Columbia University in the City of New York vs Brown University

Side-by-side comparison of Columbia University in the City of New York, Brown University

Metrics	Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY	Brown University Providence, RI	Add from backpackUp to 1 more
Location	New York, NY	Providence, RI
Control	Private nonprofit	Private nonprofit
Carnegie	A Doctoral University (which undergraduates attend) with very high research activity	A Doctoral University (which undergraduates attend) with very high research activity
Tuition (out-of-state)	$74,180	$74,650
Avg. net price	$15,370	$26,976
Acceptance rate	4%	5%
Enrollment	8,973	7,226
Campus setting	City: Large	City: Midsize
Graduation rate	95%	96%
Retention rate	98%	99%
Median earnings	$109,430	$99,974
SAT range	ERW 740-780 · Math 770-800	ERW 740-780 · Math 770-800
ACT range	34-35	34-35
Themes	Big sportsHighly selectiveEnrolls a High Percentage of International StudentsA Member of the Ivy LeagueHistorically Leans Liberal (relative to other American colleges)Need-Blind in AdmissionIs a QuestBridge CampusAcademically-Serious Students	AffordableBig sportsHighly selectiveA Member of the Ivy LeagueHistorically Leans Liberal (relative to other American colleges)Is a QuestBridge Campus
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Bars are drawn from the figures in each cell. Rates use a 0–100% scale; tuition, net price, enrollment and earnings are relative to the largest value among the colleges shown (darker bar); SAT and ACT bands sit on each test's full scale (200–800 per SAT section, 1–36 for the ACT).