If Brown is your first choice and you would definitely accept an offer of admission if admitted, you may choose our Early Decision plan.
If Brown is your first choice and you would definitely accept an offer of admission if admitted, you may choose our Early Decision plan.
We offer Early Decision as an opportunity for students who are ready to commit and would like early notification of their admission status. If you choose to apply to Brown under Early Decision, we ask that you not submit an application to another institution under another early decision, single-choice early action or restrictive early action plan. If you are admitted under our Early Decision plan, you will be required to withdraw all pending applications—including those you may have already submitted to regular, rolling or (open) early action programs.
Please do not assume that your admission chances are improved by applying under the Early Decision plan. The Board of Admission makes the same decisions under Early Decision that it would under the Regular Decision plan.
Under Early Decision, prospective students apply by November 1 (11:59 p.m. applicant's local time) and receive a decision by mid-December.
For first-year applicants in the 2022-2023 admission cycle, Brown has extended our test optional policy. This change is for the 2022-2023 academic year only. More updates and information can be found on our Standardized Tests webpage.
Once you have submitted your Common Application, you will receive access to your Brown Applicant Portal from us on a rolling basis.
Under Brown's Early Decision plan, there are three possible outcomes:
Applications to Brown are submitted online via the Common Application. Learn how to apply and start your application.