
For the application year 2024, Brown University reported a Regular Decision acceptance rate of 5.3%, with 2,638 out of 48,904 applicants being accepted. This marks a drop from the previous year’s acceptance rate of 6.37% for 2023, which had 2,686 accepted from a larger pool of 51,316 applicants. Historical trends show a consistent decline in acceptance rates over the past several years, starting from 6.52% in 2021 and dropping to 5.3% in 2024. This trend indicates increasing competitiveness among applicants, as Brown's Regular Decision acceptance rates have tightened overall.