| Name |
Brown University |
| Address |
Box 1920
Providence, RI 02912 |
| Website |
http://www.brown.edu |
| Email |
admission_undergraduate@brown.edu |
| Percent Undergrad College Owned |
80% |
| Percent Fraternity |
10% |
| Percent Sorority |
7% |
| Percent Campus Weekends |
85% |
| Offer Housing |
Yes |
| Percent Students College Housing |
80% |
| Campus Housing |
Yes |
| Off Campus Assistance |
Yes |
| Types Available |
coed dorms (84%), sorority housing (1%), fraternity housing (5%), apartment for single students (9%), special housing for disabled students (1%), cooperative housing |
| College Owned Singles |
39% |
| College Owned Doubles |
47% |
| College Owned Triples |
4% |
| College Owned Apartments |
10% |
| College Owned Other |
N/A |
| Num College Owned |
48 |
| Sprinkler System |
100% |
| Fire Alarms |
100% |
| High Speed Internet |
100% |
| Campus Size |
143 acres |
| Percent Weekends |
85% |
| Nearest Airport |
Warwick, RI (10), Boston, MA (50) |
| Nearest Train |
Providence, RI (1) |
| Nearest Bus |
Providence, RI (1) |
| Public Transport |
Yes |
| Cars Permitted |
No |
| Percent Cars |
10% |
| School Employment |
Yes |
| Percent Undergrads Employed |
30% |
| Average Undergrad Earnings |
1,000 |
| Freshmen Discouraged Working |
Yes |
| Army Rotc |
Offered at cooperating institution (Providence College) |
| Navy Rotc |
Not offered |
| Airforce Rotc |
Not offered |
| Alcohol Permitted |
Yes |
| Additional Policies |
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited, other |
| Popular Events |
Various speaker events, cultural month events and convocations, student organization dances, socials, performances, athletic events, spring weekend. |
| Student Activities |
choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, marching band, music ensembles, musical theater, radio station, student government, student newspaper, student film society, symphony orchestra, television station, yearbook |
| Num Organizations |
350 |
| Honor Societies |
Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi |
| Religious Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) Athletes in Action, Baha'i Group, Brown Catholic Community, Buddhism Society, Call To Worship, Catholic Pastoral Council, Chabad Chassidic Club, Christian Fellowship, Christian Science, College Hill for Christ, Episcopalians at Brown, Gospel Choir, 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, With One Voice, Zen Community, Ziggurat |
| International Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) African Sun, African Students Association, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Incorporated, Anime Society, Arab Club, Armenian Students Association, Asian American Students Association, Awaaz South Asian Journal of Arts, Bethune Black Graduate Students Society, The Brotherhood, Brownzilians, Bulgarian Club , Buxton International House, Canadian Club, Cape Verdean Students Association, Celtic Cultural Organization, China Care Brown, Chinese Students and Scholars Association, Chinese Students Association, El Concilio Latino, Delta Sigma Theta, La Federacion de Estudiantes Puertorriquenos, Filipino Alliance, French House, Friends of Turkey, German Club, Global Nomads, Haitian Students Association, Hanuri, Hapa Club, Harambee House, Hawaii Club, Hellenic Students Association, Hispanic House, Hong Kong Student's Association, International Organization, Italian Club, Japanese Cultural Association, Brown Journal of World Affairs, Korean Adoptee Mentoring Program, Korean American Students Association, Korean Graduate Students Association, Lambda Upsilon Lambda Fraternity Inc. , Latin-American Students Organization, Lion Dance, Macondo, Merlions, MEZCLA, Minority Association of Pre-Health Students, El Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Atzlan, Native Americans at Brown, National Society of Black Engineers, The Next Thing, ONYX, Organization of Multi-Racial and Bi-Racial Students, Organization of United African Peoples, Pakistani Students at Brown, Persian Club, Phi Kappa Psi - RI Alpha, Russian Club, Sigma Lamda Upsilon Sorority Inc. , Sistahs United, SOMOS, South Asian Students Association, South Asian Women's Collective, Southeast Asian Coalition, Students for Free Tibet, Students of Caribbean Ancestry, Sugarcane, Swiss-World International Student Society, Taiko, Taiwan Society, Thai Students Association, Turkish Student Association, Vietnamese Student Association, Visions, Yarmulkazi Klezmer Band |
| Other Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) Active Minds, Alpha Chi Omega, Alpha Delta Phi, Alpha Epsilon Pi, American Civil Liberties Union, American Sign Language Club, Americans for Informed Democracy, Amnesty International, Animal Rights Coalition, ARRR, Art House, Association for Cooperative Housing, Student Athletic Advisory Council, Attitude, Ballroom Dance Club and Team, Brown Band, Bear Necessities, Beasts of Funny, Big Brothers, Bio-Medical Engineering Society, Break Dancing Club, Brown Broadcasting Service, Brown Brokers, Brown'sTones, Brownzilians, Bruin Club, Bruinettes Pom Squad, Catalyst, Celtic Cultural Organization, CHAISE, Chattertocks, Chess Club, Brown University Chorus, Circle K, Class Coordinating Board, Brown Classical Journal, Clerestory, Club Field Hockey, Club Ice Hockey, Coalition Against Relationship Abuse, Coalition for Social Justice, Coalition of Bands at Brown, College Bowl, Brown College Republicans, Common Ground, Computer Network Management Group, Brown Concert Agency, Contra and Folk Dance Society, Critical Review, Cultural Activities Board, Cycling Club, Dead White Men A Festival of Classics, Debating Union, Departmental Undergraduate Groups for 30+ academic depts, Delta Phi, Delta Tau, Democracy Matters, Brown Democrats, Brown Derbies, Disability Awareness Council, Divine Rhythm, DonorsChoose, Engineering Society, Engineers Without Borders, Entrepreneurship Program, Environmental House, Brown Environmentalist Action Network, Fantasy Gaming Society, La Federacion de Estudiantes Puertorriquenos, Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance, Film Society, Flying Club, Friends of Falun Gong, Fusion Dance Company, Games House, Go Association, GradForum, Graduate Student Council, Greek Council, Green Party, Habitat for Humanity, Harmonic Motion, HI-T, Higher Keys, Hourglass Caf? ? , IAESTE Brown University, IMPROVidence, imPulse dance company, International Socialist Organization, Investment Group, Issues Magazine, Ivy Film Festival, Jabberwocks, Brown Journal of World Affairs, Brown Jug, Kappa Alpha Theta, Key Society, Lecture Board, LINUX Users Group, Lip Service, Madrigal Singers, Mah Jong Club, Mediation Project, Medical School Student Senate, Men's Club Lacrosse, Men's Club Soccer, Men's Club Tennis, Men's Rugby Club, Men? ? ? s Ultimate Team, Mock Trial, Model United Nations, Musical Forum, New Jersey Coalition, New Music, New Scientist Program, Open Mat Sparring Club, Orchestra, Organization of Transfer Students, Organization of Women Leaders, Original Music Group, Out of Bounds, Out of Hand Juggling Club, Outdoor Leadership Training, Outing Club, Oxfam, Parenthesis, Photo Club, Pre-Law Society, Pre-Med Chapter AMSA, Production Workshop, Providence Allied CPR Education, Psychology DUG, Queer Alliance, Real Estate Investment, Residential Council, Resumed Undergraduate Student Association, Running Club, SafeWalk, Salsa Club, Shades of Brown, Shakespeare on the Green, Shotokan Karate Club, Sigma Chi, Snowboarding Club, Society for Clinical Research for Undergraduates, Soul Cypher, Space Club, Special Events Committee, St. Anthony Hall Kappa Chapter, Stand Up Comics, Student Activities Advisory Board, Student Art Forum, Student Labor Alliance, Student Martial Arts Coalition, Brown Student Radio, Student Union, Students for AIDS Awareness, Students for Choice, Students for Free Tibet, Students for Israel, Students for Liberty, Students for Life, Students for Sensible Drug Policy , Surf Club, Sustainable Food Initiative, Swing Club, Table Tennis Club, Taekwondo Club, Taiko, Tang Soo Do Club, Tau Beta Pi, Technology House, Brown Television, Theta Delta Chi, Tikkun Club, Undergraduate Council of Students, Undergraduate Finance Board, Underground, UNICEF Club, Ursa Minors, Watershed, What's on Tap, Women Students at Brown, Women's Club Soccer, Women's Club Tennis, Women's Rugby Club, Women's Ultimate Team, WORD Performance Poetry, Yacht Club, Yarmulkazai Klezmer Band, Young Communist League, Young Minority Investors, Zeta Delta Xi |
| Student Papers |
(Appears as submitted by school) Brown Daily Herald (daily), College Hill Independent (weekly) |
| Num Frats |
13 |
| Frats Chapter Houses |
9 |
| Percent Frat Members |
10% |
| Num Sororities |
