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Brown University 2025 Best Colleges Ranking Media Kit

College Factual has updated it’s Best Colleges Rankings for 2025 and Brown University has received a top ranking. You can read more about this year’s release or keep reading for details on how Brown fared in this year’s analysis.

This page was created to give you an overview of how Brown fared in College Factual’s Best Colleges Rankings.

How Brown University Fared in College Factual’s 2025 Best Colleges Rankings

Nationwide Ranking

Brown ranked #26 out of 2,152 schools analyzed in the 2025 Best Colleges Ranking. This puts it among the best 5% of colleges and universities in the U.S. for students!

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Rhode Island Ranking

Brown placed #1 out of 9 in College Factual’s Best Colleges Ranking. This makes [college_name the best school in the United States for students in the state of Rhode Island! See the Best Colleges in Rhode Island ranking

This media kit features highlighted rankings from the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree Rankings

Bachelor’s Degree Rankings

Rankings by Major

In addition to the top overall ranking, Brown has been ranked for quality bachelor’s degree programs:

Ranking Name	Rank	Out Of	Percentile
Best Mathematics & Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1	268	99.6%
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	4	1,187	99.7%
Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	6	344	98.3%
Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	10	556	98.2%
Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	14	597	97.7%
Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	4	102	96.1%
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	19	609	96.9%
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	16	378	95.8%
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	35	816	95.7%
Best Applied Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1	62	98.4%
Best Science, Technology & Society Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1	14	92.9%
Best English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	26	471	94.5%
Best Entrepreneurial Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2	109	98.2%
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	59	933	93.7%
Best Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2	60	96.7%
Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	7	345	98.0%
Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	10	437	97.7%
Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools	9	356	97.5%
Best General Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2	43	95.4%
Best General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	3	76	96.1%
Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	14	481	97.1%
Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	12	384	96.9%
Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	26	320	91.9%
Best Area Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	3	67	95.5%
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	31	883	96.5%
Best Urban Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2	29	93.1%
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	16	416	96.2%
Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	11	255	95.7%
Best Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	12	280	95.7%
Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	19	373	94.9%
Best Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools	32	573	94.4%
Best Behavioral Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2	17	88.2%
Best International Relations & National Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	10	134	92.5%
Best Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	11	132	91.7%
Best Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	22	265	91.7%
Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	41	460	91.1%
Best Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	12	115	89.6%
Best Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	14	97	85.6%
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	1	90	98.9%
Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	1	54	98.2%
Best Mathematics & Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	1	29	96.6%
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island	1	9	88.9%
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island	1	7	85.7%
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island	1	6	83.3%
Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island	1	4	75.0%
Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island	1	4	75.0%
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island	1	3	66.7%
Best English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island	1	3	66.7%
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island	1	3	66.7%
Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	28	171	83.6%
Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	130	571	77.2%
Best Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	2	29	93.1%
Best Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	1	17	94.1%
Best Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	1	11	90.9%
Best Entrepreneurial Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	1	10	90.0%
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island	1	7	85.7%
Best Applied Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	1	7	85.7%
Best Entrepreneurial Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island	1	5	80.0%
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island	1	4	75.0%
Best General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	1	4	75.0%
Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island	1	4	75.0%
Best Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island	1	4	75.0%
Best General Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	1	4	75.0%
Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island	1	4	75.0%
Best Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island	1	3	66.7%
Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island	1	3	66.7%
Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island	1	3	66.7%
Best Urban Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	1	3	66.7%
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	6	88	93.2%
Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	4	52	92.3%
Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	114	540	78.9%
Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	3	31	90.3%
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	5	60	91.7%
Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	2	15	86.7%
Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	2	46	95.7%
Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	2	45	95.6%
Best English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	5	54	90.7%
Best Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	34	149	77.2%
Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	2	36	94.4%
Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	2	31	93.6%
Best Human Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	4	13	69.2%
Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	2	24	91.7%
Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	2	24	91.7%
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	5	43	88.4%
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	8	73	89.0%
Best Public Policy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	10	36	72.2%
Best Area Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	2	12	83.3%
Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	3	22	86.4%
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	5	43	88.4%
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	8	68	88.2%
Best Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	7	57	87.7%
Best Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	4	28	85.7%
Best Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	4	25	84.0%
Best International Relations & National Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	3	16	81.3%
Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	6	25	76.0%
Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	8	44	81.8%
Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island	2	6	66.7%
Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	11	45	75.6%
Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	6	26	76.9%
Best Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	4	13	69.2%
Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	11	42	73.8%

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