RequiredED

Brown University

RI · Private · Northeast · National university · Top 25 tier · 7,196 undergraduates (medium)

Admission rates

Latest admit rates

Overall admit rate6.3%
ED rate17.9%907 of 5,062
Regular round (est.)†4.8%estimated, see note below

How much of the class comes from ED

~53% of enrolled freshmen were admitted through Early Decision.

This is a share of the freshman class, not an admit rate.

† Regular round (est.) = (all admitted students − Early Decision admits) ÷ (all applicants − Early Decision applicants).

Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2025

Admission rates

OverallEarly Decision
0%10%20%'19'20'21'22'23'24'257.1%7.7%5.5%5.1%5.2%5.4%6.3%18.2%17.6%16.0%14.6%13.0%14.4%17.9%

ED share of the enrolled freshman class (% of first-years admitted ED, not an admit rate)

ED admits ÷ enrolled first-years
0%30%60%'19'20'21'22'23'24'2552.2%52.8%no datano datano datano datano data

Early plans

Fall 2027 applicants

Early Decision, binding · as reported in the Common Data SetWhat this means:
Early Decision (Common Data Set)ED (Nov 1)
Early Action (Common Data Set)No EA

Testing

Testing policy

Fall 2027
RequiredSAT or ACT requiredSchool testing page ↗ · checked Nov 2026
Fall 2028
Fall 2028 policy not yet announced.School testing page ↗ · checked Nov 2026

Superscoring

What this means:

SAT
Superscores
ACT
Superscores

Source ↗ · checked Nov 3, 2026

Required for fall 2027 entry. Score Choice accepted.

How to send scores

Self-report accepted; official scores only after admission/enrollment

Send all scores? Score Choice allowed

School’s words: “If accepted and you plan to enroll at Brown, then we will require an official copy of your scores to be sent from the testing agency directly to Brown. ... We do accept Score Choice, and will superscore within both the SAT and ACT.”

Source ↗ · checked Nov 3, 2026

Students submitting scores

Est. % submitting scores‡100%Scores required for this class

‡ Est. % submitting scores adds the share of enrolled first-years who submitted the SAT to the share who submitted the ACT.

Submitted SAT77%
1,348 students
Submitted ACT28%
488 students

Score ranges (middle 50%)

Enrolled first-years who submitted scores, Fall 2025. A quarter scored below the range and a quarter above.

SAT composite
1470–1550 median 1520
10001600
SAT Reading & Writing
730–770 median 750
500800
SAT Math
730–790 median 770
500800
ACT composite
33–35 median 35
2036

Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2025

Share of enrolled students submitting scores

SAT + ACT (est.)SATACT
0%50%100%'19'20'21'22'23'24'25100%100%81.0%81.0%76.0%85.0%100%67.0%70.0%51.0%54.0%54.0%61.0%77%48.0%43.0%30.0%27.0%22.0%24.0%28%

SAT composite, middle 50%

25th–75th percentile, enrolled students (labels show both values)
160015001400'19'20'21'22'23'24'251440–1550155014401440–1550155014401470–1550155014701500–1560156015001510–1560156015101510–1560156015101470–155015501470

ACT composite, middle 50%

25th–75th percentile, enrolled students (labels show both values)
36343230'19'20'21'22'23'24'2533–35353333–35353333–35353334–36363434–35353434–35353433–353533

Waitlist admit rate

Share of students who stayed on the waitlist and were later admitted, by entering class.

Not reported

What is a waitlist? How is it different from a deferral?

Test policy in each Common Data Set

History only. The current policy is under Testing above.

  1. Fall 2027 Required2025-26 CDS
  2. Fall 2026 Required2024-25 CDS
  3. Fall 2025 Required2023-24 CDS
  4. Fall 2024 Test-optional2022-23 CDSThis form’s own wording says Fall 2023; every CDS here is read as covering the fall two years after its first year.
  5. Fall 2023 Test-optional2021-22 CDS
  6. Fall 2022 Not reported2020-21 CDS
  7. Fall 2021 Not reported2019-20 CDS

Notes

Sources