BROWN
Brown was founded in 1764 as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations (more commonly known as Rhode Island College) in Providence, Rhode Island. A private, research university, it is the seventh-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and a distinguished member of the Ivy League. It was founded, at the outset, as a university unlike many of their peer schools who were initially preparatory schools which became colleges. Brown its charter to Ezra Stiles who would go on to become one of Yale’s most famous Presidents and to the Baptist community of Rhode Island who sought an institution at which its members could study and practice their faith free from persecution. Whilst Brown was established explicitly as a school which would admit students regardless of their religious background (which at the time was a rather a reference to whichever Protestant church a student may hail from), the Baptists of the Rhode Island were concerned that they did not have a tertiary level institution of their own, or at the very least, one which would not discriminate against admitting them. Thus, Brown had a reputation as being a Baptist school although the school is very much non-sectarian today. The university was initially based in Warren, a town south of Providence, before Moses Brown donated some of his family’s lands to the college to support its relocation in 1770. It is for him and his family that the college was renamed in 1804 following a further donation to support the school’s endowment.
The Gilded Age brought great prosperity to Providence and nearby Newport with many of the nation’s most famous industrialist families establishing themselves in the area. Brown University would benefit too from this boom, with many illustrious graduates whose family names are well known across America, a combination of established old money names and new money wealth. Founded as a men’s college, Brown opened its own constituent women’s college, Pembroke College, in 1891. The college merged into the co-educational Brown University in 1971.
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Brown is famed for its commitment to intellectual freedom, embodied in its Open Curriculum, which allows students to be the architects of their own education by eschewing traditional core requirements. This spirit of “free inquiry” has cultivated a culture that is uniquely collaborative rather than competitive, attracting independent thinkers who prioritise social impact and interdisciplinary exploration. Students may also cross-register with the neighbouring Rhode Island School of Design.
As one of the most selective universities in the world, Brown’s acceptance rate frequently hovers around 5%. It is globally recognized not just for academic rigor, but for producing 29 Pulitzer Prize winners, 12 Nobel laureates, and numerous Rhodes Scholars. It’s alumni also includes notable royals and aristocrats from across the world, Secretaries of State and leaders of industry. The school’s varsity athletic teams are known as the Brown bears and has fielded noteworthy players including John Heisman (the namesake of the Heisman Trophy) and Fritz Pollard, who led Brown to the first-ever Rose Bowl in 1916 and became one of the first African American players and coaches in the NFL.
Accreditations and Affiliations
INFORMATION
FULL NAME
BROWN UNIVERSITY
NICKNAME
BROWN
FORMER NAMES
COLLEGE IN THE ENGLISH COLONY OF RHODE ISLAND AND PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS
RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE
CATEGORY
PRIVATE UNIVERSITY
RESEARCH UNIVERSITY
ESTABLISHED
1764
GENDER
CO-EDUCATIONAL
ADMISSIONS
UNDERGRADUATES ARE REQUIRED TO RESIDE IN ON-CAMPUS HOUSING
AGES
18+
GRADES
UNDERGRADUATE – POST-DOCTORAL
ENTRANCE CRITERIA
HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA OR EQUIVALENT
SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS
SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS AND ACCESSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS ACCOMMODATED
CURRICULUM
OPEN CURRICULUM
