Brown University is an Ivy League School and its admissions statistics fall in the middle of all Ivy League Schools. Similar to the trends across all top schools, Brown University acceptance rates have continued to decline over the past 8 years and will almost certainly continue to do so into the future.
The Class of 2022 was the single most challenging year to be admitted to Brown University ever. For the Class of 2022, 35,438 students applied to Brown University of which 2,566 students were accepted, yielding an overall acceptance rate of 7.2%. Overall applications increased by 8.3% over last year (2021 to 2022) from 32,724 to 35,438.
For the Class of 2022, 737 students were admitted through the early admissions process. Total early applications totaled 3,502, yielding an early acceptance rate of 21%. Early applications increased by 10.5% over last year (2021 to 2022) from 3,170 to 3,502.
