Providence, Rhode Island · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Midsize city
Overview
Brown University is a private nonprofit four-year institution based in Providence, Rhode Island. The campus sits in a midsize city. It enrolled 11,956 students in fall 2024, including 7,910 undergraduates and 4,046 graduate students. It holds the Carnegie R1 designation for very high research activity.
Brown University offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 123 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Computer Science, Econometrics and Quantitative Economics, and Applied Mathematics. It awarded 3,477 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. One of its programs can be completed entirely online.
99% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 6 to 1.
Key figures
11,956
Students enrolled
99%
First-year retention
3,477
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
123
Programs and majors
6:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional
Programs and majors offered 123
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
99%
Student-to-faculty ratio
6:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
1,904
Master's degrees
1,187
Doctoral degrees (research)
239
Professional doctorates
147
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
11,956
Undergraduates, fall 2024
7,910
Graduate students, fall 2024
4,046
Full-time, fall 2024
92%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
12,765
Undergraduates, 2024-25
8,534
Graduate students, 2024-25
4,231
Full-time, 2024-25
89%
Size category
10,000 to 19,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
53%
Men
47%
White
29%
Hispanic or Latino
10%
Black or African American
8%
Asian
17%
Two or more races
6%
International (U.S. nonresident)
20%
Race or ethnicity unknown
9%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
1
Programs with a fully online option
2
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
9%
Students taking some online courses
10%
Campus and services
Setting
Midsize city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
Research designation
Research 1: Very High Spending and Doctorate Production
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Ivy Group
President
Christina Paxson
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates