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
49
doctoral programs
29
master’s degree programs
68 %
of classes have fewer than 20 students
848
regular faculty
40 +
countries where Brown students can study abroad
6
libraries
Students
10,737
total students
7,222
undergraduates
2,920
graduate students
595
medical students
400 +
student groups
14 %
of undergraduates are the first in their families to attend college
42 %
of U.S. students identify as a person of color
100 %
of first-year undergraduates live on campus
106
nations represented by undergraduates
as well as 50 states plus D.C. and 72 languages
58
Rhodes Scholars
806
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
51,316
applications
to the undergraduate Class of 2027
5.0%
acceptance rate
for the Class of 2027
100%
of each student's demonstrated financial need
met by Brown
50%
of the Class of 2027
received need-based scholarship or grant aid
100%
of students receiving financial aid
have no loans in their University-packaged financial aid awards
$27,580
average family responsibility
for aided members of the Class of 2027
$201
million
in need-based scholarship budgeted for 2023-24
Life after Brown
96%
of 2021 graduates
went on to employment or graduate/professional school within nine months of graduation
86%
of 2022 graduates
who applied to law school were admitted
81%
of 2022 graduates
who applied to medical school were admitted
119,650
Brown alumni
in 152 countries around the world
Athletics
34
Division I sports teams
38
club teams