Brown Class of ’19 draws 30,360 apps, records for minorities, int’l applicants

BROWN UNIVERSITY received 30,360 applications for its Class of 2019, with record numbers of minority and international applicants, according to the Office of College Admission.
BROWN UNIVERSITY received 30,360 applications for its Class of 2019, with record numbers of minority and international applicants, according to the Office of College Admission.

PROVIDENCE – Brown University received 30,360 applications for its Class of 2019, with record numbers of minority and international applicants, according to the Office of College Admission.
The number includes the highest-ever percentage of applicants who identify themselves as African-American, Latino/a, Native American or Asian American at 41 percent, the university said.
The application pool also includes the most international applications of any class in Brown’s history, with 5,263 from 155 nations. China, India, Canada, Korea and the United Kingdom are the top countries in the pool after the United States.
Applications have increased steadily each year, according to the university. The Class of 2018 had 30,291 applicants, while the Class of 2017, 28,807, and Class of 2016, 28,743.

This is the second largest applicant pool in the school’s history. The largest was for the Class of 2015 at 30,800 or so, according to James Miller, dean of admission.
Applications are being reviewed by admission officers, and admission offers will be made at the end of March.
Information from the university stated that applicants represent all 50 states, with California, New York, Massachusetts, New Jersey and Florida having the most.
Of the applicants, 72 percent come from public schools, 20 percent from private schools and 8 percent from parochial schools.
Most intend to study physical sciences at 28 percent, followed closely by social sciences at 27 percent, and life or medical sciences, 26 percent. Arts and humanities comprise 12 percent, and 6 percent are undecided.
The most popular intended concentrations include biology, engineering, biochemistry and molecular biology, economics, and business, entrepreneurship and organizations.
Sixty-seven percent of applicants are seeking financial aid, a number that has remained unchanged for the last four years. Brown, in a news release, said it is committed to meeting 100 percent of demonstrated financial need for admitted undergraduates.
“The applicant pool for the Class of 2019 includes some of the most talented and accomplished students in this nation and from around the world,” Miller said in a statement. ”We are eager to learn more about this remarkable group of candidates, and we look forward to the difficult and rewarding task of assembling another outstanding first-year class.”
Included in the applicant pool are 617 students chosen for early decision admission in December.

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