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Brown University, also referred to as Brown, is a private university located in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. It is a member of the Ivy League. It was established in 1764 as the College of Rhode Island. Brown was the first institution in the U.S to accept students regardless of religious affiliations. U.S. News & World Report rankings (2008 edition) placed Brown, tied with Stanford, as the seventh most selective college in the nation.
Brown’s campus consists of more than 230 buildings and is spread across an area of over 140 acres. The university offers a wide variety of degrees and programs through the following academic divisions:
- College and Graduate School
- Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women
- Warren Alpert Medical School
- Watson Institute for International Studies
Brown’s campus is home to over 300 registered student organizations. The university has an active Greek life. More than 12% of Brown students are members of various fraternities or sororities.
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Campus LocationProspect St Providence, RI 02912 USA Main Tel: (401) 863-1000 Web Site The campus is in a medium-sized city. |
Brown University HighlightsWhere Brown University stands out most compared to other schools (details below): - Many students concentrating in science, mathematics, liberal arts, medicine, drama and performing arts, and fine arts.
- High faculty salary.
- Selective admissions.
- High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
- Large number of programs of study offered.
- Good faculty-to-student ratio.
- Number of dorm rooms for students.
- Large number of students.
- High male/female ratio.
- High yield: the portion of accepted students who enroll.
Other important characteristics: - Faculty tenure system
- Library on-campus
- Campus housing available
- Study abroad option
- Part-time classes available
Degrees Awarded (in 2007)| Degree | Total Earned | Different Programs |
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| Bachelor | 1,530 | 92 | | Master | 359 | 51 | | Doctorale | 170 | 45 | | First-professional degree | 93 | 1 |
Brown StudentsThe student enrollment at Brown was 8,167 in 2007 (7,974 full-time equivalent). About 45% of the freshmen class in 2007 was male and women were 55% of the class. Undergrads are 75% of enrolled students, graduate students are 20%, and those seeking first-professional graduate degrees represent 4%. About 10% of freshmen are from countries other than the US. Students living in the US make up 90% of incoming freshmen.
Tuition and Other Costs| Item | Cost |
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| State Tuition and fees | $ 36,342 | | Room | $ 5,958 | | Board | $ 3,648 | | Books and supplies | $ 1,184 | | Other | $ 1,528 |
Financial Aid: Brown participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs. Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.
FacultyTenure (2007): | Full-Time Faculty | | Total |
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| With tenure | | 471 | | Without tenure; working toward tenure | | 132 | | Without tenure; tenure not available | | 188 |
Housing and MealsBrown provides on-campus housing for 4,643 of its 7,974 (full-time) students (as of 2007). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.
Brown AthleticsSchool sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. Brown is in the Ivy Group for major sports.
Brown Admissions (2007)| Applicants | Admitted |
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| Men | 16% | | Women | 12% | | All | 14% |
SAT Test Scores:| SAT | Middle 50% |
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| Verbal | 660-760 | | Math | 670-770 | | Writing | 660-760 |
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Programs of Study(Number of degrees awarded in 2007 in parentheses) ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (16 awarded) - Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD)
ART STUDIES (21 awarded) BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (125 awarded) - Business/Managerial Economics
- Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
- Organizational Behavior Studies
COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (72 awarded) - Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
- Computer and Information Sciences
CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (16 awarded) - Environmental Science
- Environmental Studies
DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (41 awarded) - Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
EDUCATION AND TEACHING (37 awarded) - Bilingual and Multilingual Education
- Education
- Elementary Education and Teaching
- Social Studies Teacher Education
- Urban Education and Leadership
ENGINEERING (117 awarded) - Archeology
- Biomedical/Medical Engineering
- Engineering Physics
- Engineering
FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (47 awarded) - Community Organization and Advocacy
- Public Policy Analysis
FINE ARTS (45 awarded) - Art History, Criticism and Conservation
- Fine Arts and Art Studies
LIBERAL ARTS (823 awarded) - African-American/Black Studies
- American/United States Studies/Civilization
- Ancient Studies/Civilization
- Ancient/Classical Greek Language and Literature
- Anthropology
- Area Studies
- Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
- Comparative Literature
- Creative Writing
- Development Economics and International Development
- East Asian Studies
- Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
- Economics
- English Language and Literature
- English Language and Literature/Letters
- Ethnic, Cultural Minority, and Gender Studies
- French Language and Literature
- French Studies
- German Language and Literature
- German Studies
- Hispanic-American,Puerto Rican & Mexican-American/Chicano Studies
- History
- International Relations and Affairs
- Italian Language and Literature
- Italian Studies
- Latin American Studies
- Latin Language and Literature
- Linguistics
- Medieval and Renaissance Studies
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
- Museology/Museum Studies
- Near and Middle Eastern Studies
- Political Science and Government
- Portuguese Language and Literature
- Sanskrit/Classical Indian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
- Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
- Slavic Studies
- Social Sciences
- Sociology
- South Asian Studies
- Spanish Language and Literature
- Urban Studies/Affairs
- Women's Studies
MATHEMATICS (72 awarded) - Applied Mathematics
- Mathematics and Computer Science
- Mathematics
- Statistics
MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (31 awarded) - Community Health and Preventive Medicine
MEDICINE (180 awarded) - Medicine (MD)
- Neuroscience
- Public Health, General (MPH, DPH)
- Public Health
MUSIC (21 awarded) RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (62 awarded) - Jewish/Judaic Studies
- Philosophy
- Philosophy and Religious Studies
- Religion/Religious Studies
SCIENCE (335 awarded) - Atomic/Molecular Physics
- Biochemistry
- Biological and Biomedical Sciences
- Biology/Biological Sciences
- Biophysics
- Biostatistics
- Chemistry
- Geochemistry
- Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
- Geology/Earth Science
- Geophysics and Seismology
- Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography
- Pathology/Experimental Pathology
- Physics
- Theoretical and Mathematical Physics
THERAPY AND COUNSELING (91 awarded) - Bioethics/Medical Ethics
- Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics
- Psychology
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