LIBERAL ARTS
INSPECTION AUTHORITY
NEW ENGLAND COMMISSION OF HIGHER EDUCATION
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
ENGLISH
FAITH / ETHOS
NON-RELIGIOUS
(FOUNDED WITH BAPTIST ETHOS)
PEDAGOGY / PHILOSOPHY
LIBERAL ARTS
CAMPUS
SUBURBAN / URBAN
RESIDENCE HALLS
ANDREWS HALL
ARCHIBALD-BRONSON
CHAMPLIN
EMERY
EVERETT-POLAND
JAMESON-MEAD
METCALF
MILLER HALL
MORRISS HALL
NEW PEMBROKE (1, 2, 3 & 4)
WOOLLEY HALL
CO-CURRICULAR
A CAPELLA
ACROBATICS
AIKIDO
ASTRONOMY
BEEKEEPING
BOOK CLUB
BOWLING
BUSINESS & FINANCE
CAMPAIGN ORGANISATIONS
CAMPUS MINISTRY
CAMPUS RADIO
CARD GAMES
CHARITABLE ORGANISATIONS
CHESS
CHOIR
CLIMBING
COMEDY
COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS
DANCE (BALLET / BALLROOM / CONTEMPORARY / SALSA)
DEBATE
DRAMA
ESPORTS
FILM
FISHING
GREEK LIFE (FRATERNITIES & SORORITIES)
GYM
LITERARY SOCIETIES
MAGIC
MOCK TRIAL
MODEL UNITED NATIONS
MUSIC
OPERA
ORCHESTRA
POLITICS
ROBOTICS
SCIENCE OLYMPIAD
STUDENT COUNCIL
STUDENT NEWSPAPER
TABLE TENNIS
THEATRE
SPORTS
ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL (SOCCER)
ATHLETICS (TRACK & FIELD)
BASEBALL
BASKETBALL
CROSS COUNTRY
EQUESTRIAN
FENCING
FOOTBALL (GRIDIRON)
GYMNASTICS
HOCKEY (FIELD)
HOCKEY (ICE)
LACROSSE
ROWING (CREW)
RUGBY (UNION)
SAILING
SOFTBALL
SWIMMING & DIVING
TENNIS
VOLLEYBALL
WATER POLO
WRESTLING
OPERATOR
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PATRON / VISITOR
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PRESIDENT
CHRISTINA H. PAXSON
HEAD OF SCHOOL
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ENROLLMENT
11,005 STUDENTS
7,272 UNDERGRADUATES
3,130 POSTGRADUATES
FACULTY
848 STAFF
RATIO
6:1
AVERAGE CLASS SIZE
20 STUDENTS
TUITION FEES
US$74,568 (ADDITIONAL FEES APPLY)
SCHOLARSHIPS, BURSARIES & FINANCIAL AID
BROWN OPERATES A NEEDS-BLIND ADMISSIONS POLICY. BROWN DOES NOT OFFER ACADEMIC OR ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIPS. NONETHELESS, BROWN DOES SUPPORT APPLICATIONS TO OUTSIDE SCHOLARSHIPS INCLUDING:
BROWN UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP (INTERNATIONAL)
THE GATES SCHOLARSHIP
QUESTBRIDGE
SIDNEY E. FRANK SCHOLARSHIPS
UNITED WORLD COLLEGE – DAVIS SCHOLARSHIP
ENDOWMENT
US$8 BILLION
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CLASSICAL HIGH SCHOOL
COLLEGIATE SCHOOL
THE DALTON SCHOOL
DEERFIELD ACADEMY
FLINTRIDGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL
GROTON SCHOOL
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THE HOTCHKISS SCHOOL
HUNTER COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL
THE LAWRENCEVILLE SCHOOL
LINCOLN SCHOOL
LOOMIS CHAFFEE SCHOOL
MILTON ACADEMY
MOSES BROWN SCHOOL
NORTHFIELD MOUNT HERMON
THE PENNFIELD SCHOOL
PHILLIPS ACADEMY ANDOVER
PHILLIPS EXETER ACADEMY
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SAINT ANN’S SCHOOL
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STUYVESANT HIGH SCHOOL
TRINITY SCHOOL
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THE WHEELER SCHOOL
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LEAVERS DESTINATIONS
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UNIFORM
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SCHOOL TIE
SCHOOL COLOURS
BOAT CLUB COLOURS
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ACCREDITATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS AND AFFILIATIONS
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ATHLETIC CONFERENCES & SPORTS LEAGUES
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RIVAL SCHOOLS
SISTER SCHOOLS & PARTNER SCHOOLS
SCHOOL MOTTO
IN DEO SPERAMUS
(“IN GOD WE HOPE”)
SCHOOL MASCOT
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SCHOOL SONG
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SCHOOL PUBLICATION
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ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
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CELEBRATED ALUMNI & FACULTY
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CONTACT DETAILS
BROWN STREET, PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND 02912, UNITED STATES
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