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Brown University

This article is about the private Ivy League research university in Rhode Island. For the private Christian university in Arkansas, see John Brown University.

Brown University
Coat of arms
Latin: Universitas Brunensis
Former names
Rhode Island College (1764–1804)
MottoIn Deo Speramus (Latin)
Motto in English
"In God We Hope"[1]
TypePrivate research university
EstablishedSeptember 15, 1764 (1764-09-15)
AccreditationNECHE
Academic affiliations
Endowment$6.6 billion (2023)[2]
Budget$1.28 billion (2023)[3]
PresidentChristina Paxson
ProvostFrancis J. Doyle III
Academic staff
848[4]
Students10,737[4]
Undergraduates7,222[4]
Postgraduates2,920[4]
595 medical students[4]
Location
Providence
,
Rhode Island
,
United States

41°49′34″N 71°24′11″W / 41.82611°N 71.40306°W / 41.82611; -71.40306
CampusMidsize city, 143 acres (0.58 km2)
Other campuses
NewspaperThe Brown Daily Herald
ColorsSeal brown, cardinal red, and white[5]
     
NicknameBears
Sporting affiliations
MascotBruno the Bear
Websitewww.brown.edu

Brown University is a private university in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. It is the seventh-oldest institution of higher education in the United States, founded in 1764 as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. One of nine colonial colleges chartered before the American Revolution,[6] it was the first college in the United States to codify in its charter that admission and instruction of students was to be equal regardless of their religious affiliation.[7] It is a member of the Ivy League.

The university is home to the oldest applied mathematics program in the United States, the oldest engineering program in the Ivy League, and the third-oldest medical program in New England.[a][8][9][10] It was one of the early doctoral-granting U.S. institutions in the late 19th century, adding masters and doctoral studies in 1887.[11] In 1969, it adopted its Open Curriculum after a period of student lobbying, which eliminated mandatory general education distribution requirements.[12][13] In 1971, Brown's coordinate women's institution, Pembroke College, was fully merged into the university.

The university comprises the College, the Graduate School, Alpert Medical School, the School of Engineering, the School of Public Health and the School of Professional Studies. Its international programs are organized through the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, and it is academically affiliated with the Marine Biological Laboratory and the Rhode Island School of Design; with the latter, it offers undergraduate and graduate dual degree programs.

Brown's main campus is in the College Hill neighborhood of Providence, Rhode Island. The university is surrounded by a federally listed architectural district with a dense concentration of Colonial-era buildings. Benefit Street, which runs along the campus's western edge, has one of America's richest concentrations of 17th- and 18th-century architecture.[14][15] Brown's undergraduate admissions are among the most selective in the country, with an overall acceptance rate of 5% for the class of 2026.[16][17]

  1. ^ "Brown University Admission Facts and Figures". Brown University. Archived from the original on July 8, 2012. Retrieved October 8, 2014.
  2. ^ As of October 18, 2023. "Positive investment return positions Brown endowment to advance support for academic priorities". Brown University. October 18, 2023. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
  3. ^ "Brown sees 2.2% increase in net assets, 2.7% return on endowment in 2023 fiscal year". The Brown Daily Herald.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Brown at a Glance". Brown University. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
  5. ^ "Brown University Athletics & Recreation Brand Guidelines" (PDF). June 17, 2022. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
  6. ^ "Encyclopedia Brunoniana | Bicentennial celebration". Brown University. Archived from the original on May 28, 2010. Retrieved July 9, 2009.
  7. ^ Bronson, Walter Cochrane (1914). The History of Brown University, 1764–1914. Internet Archive. Providence, The University. p. 30. ISBN 978-0-405-03697-2.
  8. ^ Suzuki, Jeff (August 27, 2009). Mathematics in Historical Context. MAA. p. 374. ISBN 978-0-88385-570-6. Archived from the original on October 24, 2021. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
  9. ^ Maugin, Gerard A. (April 8, 2013). Continuum Mechanics Through the Twentieth Century: A Concise Historical Perspective. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 978-94-007-6353-1. Archived from the original on April 30, 2021. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  10. ^ Parsons, Charles W; Rhode Island Historical Society (1881). The medical school formerly existing in Brown University, its professors and graduates. Providence, R.I.: S.S. Rider. OCLC 1038137370. Archived from the original on April 15, 2021. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  11. ^ Bronson, Walter Cochrane (1914). The History of Brown University, 1764–1914. Internet Archive. Providence, The University. p. 147. ISBN 978-0-405-03697-2.
  12. ^ Skidmore, Lydia Defusto, Alex (May 24, 2019). "Open Curriculum at 50". Brown Daily Herald. Archived from the original on April 30, 2021. Retrieved April 9, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  13. ^ "Encyclopedia Brunoniana | Curriculum". Brown University. Archived from the original on July 20, 2014. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
  14. ^ Méras, Phyllis (2012). Explorer's Guide Rhode Island. Katherine Palmer Imbrie (6 ed.). Woodstock, VT. p. 42. ISBN 978-1-58157-786-0. OCLC 918312532. Archived from the original on August 1, 2022. Retrieved April 14, 2021.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  15. ^ NEWS, BILL RAPPLEYE, NBC 10 (October 13, 2017). "Homes on Benefit Street in Providence neglected". WJAR. Archived from the original on April 14, 2021. Retrieved April 14, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  16. ^ "Brown admits record-low 5% of applicants to class of 2026". The Brown Daily Herald. Archived from the original on April 8, 2022. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  17. ^ "Top 100 – Lowest Acceptance Rates". U.S. News & World Report. 2021.


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