Brown Comparisons

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Providence, RI
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Compare with Rhode Island Public Colleges

Compare with Rhode Island Public Colleges for Brown University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI	$54,470 lower in-state tuition	67% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Rhode Island Private Colleges

Compare with Rhode Island Private Colleges for Brown University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Rhode Island School of Design Providence, RI	$8,724 lower in-state tuition	14% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Providence College Providence, RI	$7,862 lower in-state tuition	46% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Public Colleges

Compare with Regional Public Colleges for Brown University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Main Campus University Park, PA	$50,768 lower in-state tuition	56% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Delaware Newark, DE	$54,602 lower in-state tuition	66% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY	$60,481 lower in-state tuition	44% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Binghamton University Vestal, NY	$60,845 lower in-state tuition	34% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst, MA	$53,640 lower in-state tuition	55% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rutgers University New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ	$53,483 lower in-state tuition	53% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Hunter College New York, NY	$64,030 lower in-state tuition	49% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Connecticut Storrs, CT	$50,368 lower in-state tuition	47% higher acceptance rate	Compare
United States Naval Academy Annapolis, Maryland	$71,412 lower in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Vermont Burlington, VT	$52,354 lower in-state tuition	60% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Maryland Baltimore County Baltimore, MD	$58,156 lower in-state tuition	67% higher acceptance rate	Compare
New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ	$51,438 lower in-state tuition	60% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY City College New York, NY	$64,072 lower in-state tuition	55% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY	$63,948 lower in-state tuition	43% higher acceptance rate	Compare
United States Military Academy West Point, New York	$71,412 lower in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY at Purchase College Purchase, NY	$62,459 lower in-state tuition	69% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Lowell Lowell, MA	$54,446 lower in-state tuition	78% higher acceptance rate	Compare
United States Coast Guard Academy New London, Connecticut	$71,412 lower in-state tuition	17% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Polytechnic Institute Utica, NY	$62,787 lower in-state tuition	76% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Private Colleges

Compare with Regional Private Colleges for Brown University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Harvard University Cambridge, MA	$9,736 lower in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
New York University New York, NY	$8,616 lower in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Princeton University Princeton, NJ	$8,724 lower in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD	$6,182 lower in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Boston University Boston, MA	$3,310 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	$2,726 lower in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Yale University New Haven, CT	$4,162 lower in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Villanova University Villanova, PA	$3,636 lower in-state tuition	22% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Cornell University Ithaca, NY	$2,098 lower in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	$5,884 lower in-state tuition	41% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA	$710 lower in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA	$9,016 lower in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Northeastern University Boston, MA	$5,250 lower in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY	$433 higher in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Fordham University Bronx, NY	$6,497 lower in-state tuition	54% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Drexel University Philadelphia, PA	$9,000 lower in-state tuition	74% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Dartmouth College Hanover, NH	$3,144 lower in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA	$3,600 lower in-state tuition	24% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Tufts University Medford, MA	$708 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Emerson College Boston, MA	$14,356 lower in-state tuition	46% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Colgate University Hamilton, NY	$1,106 lower in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA	$6,432 lower in-state tuition	21% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Rochester Rochester, NY	$4,332 lower in-state tuition	35% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Barnard College New York, NY	$1,524 lower in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY	$382 lower in-state tuition	14% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Babson College Wellesley, MA	$14,260 lower in-state tuition	12% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Amherst College Amherst, MA	$932 lower in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Lafayette College Easton, PA	$6,014 lower in-state tuition	26% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bentley University Waltham, MA	$10,412 lower in-state tuition	40% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PA	$5,918 lower in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY	$7,331 lower in-state tuition	58% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Brandeis University Waltham, MA	$3,332 lower in-state tuition	35% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Hofstra University Hempstead, NY	$13,752 lower in-state tuition	63% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ	$18,242 lower in-state tuition	68% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Williams College Williamstown, MA	$2,852 lower in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY	$12,138 lower in-state tuition	62% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Wesleyan University Middletown, CT	$1,070 lower in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Skidmore College Saratoga Springs, NY	$4,122 lower in-state tuition	16% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Haverford College Haverford, PA	$724 lower in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Fairfield University Fairfield, CT	$13,062 lower in-state tuition	28% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Muhlenberg College Allentown, PA	$8,607 lower in-state tuition	67% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Colby College Waterville, ME	$1,812 lower in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Pratt Institute Main Brooklyn, NY	$9,567 lower in-state tuition	68% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Wellesley College Wellesley, MA	$4,236 lower in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Middlebury College Middlebury, VT	$3,812 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Ithaca College Ithaca, NY	$17,872 lower in-state tuition	64% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Hamilton College Clinton, NY	$2,452 lower in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ	$7,950 lower in-state tuition	43% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Loyola University Maryland Baltimore, MD	$14,262 lower in-state tuition	70% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with National Colleges

Compare with National Colleges for Brown University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Stanford University Stanford, CA	$5,502 lower in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Duke University Durham, NC	$2,654 lower in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN	$3,914 lower in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Chicago Chicago, IL	$750 lower in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN	$6,387 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Emory University Atlanta, GA	$7,132 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA	$5,166 lower in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rice University Houston, TX	$7,268 lower in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA	$2,734 lower in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Washington University in St Louis St. Louis, MO	$5,622 lower in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC	$3,770 lower in-state tuition	17% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Richmond University of Richmond, VA	$6,182 lower in-state tuition	17% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH	$4,804 lower in-state tuition	32% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Tulsa Tulsa, OK	$21,351 lower in-state tuition	57% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Data source: NCES / IPEDS https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=217156.

Last updated: August 2026