Brown University vs Princeton University

Overview Comparison
Brown UniversityPrinceton University
Collegedunia Score6.7 Out of 108.3 Out of 10
ranking (overall)# 9 US News 2024
# 64 Times Higher Education 2024
# 73 QS World University 2024
# 1 US News 2024
# 6 Times Higher Education 2024
# 17 QS World University 2024
Subject Strength# 63 for Engineering by US News 2024
# 35 for Medicine by US News 2024
# 101 for Law by Academy Ranking of World Universities 2021
# 8 for Engineering by Times Higher Education 2024
# 154 for Medicine by QS World University 2023
# 51 for Law by Academy Ranking of World Universities 2021
ProgramsUG Programs -62
PG Programs -28
Doctorate Programs -7
UG Programs -18
PG Programs -13
Doctorate Programs -6
Acceptance Rate9.3 %6.5 %
Exam ScoreIELTS - 8
SAT - 1500
TOEFL - 100
GRE updated - 308
IELTS - 7
SAT - 1460
TOEFL - 100
Cost to StudyAverage Tuition Fees   59254
[For UG Program]
Average Tuition Fees  59254
[For PG Program]
Hostel + Meal - 9774 Per Year
Average Tuition Fees   49450
[For UG Program]
Average Tuition Fees  54070
[For PG Program]
Hostel + Meal - 18630 Per Year
placement (average package)

Brown University is one of the top private universities in Providence, United States. It is ranked #63 in QS World University Rankings 2023.

It ranks #55 in the graduate employability rank

Brown University Graduates & Alumni Salaries - By  Degree

Doctorate: $148,000 

Bachelor of Science: $128,000 

Bachelor of Arts: $115,000 

PhD: $69,000 


Hiring Companies are Amazon, IBM Corporation, Goldman Sachs Group, Raytheon Co., Microsoft, etc.
Graduate Employability ranks (2023): #15

Princeton University is one of the top private universities in Princeton, United States. It is ranked #=16 in QS World University Rankings 2023.

Degree                       Average Salary

Masters in Science       $248,000 

Doctorate                      $175,000 

MBA                             $173,000 

PhD                               $135,000 

Bachelor of Science       $110,000 

Masters in Finance         $107,000 


application requirements

School Report; Counsellor’s recommendation for UG admission; Letters of Recommendation; Writing Sample

Freshman need 3.87 GPA on a scale of 4.0 (A- grade or 90 to 92%). 
Supplementary applications are also required. 

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General Facts Comparison
General FactsBrown UniversityPrinceton University
Type of UniversityUniversity
University
Established1764
1746
Student:Faculty Ratio11:1
8:1
Male:Female46% Male, 54% Female71% Male, 29% Female
Location Facts

Campus is located in College Hill and Jewelry District; Main campus is situated on the east side of Campus Hill and has 235 buildings


500-acre campus located in central New Jersey; Philadelphia and New York are just 55 miles away which is an hour drive. The southern edge of the university has an artificial lake 


Library

One of the USA’s oldest library; has 6 million items including bound volumes, periodicals, maps, sheet music, digital objects, manuscripts, and electronic resources; 6 libraries ie. John D. Rockefeller Jr Library for humanities and social science, Science Library, John Hay Library for special collections, Orwig Music Library, Art Slide Library and Library Collections Annex


University has 14 libraries; Firestone Library is the main library having more than 11 million holdings in 12 buildings throughout the campus. It houses 3000 ebooks; 50,000 graphic arts collection; 100,000 coins collection; 1,244,911 paper of Princeton; 250,000 rare books collection; 10,000 archives and more


Campus Life

38 varsity sports team having more than 900 student-athletes; Over 400 student organizations including Capella groups and community services, 4100 intramural sports participants and 60 public service groups; Main campus centuries-old-structures, labs and world-class ibraries


300 student organizations, 36 sport clubs, 17 chaplaincies and some of the campus life units such as Athletics and Campus Recreations; Center for Career Development; Carl A. Fields Center for Equality and Cultural Understanding; Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Center; etc.


Hostel#On campus - $9774
#Room - $10960
Famous Alumni

John Hay (US Secretary of State); Charles Evans Hughes (Chief Justice and US Secretary of State); John D Rockefeller Jr (philanthropist); Jim Yong Kim (World Bank President); Ted Turner (CNN founder and America’s Cup yachtsman); Dara Khosroswshahi (Uber CEO); Emma Watson (actress); Mary Chapin Carpenter (humorist); Samuel Gridley Howe (historian)


Michelle Obama (former First Lady of US); James Madison and Woodrow Wilson (former US Presidents); Jeff Bezos (Amazon CEO and founder); Jimmy Stewart (actor); Alan Turing (father of theoretical computer science)


City Life

Providence is the capital city of Rhode Island; Originally was known as Providence Plantations; One of the first industrialized cities in the USA; known for textile manufacturing, machine tool, jewelry, and silverware industries; Unemployment rate was 4.1% in January 2020


The city of Princeton is located in the center of New Jersey, which is located in the Mid-Atlantic region of Northeastern USA. The cosmopolitan communities residing in the city offer students with multi-cuisine dining. You can shop around in downtown Princeton. The city also has a theatre, museum, and gardens. The unemployment rate is 3.6% .


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