sports 11% (800 people); religion 0.7% (50 people); military 0.6% (44 people). These are shares of people recorded in Wikidata, the archive's memory, not a census of alumni.
Table of the same numbers
Fields of the people the archive recorded for this school (the archive's memory, not a census)
FieldPeople recordedShare
science & academia3,86853.5%
medicine961.3%
law2773.8%
politics & gov3735.2%
business2213.1%
engineering & tech2393.3%
writing & journalism7069.8%
film & stage2843.9%
music1051.5%
visual arts1602.2%
sports80011.1%
religion500.7%
military440.6%

Source: Wikidata, via the archive's memory (not a census).

most recorded occupationsresearcher (2,391) · university teacher (751) · basketball player (554) · writer (403) · politician (314) · lawyer (251) · mathematician (245) · journalist (186)

Women among recorded alumni, by birth decade

Counts reflect who the archive records, not a census.

Share of women among recorded alumni, from 3% for the 1850s to 44% for the 2000s. Decades with fewer than 5 recorded people are not drawn, and 12 decades are marked not reported for women. The line breaks at every decade not drawn.

Counts only people the archive records with a gender. Hollow marks are decades with no women reported or fewer than 5 recorded, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Recorded alumni by birth decade
BornWomenMenShare women
1720snot reported1not reported
1740snot reported2not reported
1750snot reported7not reported
1760snot reported8not reported
1770snot reported29not reported
1780snot reported28not reported
1790snot reported31not reported
1800snot reported31not reported
1810snot reported33not reported
1820snot reported33not reported
1830snot reported46not reported
1840snot reported21not reported
1850s1313%
1860s4478%
1870s5637%
1880s4656%
1890s115716%
1900s188617%
1910s149213%
1920s1513810%
1930s1915111%
1940s6925521%
1950s14030731%
1960s16428736%
1970s17118348%
1980s7213036%
1990s525549%
2000s202544%

Source: Wikidata, via the archive's memory (not a census).

Wikipedia attention, by month

Wikipedia attention

monthly views

Monthly Wikipedia article views from 2015-07 to 2026-06; peak 518,903 in 2025-12.
Table of the same numbers
Wikipedia article views by month
MonthViews
2026-0635,339
2026-0549,529
2026-0440,916
2026-0343,197
2026-0241,649
2026-0147,200
2025-12518,903
2025-1148,605
2025-1052,198
2025-0952,969
2025-0853,343
2025-0751,522
2025-0646,413
2025-0554,188
2025-0458,448
2025-0361,806
2025-0250,818
2025-0158,378
2024-1262,701
2024-1162,501
2024-1063,108
2024-0959,864
2024-0862,187
2024-0775,097
2024-0648,387
2024-0565,409
2024-0463,953
2024-0385,881
2024-0264,235
2024-0173,520
2023-1271,658
2023-1164,910
2023-1064,264
2023-0964,828
2023-0870,518
2023-0773,677
2023-0663,760
2023-0565,602
2023-0472,010
2023-0377,158
2023-0268,713
2023-0177,096
2022-1270,901
2022-1162,868
2022-1067,819
2022-0968,288
2022-0872,021
2022-0766,030
2022-0663,355
2022-0570,530
2022-0470,365
2022-0365,124
2022-0267,431
2022-0192,463
2021-1279,667
2021-1171,591
2021-1078,196
2021-0977,280
2021-0877,217
2021-0769,029
2021-0657,199
2021-0569,256
2021-0471,180
2021-0367,649
2021-0263,188
2021-0175,830
2020-1277,572
2020-1177,495
2020-1073,226
2020-0964,659
2020-0864,915
2020-0772,369
2020-0680,713
2020-0589,146
2020-0495,483
2020-0375,217
2020-0273,069
2020-0181,421
2019-1281,519
2019-1177,746
2019-1078,382
2019-0973,049
2019-0871,936
2019-0767,673
2019-0663,728
2019-0570,369
2019-0470,156
2019-0382,282
2019-0264,707
2019-0186,202
2018-1275,726
2018-1164,299
2018-1069,715
2018-0976,199
2018-0863,853
2018-0761,605
2018-0657,580
2018-0572,024
2018-0490,140
2018-0384,682
2018-0264,110
2018-0179,616
2017-1274,896
2017-1170,583
2017-1066,923
2017-0962,515
2017-0866,853
2017-0760,019
2017-0657,356
2017-0567,843
2017-0477,019
2017-0389,553
2017-0267,178
2017-0174,489
2016-1270,690
2016-1172,846
2016-1069,420
2016-0974,991
2016-0860,025
2016-0762,153
2016-0656,416
2016-0572,243
2016-0474,569
2016-0366,230
2016-0261,622
2016-0170,222
2015-1263,041
2015-1171,830
2015-1066,847
2015-0960,089
2015-0861,475
2015-0759,250

Source: Wikimedia pageviews.

Nobel laureates who studied here

  • Craig Mello Medicine 2006
  • name not resolved Economics 2021
  • Douglas Diamond Economics 2022

The portrait wall

Ordered by Wikipedia footprint (language editions).

Show all 14 portraits

Also recorded: David Lodge.

Similar schools

These are the nearest neighbors in the same sector. The list is not an ordering.

Sources & caveats

Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Built 2026-07-17.

not reported
Not reported: suppressed for privacy or never collected. It is not zero, and nothing has been filled in.
Percentiles
A percentile compares this school with others in its own sector (for example, public 4-year schools). It describes position, not quality.
Earnings
Earnings cover students who received federal (Title IV) aid, measured from the year they entered. Students who never received federal aid are not included.
Provenance notes
  • U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
  • Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
  • Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.
  • Wikidata is not an alumni census: a person appears only when volunteer editors record them. Counts measure the archive's memory - access x achievement x documentation - never placement rates or institutional quality.
  • Images are from Wikimedia Commons under free licenses. Render the credit line (artist + license) with every image.

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