After Brown: graduation, pay and debt
Providence, Rhode Island · Private · 7,226 undergrads
96% of Brown students finish within six years, the typical student earns $99,974 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $14,567 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$100k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
96%
finish within six years.
80%
finish in four years.
99%
of first-years come back for year two.
$14.6k
median federal debt at graduation.
87%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
80%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
96%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
99%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
96%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
96%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
1,629
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
97%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
0%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
1,609
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$80,094
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$99,974
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
79%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$14,567
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$10,000
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$8,438
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$10,513
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
87%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
90%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
92%
Where these numbers come from
- Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- GPA, early rounds and wait list: Common Data Set, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Deadlines: admission.brown.edu, 2026-27 (checked Nov 5, 2026)
- Test rule: admission.brown.edu, fall 2027 (checked Nov 2, 2026)
Updated Nov 5, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers