Georgetown College vs Brown University

Georgetown College and Brown University, two esteemed institutions of higher learning, offer distinct educational experiences. Georgetown College, a Jesuit Catholic university in Kentucky, boasts a tight-knit community and a strong emphasis on liberal arts. Brown University, an Ivy League research university in Rhode Island, is renowned for its open curriculum and interdisciplinary approach. With acceptance rates of 86% and 7.1%, respectively, these universities cater to different applicant pools. Georgetown College's student body is predominantly White (79%) and female (58%), while Brown University's student body is more diverse, with a larger international student population (13%). Both institutions offer a wide range of undergraduate programs, with popular majors including Business, Social Sciences, and Biological and Biomedical Sciences at Georgetown College, and Social Sciences, Engineering, and Biological and Biomedical Sciences at Brown University. With graduation rates of 68% and 96%, respectively, these universities provide varying levels of academic support and resources to help

	Brown University	Georgetown College
Overview
Location	Providence, Rhode Island	Georgetown, Kentucky
Campus setting	City: Midsize	Town: Fringe
College type	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)
Calendar system	Semester	Semester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate
Students retention rate	98.0%	72.0%
Common app member	Yes	No
Religious affiliation		Baptist

Admission
Acceptance rate	5.5%	74.5%
Application fees	Undergraduate: $75 Graduate: $75
SAT range	1460 - 1570	N/A
ACT range	33 - 35	N/A
Students submitting SAT score	51.0%
Students submitting ACT score	30.0%
Total number of applicants	46,568	2,764
Total number of admissions given out	2,568	2,060
Admitted students who chose to enroll	1,705	481
Yield rate	66.4%	23.3%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	N/A
High school GPA	Not required	Required
Recommendation letters	Required	Not required
High school transcript	Not required	Not required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Not required	Required

Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	$82,570	$54,602
Average net price	$25,028	$15,028
Tuition	$60,944	$40,210
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $10,054 Meal plan: $6,292	Room/dormitory: $5,300 Meal plan: $5,690
Available payment plans	Prepaid tuition plan Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan

Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	46.0% Average amount $55,420	100.0% Average amount $41,333
Students receiving federal student loan	9.0% Average amount $5,159	56.0% Average amount $4,937
Students taking out private loans	2.0% Average amount $27,008	7.0% Average amount $11,308

Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	7,349 Men 48.1% Women 51.9%	1,259 Men 45.5% Women 54.5%
Graduate students	3,347 Men 50.0% Women 50.0%	366 Men 26.0% Women 74.0%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Moderate	Very Low
Out-of-state students	96.5%	N/A
International students	18.6%	2.2%
Campus local/setting	City: Midsize	Town: Fringe
Dormitory capacity	5,013	1,555
First year students are required to live on campus?	Yes	No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	New York California Mississippi New Jersey Texas	N/A

Academics
Popular study areas	Health Professions Social Sciences Biological and Biomedical Sciences Computer and Information Science Engineering	Education Biological and Biomedical Sciences Health Professions Business Kinesiology & Leisure Studies
Students to faculty ratio	6:1	13:1
Institutional accreditation	New England Commission on Higher Education	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges

Outcome
Graduation rate	95.8%	56.4%
Dropout rate	3.7%	43.3%
Transferred out	N/A	N/A
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Computer Science (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $130,101 Year 2: $153,718 Year 3: $184,762 Applied Mathematics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $105,532 Year 2: $88,506 Year 3: $97,037 Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $66,171 Year 2: $73,769 Year 3: $91,029 Engineering, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $70,583 Year 2: $75,921 Year 3: $80,783 Economics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $64,028 Year 2: $63,302 Year 3: $78,949 Public Policy Analysis (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $59,505 Year 2: $61,020 Year 3: $74,894 Medicine (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: $60,843 Year 2: $61,294 Year 3: $73,224 International Relations and National Security Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $37,882 Year 2: $50,105 Year 3: $65,953 Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $61,247 Year 2: $58,673 Year 3: $63,507 Political Science and Government (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $50,186 Year 2: $53,108 Year 3: $62,581	Business/Commerce, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $39,729 Year 3: $44,581 Education, General (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $43,930 Year 2: $40,621 Year 3: $41,425 Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $27,048 Year 3: $38,677 Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $25,800 Year 2: $27,584 Year 3: $38,404 Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: N/A Year 3: $32,697 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $32,606 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $26,353 Year 3: N/A Biology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $22,578 Year 3: N/A Political Science and Government (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $30,771 Year 3: N/A

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