Colleges
Brown University
Brown University |
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location | students | adm. | int’l. | fresh | grad | GPA | ACT | SAT | TOEFL |
Providence, RI | 7,639 | 5% | 12% | 97% | 85% | 4.1 | 35 | 1530 | 100+ |
Located in historic Providence, Rhode Island and founded in 1764, Brown University is the seventh oldest college in the US. Brown University is a private institution that is set in the city, and the campus size is 146 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Located atop College Hill in Providence, Rhode Island, Brown University has a college town feel with Thayer Street serving as a center of activity for shopping and dining. All students at Brown are required to live on campus for their first six semesters, though some eligible students may receive permission to live off campus. Housing options include traditional singles, doubles, triples and suites. With more than 500 student organizations on campus ranging from The Brown Noser satirical newspaper to Brown Ballroom Dance, students can find a way to pursue their interests.
Academics
Brown is a leading research university distinct for its unique Open Curriculum. Students pursue rigorous scholarship as the architects of their educational experience, exploring a range of subjects before selecting an area of focus. Brown offers a number of graduate studies through its Graduate School, which includes well-regarded programs in English and history. Students can also pursue a medical education at the highly ranked Warren Alpert Medical School. The student-faculty ratio at Brown University is 6:1, and the school has 69% of its classes with fewer than 20 students. Popular majors include Computer Science, Econometrics and Quantitative Economics, and Applied Mathematics.
Special Highlights
Global Partnerships. Brown maintains strong partnerships with universities across the globe, from Brazil and Cuba to United Kingdom and Japan. These relationships provide opportunities for undergraduates to study abroad, graduate students to engage with peers and mentors, and faculty and staff to conduct individual or collaborative research with colleagues. International collaborations also allow students, visiting scholars and faculty from partner universities to participate in teaching, research and community activities at Brown. Visiting scholars have come to Brown through programs such as the Institute of International Education’s Artist Protection Fund and the International Writers Project at Brown.
Student Leadership Awards. At the end of each academic year, the Student Activities Office Awards Program recognizes the accomplishments of student leadership in the context of recognized student organizations. By the time they are seniors, many student leaders often have put in hundreds of hours as members of student groups; some students even go into careers based on their group memberships. The Leadership Awards recognize the value that student contributions have at Brown.
School Mission & Unique Qualities
The mission of Brown University is to serve the community, the nation and the world by discovering, communicating and preserving knowledge and understanding in a spirit of free inquiry, and by educating and preparing students to discharge the offices of life with usefulness and reputation. We do this through a partnership of students and teachers in a unified community known as a university-college. Brown’s Swearer Center works to facilitate partnerships between the Providence and Rhode Island communities and the University. To foster collaborations focused on community development, the center partners with local nonprofit organizations, and community, government and educational leaders to create new programs and initiatives that reflect the Providence community’s interests and needs.
Student Reviews…
“My experience has been incredible. The open curriculum really makes a difference as it allows you to choose your own path and not be hampered by requirements that you might never need or have little interest in. It has an excellent balance of student life and rigorous academics.”