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Brown University

Mission Statement:

www.brown.edu/Administration/Provost/Strategic_Planning_at_Brown/mission_stateme

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Address:

Prospect St
Providence, RI 02912

www.brown.edu

Phone:

General: (401) 863-1000
Admissions: (401) 863-2378
Financial aid: (401) 863-2721

Degrees offered:

African-American/Black Studies
American/United States Studies/Civilization
Ancient/Classical Greek Language and Literature
Anthropology
Applied Mathematics
Applied Mathematics, Other
Archeology
Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD)
Area Studies, Other
Art History, Criticism and Conservation
Art/Art Studies, General
Atomic/Molecular Physics
Bilingual and Multilingual Education
Biochemistry
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Biomedical/Medical Engineering
Biophysics
Business/Managerial Economics
Chemistry, General
Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics, General
Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics
Community Organization and Advocacy
Comparative Literature
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
Computer and Information Sciences, General
Creative Writing
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
East Asian Studies
Economics, General
Education, General
Elementary Education and Teaching
Engineering Physics
Engineering, General
Engineering, Other
English Language and Literature, General
English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
Environmental Science/Studies
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, and Gender Studies, Other
Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other
French Language and Literature
Geochemistry
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other
Geology/Earth Science, General
Geophysics and Seismology
German Language and Literature
History, General
International Relations and Affairs
Italian Language and Literature
Jewish/Judaic Studies
Latin American Studies
Latin Language and Literature
Linguistics
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography
Mathematics and Computer Science
Mathematics, General
Medicine (MD)
Medieval and Renaissance Studies
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
Music, General
Near and Middle Eastern Studies
Neuroscience
Philosophy
Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
Physics, General
Political Science and Government, General
Portuguese Language and Literature
Psychology, General
Public Health, General (MPH, DPH)
Public Health, Other
Public Policy Analysis
Religion/Religious Studies
Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
Social Sciences, Other
Social Studies Teacher Education
Sociology
South Asian Studies
Spanish Language and Literature
Theoretical and Mathematical Physics
Urban Studies/Affairs
Women's Studies

Classification:

Type: Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
Highest degree offered: Doctoral and first-professional
Carnegie class: Doctoral/Research Universities--Extensive

These institutions typically offer a wide range of baccalaureate programs, and they are committed to graduate education through the doctorate. They award 50 or more doctoral degrees per year across at least 15 disciplines.

Enrollment Information:

Total enrollment:8004
Total undergraduate:6014
Total graduate:1654
Total professional:336
 
Total full-time:7604
Full-time undergraduate:5708
Full-time graduate:1570
Full-time professional:326
 
Total part-time:400
Part-time undergraduate:306
Part-time graduate:84
Part-time professional:10
 
Men total:3746
Women total:4258
 
Nonresident alien: 966 (12.07%)
American Indian/Alaska Native: 37 (00.46%)
Asian or Pacific Islander: 985 (12.31%)
Black non-Hispanic: 475 (05.93%)
Hispanic: 474 (05.92%)
White non-Hispanic: 4145 (51.79%)
Race/ethnicity unknown: 922 (11.52%)