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Brown University

Private university in Providence, Rhode Island, United States

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About

instance of
inception
  • 1765
founder
named after
motto text
  • In Deo Speramus (la) · literal translation: In God We Trust
legal form
industry
language used
academic calendar type
normal graduation time
  • 4 year · undergraduate education

Location and contact

country
located in the administrative territorial entity
headquarters location
  • Providence · country: United States · postal code: 02912 · Songkick venue ID: 43624 · street address: 1 Prospect Street
street address
  • One Prospect Street, Providence, RI, 02912
postal code
  • 02912
coordinate location
  • 41.8261, -71.4031
official website
official map URL

People and numbers

count of students
  • 10,333 · 2019
  • 10,338 · full-time equivalent · 1 September 2021
employees
  • 4,654 · September 2020
admission rate
  • 8% · 2020
admission yield rate
  • 62% · 2020
tuition fee
  • $60,944 · 2021

Rankings and recognition

ranking
  • 98 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2023
  • 69 · QS World University Rankings · 2026
  • 65 · Times Higher Education World University Rankings · 2026
Earlier figures (28)
  • 79 · QS World University Rankings · 2025
  • 73 · QS World University Rankings · 2024
  • 63 · QS World University Rankings · 2023
  • 60 · QS World University Rankings · 2022
  • 60 · QS World University Rankings · 2021
  • 57 · QS World University Rankings · 2020
  • 56 · QS World University Rankings · 2019
  • 53 · QS World University Rankings · 2018
  • 49 · QS World University Rankings · 2017
  • 49 · QS World University Rankings · 2016
  • 52 · QS World University Rankings · 2015
  • 47 · QS World University Rankings · 2014
  • 42 · QS World University Rankings · 2012
  • 99 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2022
  • 84 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2019
  • 90 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2016
  • 75 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2015
  • 74 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2014
  • 67 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2013
  • 65 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2012
  • 65 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2011
  • 65 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2010
  • 71 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2008
  • 70 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2007
  • 85 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2006
  • 86 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2005
  • 82 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2004
  • 49 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2003
Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education

Finances

endowment
  • $6,141,243,000 · 30 June 2022
Earlier figures (2)
  • $6,520,175,000 · 30 June 2021
  • $4,377,466,000 · 30 June 2020
total revenue
  • $1,645,616,164 · 2024
Earlier figures (13)
  • $1,585,724,817 · 2023
  • $1,790,921,493 · 2022
  • $2,168,375,421 · 2021
  • $1,482,840,270 · 2020
  • $1,590,495,113 · 2019
  • $1,331,598,997 · 2018
  • $1,268,115,085 · 2017
  • $1,105,267,335 · 2016
  • $1,080,375,719 · 2015
  • $1,100,952,729 · 2014
  • $1,030,235,476 · 2013
  • $845,977,325 · 2012
  • $920,552,777 · 2011
total assets
  • $10,038,579,738 · 2024
Earlier figures (13)
  • $9,401,196,408 · 2023
  • $9,240,581,030 · 2022
  • $9,768,989,460 · 2021
  • $6,894,193,000 · 30 June 2020
  • $6,193,056,294 · 2019
  • $5,776,361,953 · 2018
  • $5,349,852,480 · 2017
  • $4,975,814,069 · 2016
  • $5,103,251,337 · 2015
  • $4,896,703,269 · 2014
  • $4,397,600,917 · 2013
  • $4,137,082,720 · 2012
  • $4,167,220,800 · 2011
donations
  • $659,667,235 · 2024
Earlier figures (13)
  • $671,560,189 · 2023
  • $608,598,931 · 2022
  • $545,189,061 · 2021
  • $444,957,133 · 2020
  • $495,032,643 · 2019
  • $474,642,932 · 2018
  • $386,783,998 · 2017
  • $377,081,968 · 2016
  • $336,481,435 · 2015
  • $337,680,866 · 2014
  • $331,829,666 · 2013
  • $336,516,571 · 2012
  • $284,564,529 · 2011
funder
  • Open Society Foundations · prize money: $100,000 · award rationale: to enable Costs of War's research and dissemination in support of accountability, the promotion of peace, and the protection of civilians and human rights · 2022
  • Open Society Foundations · prize money: $299,350 · award rationale: to support the Grantee's work to study safe consumption sites for people who use drugs in the United States · 2022
  • Open Society Foundations · prize money: $100,000 · award rationale: to support Cost of War’s research and dissemination on the costs of current U.S. national security strategy · 2021
  • Open Society Foundations · prize money: $25,000 · award rationale: to provide support to Costs of War’s ongoing campaign to educate the public and policymakers about the budgetary, human, and political costs of the ongoing U.S. post-9/11 wars · 2020
  • Open Society Foundations · prize money: $200,000 · award rationale: to support the Grantee's Climate and Development Lab in developing a decarbonization plan for New England · 2019
3 more
  • Open Society Foundations · prize money: $105,000 · award rationale: to support research and dissemination on the costs of current U.S. national security strategy · 2019
  • Open Society Foundations · prize money: $25,000 · award rationale: to support dissemination of research by the Costs of War Project at the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs · 2018
  • Open Society Foundations · prize money: $25,000 · award rationale: to hold a small workshop at the Brown University Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, on April 22, 2016 · 2016

Structure and memberships

child organization or unit
6 more
has part(s)
member of
9 more
owner of
athletics program

Other facts

coat of arms
graduation rate
  • 0.96 · multiplier of normal graduation time: 1.5
significant event
Images and media on Wikimedia Commons (4)
coat of arms image
image
  • Manning Chapel.jpg · media legend: Hope College (til venstre) er fra 1822, mens Manning Hall (til høyre) er fra 1834 (nb)
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Wikimedia and technical details (11)
Commons category
  • Brown University
topic's main category
category for alumni of educational institution
category for employees of the organization
on focus list of Wikimedia project
described by source
IPv6 routing prefix
  • 2a03:b600:648::/107
API endpoint URL
Commons gallery
  • Brown University
topic has template
social media followers
  • 228,788 · X (Twitter) numeric user ID: 14884486 · 5 February 2023
  • 79,300 · YouTube channel ID: UCjnWysJh9-r9wo82zlbMT3A · 25 January 2025
Earlier figures (5)
  • 211,729 · X (Twitter) numeric user ID: 14884486 · 25 February 2022
  • 199,478 · X (Twitter) numeric user ID: 14884486 · 6 January 2021
  • 189,269 · X (Twitter) numeric user ID: 14884486 · 28 May 2020
  • 74,800 · YouTube channel ID: UCjnWysJh9-r9wo82zlbMT3A · 15 January 2024
  • 65,300 · YouTube channel ID: UCjnWysJh9-r9wo82zlbMT3A · 3 August 2022
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  • 4exEuv · subject named as: 布朗大学 · last update: 20 January 2022
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Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
  • 3446493 · subject named as: БРАУНОВСКИЙ УНИВЕРСИТЕТ
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subreddit
  • BrownU · language of work or name: English · subject named as: The Brown University Subreddit · 24 May 2023
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  • BrownUniversity · number of subscribers: 189,269 · X (Twitter) numeric user ID: 14884486 · 28 May 2020
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  • UCjnWysJh9-r9wo82zlbMT3A · subject named as: Brown University · number of works: 2,788 · number of subscribers: 65,200 · number of viewers/listeners: 16,137,412 · 31 July 2022
Zhihu topic ID
  • 19796110 · subject named as: 布朗大学 (Brown University)
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