Brown University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Brown University is a private research university in Providence, RI (city setting), with 7,741 undergraduates (52% women). It admitted 5% of 51,316 applicants — top 10% for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1500–1570 on the SAT and 34–35 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $87,648 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $26,608 on average after grants (bottom quarter for affordability in its division). 96% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in social sciences, computer & information sciences, biological sciences. The campus reported 2.17 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — bottom quarter for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Brown University ranks
11 top-ten finishes among Division I schools, across 62 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 96%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $68,230
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 10 burglaries · 54 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 18 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Brown University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Brown University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | The Ivy League | 31 | 3 over | 5 | $1M | $33,564 | 997 | |
| Baseball | The Ivy League | 34 | at cap | 4 | $640k | $18,821 | 995 | |
| Men's Basketball | The Ivy League | 16 | 1 over | 1 | $1.9M | $119,985 | 996 | |
| Women's Basketball | The Ivy League | 15 | at cap | 1 | $1M | $69,716 | 1000 | |
| Men's Cross Country | The Ivy League | 19 | 2 over | 2 | $160k | $8,437 | 985 | |
| Women's Cross Country | The Ivy League | 24 | 7 over | 1 | $202k | $8,437 | 993 | |
| Field Hockey | The Ivy League | 26 | room 1 | 3 | $510k | $19,606 | 997 | |
| Football | The Ivy League | 112 | 7 over | 9 | $3.6M | $31,859 | 994 | |
| Men's Golf | The Ivy League | — | — | 3 | — | — | 998 | |
| Women's Golf | The Ivy League | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1000 | |
| Women's Gymnastics | Independent | 19 | room 1 | 3 | $344k | $18,107 | 992 | |
| Men's Ice Hockey | ECAC Hockey (Men's) | 31 | 5 over | 4 | $1.4M | $44,690 | 1000 | |
| Women's Ice Hockey | ECAC Hockey (Women's) | 24 | room 2 | 4 | $842k | $35,080 | 1000 | |
| Men's Lacrosse | The Ivy League | 59 | 11 over | 4 | $1.8M | $30,559 | 997 | |
| Women's Lacrosse | The Ivy League | 46 | 8 over | 3 | $814k | $17,692 | 998 | |
| Men's Rowing | The Ivy League | 59 | — | 1 | $1.3M | $22,019 | — | |
| Women's Rowing | The Ivy League | 48 | room 20 | 1 | $901k | $18,765 | 993 | |
| Men's Soccer | The Ivy League | 31 | 3 over | 4 | $809k | $26,108 | 980 | |
| Softball | The Ivy League | 21 | room 4 | 4 | $505k | $24,042 | 993 | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | The Ivy League | 32 | 2 over | 3 | $397k | $12,394 | 1000 | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | The Ivy League | 34 | 4 over | 3 | $508k | $14,930 | 993 | |
| Men's Tennis | The Ivy League | 11 | 1 over | 3 | $576k | $52,385 | 1000 | |
| Women's Tennis | The Ivy League | 10 | at cap | 3 | $382k | $38,246 | 1000 | |
| Men's Track & Field | The Ivy League | 24 | room 21 | 6 | $198k | $8,261 | 991 | |
| Women's Track & Field | The Ivy League | 32 | room 13 | 6 | $266k | $8,305 | 994 | |
| Women's Volleyball | The Ivy League | 19 | 1 over | 4 | $484k | $25,451 | 1000 | |
| Men's Water Polo | Northeast Water Polo Conference | 19 | room 5 | 3 | $863k | $45,410 | 1000 | |
| Women's Water Polo | Collegiate Water Polo Association (Women's) | 26 | 2 over | 5 | $608k | $23,389 | 1000 | |
| Men's Wrestling | The Ivy League | 24 | room 6 | 1 | $841k | $35,030 | 972 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.