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Brown University

Private Research University · Located in Providence, RI · VetLink Partner since 2020

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Last updated 5 months ago

Admissions Numbers

  • 44 VetLink applicants matriculated

  • Tests required for first year applicants

  • Test-optional policy for standardized test scores (SAT or ACT) via

  • ~20% veterans applied first year*

  • ~80% veterans applied as transfer*

  • 3.63 Average GPA of VetLink applicants*

    (*applicant reported)

How to Apply

Apply via , veteran-friendly application that allows applicants to highlight their military experience

  • Official transcripts (high school & college)

  • Letters of recommendation (2)

  • Application fee waived for veterans

  • Standardized test scores (Optional)

  • Video introduction (Optional)

  • Joint Services Transcript and/or S2S VetLink Addendum (Optional)

  • Resume (Optional)

Application Deadlines

  • Early Decision Application Deadline: November 1

  • Regular Decision Application Deadline: January 5

  • Transfer Application Fall Entry Deadline: March 1

  • Transfer Application Spring Entry Deadline: October 1

  • Veteran Application Deadline: March 1


Financial Aid & Scholarships

  • $78,520 Cost of attendance for full time Undergraduate programs

  • All prospective students who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces are considered on a need-blind basis

  • Unlimited number of students supported by matching by Yellow Ribbon Program up to $26,381 annually towards the cost of mandatory tuition and fees

  • 100% Financial need met without student loans

  • 50% of incoming students receiving need-based financial aid from the College

  • $56,973 Average aid award (campus job and scholarship combined)


Veterans Campus Life

  • Office of Military-Affiliated Student - connects veteran students to campus & community resources plus offers programming to assist with transition to Brown

  • Brown University Student Veterans Society - helps foster a community of support & awareness for student veterans & students interested in military service

  • 500+ student organizations


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Demographics

7,125 enrolled undergraduate students

47% Males // 53% Females

13% students are first-generation college students

Academics

80+ Academic concentrations

6:1 Student-faculty ratio

69% of undergraduate classes have fewer than 20 students

Top Academic Programs

Computer Science

Econometrics and Quantitative Economics

Biology/Biological Sciences

Political Science and Government

Engineering

Knowledge in Action

The Open Curriculum - a personalized, self-directed course of study

82% of undergraduate students took part in summer internships, fellowships or research projects in 2021

Swearer Center offers programs & fellowships that provide students with community-engaged, cohort-based experiential learning opportunities

Alumni & Outcomes

90,000+ Active Alumni Worldwide

86% 4-year Graduation Rate

96% of graduating seniors went on immediately to employment opportunities or graduate/professional school in 2021

81% of graduates who applied to medical school were admitted in 2021

81% of graduates who applied to law school were admitted in 2021

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