Brown at a Glance
Founded in 1764, Brown is a leading Ivy League research university where students and faculty collaborate to address the defining challenges of a complex and changing world.
Brown's Mission
The mission of Brown University is to serve the community, the nation and the world by discovering, communicating and preserving knowledge and understanding in a spirit of free inquiry, and by educating and preparing students to discharge the offices of life with usefulness and reputation. We do this through a partnership of students and teachers in a unified community known as a university-college.
Academics
80 +
undergraduate concentrations
6:1
student to faculty ratio
2,000 +
undergraduate courses offered each year
51
doctoral programs
33
master’s degree programs
70 %
of classes have fewer than 20 students
816
full-time faculty
75 +
countries Brown students can study abroad
6
libraries
Students
9,921
total students
6,752
undergraduates
2,584
graduate students
585
medical students
400 +
student groups
57
Rhodes Scholars
100 %
of first-year undergraduates live on campus
43 %
identify as students of color
1,200 +
students
participate each year in Swearer Center community engagement programs
2,700 +
internship/research opportunities
posted on BrownConnect
11 %
of undergraduates
are the first in their families to attend college
704
Brown Fulbright Scholars
have taught or done research in countries around the world
Undergraduates
represent 50 states and 63 nations and speak 69 languages
Undergraduate Admission and Financial Aid
38,674
applications
to the undergraduate Class of 2023
7.1%
acceptance rate for the Class of 2023
100%
of each student's demonstrated financial need
met by Brown
43%
of the Class of 2023
received need-based scholarship or grant aid
100%
of students receiving financial aid
have no loans in their University-packaged financial aid awards
$49,830
average need-based award
for Class of 2023 students who received aid
$143.1
million
in need-based scholarship budgeted for 2019-20
Life after Brown
93%
of 2018 graduates
went on to employment or graduate/professional school at or within six months of graduation
91%
of graduates
who applied to law school are admitted
92%
of graduates
who applied to medical school are admitted
110,166
Brown alumni around the world
Athletics
38
Division I sports teams
34
club teams
20
intramural teams
1st
NCAA Division I schools in academic achievement