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Brown University

Brown University
Box 1920
Providence, RI 02912

Official telephone: (401) 863-1000
Website: www.brown.edu

Screen last updated on: December 2016

STUDENT PROFILE

Total undergraduates:

6,652

Full-time undergraduates:

6,318

Part-time undergraduates:

334

Total graduate students:

2,806

Full-time graduate students:

2,576

Part-time graduate students:

230

Average age of full-time undergraduates:

U.S. region where majority of students come from:

Middle Atlantic

Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state:

95%

First-year student enrollment breakdown:


0.6%	American Indian or Alaskan Native
14.1%	Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
6.2%	Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
11.1%	Hispanic/Latino
43.0%	White, non-Hispanic/Latino
7.4%	Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
11.3%	Nonresident Alien
6.3%	Race and/or Ethnicity unknown

Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:


0.4%	American Indian or Alaskan Native
13.3%	Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
6.7%	Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
11.4%	Hispanic/Latino
0.2%	Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
42.9%	White, non-Hispanic/Latino
6.2%	Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
11.9%	Nonresident Alien
6.9%	Race and/or Ethnicity unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT

Campus size:

154 acres

City or town school is located in:

Providence, RI

Population of city/town:

177,994

Nearest major city:

Boston

Distance of nearest major city:

55 miles

Population of nearest major city:

645,966

Online campus map:

www.brown.edu/Facilities/
Facilities_Management/
maps/#building/

LIVING ON CAMPUS

Institution offers housing:

yes

Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year:

yes

Housing types (% in housing type, if given):

coed dorms
sorority housing
fraternity housing
single-student apartments
special housing for disabled students
cooperative housing
other housing including Theme and wellness housing.

Percent of freshmen who live in school housing:

100%

Percent of students who live in school housing:

80%

Percent of students who live off campus:

20%

Students required to live on campus:

All unmarried first-year students, sophomores, and juniors must live on campus unless living with parents or enrolled in a Resumed Undergraduate Program..

Percent of all students who have cars on campus:

10%

Student conduct policies:

class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited, Smoking prohibited in all university buildings.

Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age:

yes

STUDY FACILITIES

Every student is required to lease or own a computer:

Every student is required to take a computer course:

Computer equipment is provided in:

residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center

Total number of microcomputers available to students:

320

Other computer facilities/services:

Eduroam.

Internet access provided to all students:

yes

E-mail services/accounts provided to all students:

yes

School has a library on campus:

yes

Additional library facilities/collections:

Archives. Special collections. Rare books.

Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:

Gallery, Brown family archives and heirlooms, museum of anthropology.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES

Remedial learning services:

study skills

Additional services offered:

nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, women's center, health insurance

Counseling services:

minority student, military, veteran student, older student, birth control, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious

Career placement services:

internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, career counseling, workshops, library, resume referrals, employer info, panels, fairs, grad school prep.

Services for students with disabilities:

note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, special transportation, special housing, adaptive equipment, braille services

Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped:

mostly

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES

Number of social fraternities on campus:

Percent of men who join fraternities:

12%

Number of social sororities on campus:

Percent of women who join sororities:

Student activities:

student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook, radio station, television station

School newspaper(s):

Brown Daily Herald; College Hill Independent

Number of honor societies:

Total number of registered organizations:

400

Campus-based religious organizations:

Athletes in Action, Bahai Group, Brown Catholic Community, Buddhism Society, Call to Worship, Catholic Pastoral Council, Chabad Chassidic Club, Christian Fellowship, College Hill for Christ, Episcopalians at Brown, Heathen/Pagan discussion, Hillel Student Executive Board, Hindu Group, Interfaith Program House, Latter-Day Saints Student Association, Multi-Faith Council, Muslim Students' Association, Orthodox Christian Students Association, Quaker Student Group, Reformed University Fellowship, Seventh-day Adventists, Unitarian Universalist Undergraduate Group, Zen Community, Ziggurat

Minority student organizations:

Latin American Students Organizaion, Lion Dance, Macondo, Merlions, Anime Society, MEZCLA, Minority Association of Pre-Health Students, El Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Atzlan, National Society of Black Engineers, Native Americans at Brown, The Next Thing, ONYX, Brown Organization of Multi-Racial and Bi-Racial Students, Arab Club, Persian Club, Samuel M. Nabrit Black Graduate Student Association, Shades of Brown, Sistahs United, Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, SOMOS, Students of Carribean Ancestry, Sugarcane, Asian American Students Association, Awaaz: South Asian Journal of Arts

International student organizations:

Chinese Students and Scholars Association, African Students Association, Chinese Student Association, Filipino Alliance, Haitian Students Association, Organization of United African Peoples, Armenian Students Association, South Asian Students Association, South Asian Women's Collective, Southeast Asian Coalition, Swiss-World International Student Society, Taiwan Society, Thai Students Association, Turkish Cultural Society, Vietnamese Students Association, Vietnamese International Student and Alumni Group; Bulgarian, Canadian, German, Russian, and Slavic clubs

Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:

Arts, dance, environmental, music (jazz, orchestral, and vocal), political, service, social justice, theatre, and special-interest groups

ATHLETICS

School has an athletic program:

yes

Athletic director:

Jack Hayes,
Director of Athletics

Athletics homepage:

https://www.brown.edu/
Facilities/
Facilities_Management/
projects/webcam_video.php

School colors:

brown and red

School mascot:

Brown Bear

Athletic conference memberships:

Ivy League, Collegiate Water Polo Association, Eastern Collegiate Wrestling Association, ECAC (ice hockey)

Sports offered	Scholarships?	Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseball	no	Ivy Group, NCAA Div. I
Men's basketball	no	Ivy Group, NCAA Div. I
Men's crew	no	NCAA Div. I
Men's cross-country	no	Ivy Group, NCAA Div. I
Men's fencing	no	Ivy Group, NCAA Div. I
Men's football	no	Ivy Group, NCAA Div. I-AA
Men's golf	no	Ivy Group, NCAA Div. I
Men's ice hockey	no	Ivy Group, NCAA Div. I
Men's lacrosse	no	Ivy Group, NCAA Div. I
Men's soccer	no	Ivy Group, NCAA Div. I
Men's squash	no	Ivy Group, NCAA Div. I
Men's swimming	no	Ivy Group, NCAA Div. I
Men's tennis	no	Ivy Group, NCAA Div. I
Men's track and field (indoor)	no	Ivy Group, NCAA Div. I
Men's track and field (outdoor)	no	Ivy Group, NCAA Div. I
Men's water polo	no	NCAA Div. I
Men's wrestling	no	Ivy Group, NCAA Div. I
Women's Alpine skiing	no
Women's basketball	no	Ivy Group, NCAA Div. I
Women's crew	no	NCAA Div. I
Women's cross-country	no	Ivy Group, NCAA Div. I
Women's diving	no	NCAA Div. I
Women's equestrian sports	no	NCAA Div. I
Women's fencing	no	Ivy Group, NCAA Div. I
Women's field hockey	no	Ivy Group, NCAA Div. I
Women's golf	no	Ivy Group, NCAA Div. I
Women's gymnastics	no	NCAA Div. I
Women's ice hockey	no	Ivy Group, NCAA Div. I
Women's lacrosse	no	Ivy Group, NCAA Div. I
Women's soccer	no	Ivy Group, NCAA Div. I
Women's softball	no	Ivy Group, NCAA Div. I
Women's squash	no	Ivy Group, NCAA Div. I
Women's swimming	no	Ivy Group, NCAA Div. I
Women's tennis	no	Ivy Group, NCAA Div. I
Women's track and field (indoor)	no	Ivy Group, NCAA Div. I
Women's track and field (outdoor)	no	Ivy Group, NCAA Div. I
Women's volleyball	no	Ivy Group, NCAA Div. I
Women's water polo	no	NCAA Div. I

Athletic facilities:

field hockey, lacrosse, soccer, softball, track and field complex; archery, fencing, gymnastics, volleyball and wrestling gymnasium; baseball and football stadiums, basketball center, natatorium; courts for tennis, squash, racquetball, handball; strength and conditioning facilities

Intramural/Recreational sports:

badminton, basketball, bowling, cornhole, dodgeball, flag football, golf, ice hockey, inner tube water polo, kickball, soccer, softball, squash, tennis, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball, Wiffle ball

Club sports for men:

badminton, basketball, cheerleading, cycling, field hockey, figure skating, golf, ice hockey, kendo, lacrosse, polo, rugby, running, sailing, skiing, soccer, tae kwon do, tang soo do, tennis, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball

Club sports for women:

GETTING AWAY

Public transportation serves campus:

yes

Nearest international airport:

Warwick, RI (10 miles)

Nearest other airport:

Boston, MA (55 miles)

Nearest passenger train service:

Providence, RI (1 mile)

Nearest passenger bus service:

Providence, RI (1 mile)

PAYING THE BILLS

Institutional employment is available:

yes

Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are:

excellent

Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term:

AFTER GRADUATION

List of graduate schools most often selected by recent graduates:

Columbia University, Georgetown University, Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Princeton University, Stanford University, University of California--Berkeley, University of Oxford, Yale University.

List of firms that most frequently hire graduates:

AmericCorps, Brown University, Goldman Sachs, Google, LifeSpan Hospitals, McKinsey & Company, Microsoft, National Institutes of Health, Teach for America.

List of most prominent alumni/ae:

Janet Yellen, Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
Jim Yong Kim, President, World Bank
John Krasinski, actor, director, writer.

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