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Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    Harvard has 9 pts more first-gen students than Brown (26% vs. 17%)

    First-generation students
  2. 2

    Harvard has 3 pts more Pell recipients than Brown (16% vs. 14%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  3. 3

    Harvard is more diverse (index 0.80 vs. 0.79)

    Diversity index

Students

Students & campus

Who's on each campus, how many get Pell Grants or are the first in their family, and campus life.

Who's on campus

Undergrads
Brown7.2K
Harvard7.6K
Pell Grant share
Brown14%
Harvard16%
First-gen share
Brown17%
Harvard26%
Diversity index
Brown0.79
Harvard0.80

Who they are

Men
Brown50%
Harvard46%
Part-time students
Brown1%
Harvard6%
Students 25 and older
Brown2%
Harvard17%

Race & ethnicity

Brown
Harvard
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
Brown3%
Harvard14%
First-years from other states
Brown79%
Harvard68%
First-years from abroad
Brown17%
Harvard17%
New transfer students this fall
Brown154
Harvard13
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
Brown8%
Harvard1%

Campus

Brown
Midsize cityFirst-years live on campusNCAA D-I FCS · Ivy GroupROTCStudy abroadUndergrad research
Harvard
Midsize cityFirst-years live on campusNCAA D-I FCS · Ivy GroupROTCStudy abroadUndergrad research

LGBTQ+ policies

Each item is dated: either the college's own page, checked on that date, or a national list's claim, read on that date — never a plain “yes” or “no.” A key missing for a college isn't shown as “no”: nothing was found for it.

All student numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why