College of Brown University

College of Brown University
TypePrivate
Established1764 (1764)
DeanRashid Zia
Students7,043[1]
Location, ,
CampusUrban

The College of Brown University is the undergraduate school of Brown University, in College Hill, Providence, Rhode Island. Founded in 1764, the College is the university's oldest school and the seventh-oldest institution of higher education in the United States.

Compared to its peers, the College is distinguished by its Open Curriculum; adopted in 1969, the Open Curriculum permits students to study without any course requirements outside of their chosen concentration (major).[2]

Admissions is among the most selective in the United States, with an acceptance rate of 5.0% for fall 2022.[3]

  1. ^ "Common Data Set 2018-2019" (PDF). Brown University. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Brown University and others consider lessons of its open curriculum, now 50 years old". www.insidehighered.com. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
  3. ^ "Brown admits record-low 5% of applicants to class of 2026". The Brown Daily Herald. Retrieved 2022-04-24.

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