5 |
| Sororities Chapter Houses |
2 |
| Percent Sorority Members |
7% |
| Type |
Private institution |
| Year Founded |
1764 |
| Religious Affiliation |
None |
| Academic Calendar |
Semester |
| Undergrad Body |
6,176 |
| Setting |
Urban |
| Endowment |
N/A |
| Application Deadline |
January 1 |
| Application Fee |
70 |
| Selectivity |
Most selective |
| Tuition |
34,620 |
| Room Board |
9,134 |
| Basic |
nonremedial tutoring, women's center, placement service, health service, health insurance |
| Remedial |
writing, study skills |
| Counseling |
minority student, career, personal, academic, older student, psychological, birth control, religious |
| Career |
on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training, other |
| Job Six Months |
N/A |
| Job One Year |
N/A |
| Job Two Years |
N/A |
| Firms |
Goldman Sachs; Microsoft; Bain and Co.;Teach for America; Peace Corps; Google; Morgan Stanley; McKinsey; Brown University; Boston COnsulting Group; Rhode Island Hospital; Bloomberg; |
| Library |
Yes |
| Library Consortia |
Yes |
| Num Books |
3,509,710 |
| Num Subscriptions |
21,888 |
| Num Microforms |
1,928,655 |
| Num Audiovisual |
1,172,256 |
| Num Ebooks |
599,079 |
| Library Facilities |
There are 6 library buildings on campus: The John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library serves as the primary teaching and research library for the humanities and social sciences. The Sciences Library houses the materials in the physical, biological, and medical sciences, as well as the media collections and services that support classroom instruction. The Orwig Music Library houses the general collections of music materials, including books, periodicals, scores, sound recordings, and music videos. The Art Slide Library contains slides and photographs related to art and architecture. The John Hay Library houses the University's rare books, manuscripts, archives, and many world-renowned special collections, including the McClellan Lincoln Collection, the Harris Collection of American Poetry and Drama, and the Anne S. K. Brown Military Collection. The John Carter Brown Library contains an internationally-renown collection of primary historical materials pertaining to the history of the Americas prior to about 1825. In addition, the off-campus Library Collections Annex provides storage capacity for 1.7 million volumes of lesser-used library materials. |
| Museums |
1. David Winton Bell Gallery, List Art Center, Brown University: 4,000 prints, drawings and photographs from 1500 to present; research fields include 20th and 21st century art. 2. Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology (Bristol, Rhode Island) and satellite gallery at Manning Hall, Brown University: Considered one of the leading anthropological teaching museums in the northeast, the museum houses Native American, Eastern European, Mid-Eastern, Asian, Pacific, and African collections; research fields include anthropology, archaeology, and ethnology. 3. John Nicholas Brown Center for the Study of American Civilization, Brown University: Located within the Nightingale-Brown House (a National Historic Landmark), the Center maintains a collection of archives created by members of the Brown family, spanning the period from the late 19th century to the late 20th century. 4. Annmary Brown Memorial, Brown University: Houses exhibits of European and American paintings from the 17th through the 20th centuries, the Mazansky British Sword Collection, Brown family heirlooms, and personal momentos from General Rush Hawkins. |
| Computer Course |
No |
| Own Computer |
No |
| Computers Available |
317 |
| Email Accounts |
Yes |
| Internet Access |
Yes |
| Computers Available In |
computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center |
| Num Wired Library |
3,000 |
| Num Wired Classrooms |
1,320 |
| Num Wired Labs |
350 |
| Num Wired Other |
1,180 |
| Wireless Network |
Yes |
| Wireless Areas |
in all the libraries, in some classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas, in some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing |
| Wireless Capacity |
6,000 |
| Recommended Os |
Other |
| Hosting Units |
100% |
| Student Webpages |
No |
| Online Registration |
No |
| Campus Safety |
24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc) |
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