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 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
31
master’s degree programs
70 %
of classes have fewer than 20 students
791
full-time faculty
40 +
countries where Brown students can study abroad
6
libraries
Students
9,948
total students
6,792
undergraduates
2,561
graduate students
595
medical students
500 +
student groups
13 %
of undergraduates are the first in their families to attend college
44 %
of U.S. students identify as a person of color
100 %
of first-year undergraduates live on campus
100
nations represented by undergraduates
as well as 48 states plus D.C. and 70 languages
57
Rhodes Scholars
704
Fulbright Scholars
have taught or done research in countries around the world
1,600 +
students
participate each year in Swearer Center community engagement programs
Undergraduate Admission and Financial Aid
46,568
applications
to the undergraduate Class of 2025
5.5%
acceptance rate for the Class of 2025
100%
of each student's demonstrated financial need
met by Brown
44%
of the Class of 2025
received need-based scholarship or grant aid
100%
of students receiving financial aid
have no loans in their University-packaged financial aid awards
$22,350
average family responsibility
for aided members of the Class of 2025
$165
million
in need-based scholarship budgeted for 2021-22
Life after Brown
92%
of 2020 graduates
went on to employment or graduate/professional school within six months of graduation
83%
of 2019 graduates
who applied to law school were admitted
92%
of 2018 graduates
who applied to medical school were admitted
115,962
Brown alumni
in 150 countries around the world
Athletics
34
Division I sports teams
38
club teams
18
intramural sport offerings