Brown by the Numbers
Founded in 1764, Brown is a leading nonprofit research university where talented faculty and students collaborate to blend deep content knowledge across many areas of study to address the defining challenges of our complex and changing world.
Brown by the Numbers
Founded in 1764, Brown is a leading nonprofit research university where talented faculty and students collaborate to blend deep content knowledge across many areas of study to address the defining challenges of our complex and changing world.
Academics
80 +
undergraduate concentrations
6:1
student-to-faculty ratio
2,000 +
undergraduate courses offered each year
900 +
independent study and research courses offered each year
46
doctoral programs
41
master’s degree programs
13
executive and certificate programs
2
dual-degree medical programs
100 +
medical residency and fellowship programs
68 %
of classes have fewer than 20 students
889
regular faculty
40 +
countries where Brown students can study abroad
Students
11,164
total students
7,196
undergraduates
3,369
graduate students
599
medical students
400 +
student groups
15 %
of undergraduates are the first in their families to attend college
100 %
of first-year undergraduates live on campus
122 +
nations and territories represented by Brown’s student population
50
states represented by Brown’s student population
as well as Washington, D.C.
68
languages spoken by Brown students
58
Rhodes Scholars
845
Fulbright Scholars
have taught or done research in countries around the world
Undergraduate Admission and Financial Aid
48,904
applications to the undergraduate Class of 2028
5.4%
acceptance rate
for the undergraduate Class of 2028
100%
of each student's demonstrated financial need
met by Brown
46%
of the Class of 2028
received need-based scholarship or grant aid
100%
of students receiving financial aid
have no loans in their University-packaged financial aid awards
$33,354
average family responsibility
for aided members of the Class of 2028
$214.8
million
in need-based scholarship budgeted for 2024-25
Life after Brown
95%
of 2023 graduates
went on to employment or graduate/professional school within nine months of graduation
83%
of 2024 graduates
who applied to law school were admitted
81%
of 2024 graduates
who applied to medical school were admitted
124,979
Brown alumni
in 160 countries around the world
Athletics
34
Division I sports teams
40
club teams