RISD vs Brown University

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

Both schools are four-years, private (not-for-profit) schools.
Brown University has more expensive tuition & fees ($68,230) than RISD ($59,760).
It is harder to admit to Brown University than RISD.
Brown University has a higher submitted SAT score (1,490) than RISD (1,490).
Brown University has higher submitted ACT score (32) than RISD (32).
Brown University has more students with 11,189 students while RISD has 2,620 students.
Brown University has a lower number of students per faculty with 6 to 1 while RISD's ratio is 9 to 1.
Brown University has more full-time faculties with 884 faculties while RISD has 185 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Rhode Island School of Design and Brown University.

RISD	vs.	Brown University
Providence, Rhode Island	Location	Providence, Rhode Island
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Master's College and University (larger programs)	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
$59,760	2024 Tuition & Fees	$68,230
39%	% Receiving Financial Aid	47%
$33,758	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$52,652

14.01 %	Acceptance Rates	5.00 %
51.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	63.02 %
1,490	SAT Score	1,540
32	ACT Score	35
91 %	Graduation Rate	94 %
4 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
95 %	Retention Rate	99 %
2,620	Student Population	11,189
185	Number of Faculties	884
9 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	6 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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