Brown University

Also known as

Institutional Enrollment

Total Post-Bac Enrollment

3,740

51.8% Female

48.2% Male

Institution Overview

System

-2

School Type

Private not-for-profit (no religious affiliation)

Academic Calendar

Semester

Setting

City: Midsize

Academics

Graduate Assistantships

Yes

Full Time Graduate Enrolled

Yes

Part Time Graduate Enrolled

Yes

Total # of Programs

222

Number of Programs Available (in Category Selected Above)

Master's

Doctoral Research

Doctoral Professional

Distance

Degrees Offered

Master's

Doctor's (Research)

Doctor's (Professional)

Certificate Offered

Postbaccalaureate

Student Body

Demographics

0.21%

American Indian or Alaska Native

11.44%

Asian

8.45%

Black or African American

8.32%

Hispanic or Latino

0.03%

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

30.99%

White

3.98%

Two or more races

3.85%

Unknown

32.73%

Non-resident Alien

Admissions

Admissions Office Web Address

https://www.brown.edu/admission

Tuition & Aid

Average Tuition

$68,612

Academics: Programs - Overview

Academic

Yes

Occupational

Continuing Professional

Yes

Recreational or avocational

Highest Degree offered

Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice

Distance Learning Options

Grad programs or courses

Yes

Degree Programs Offered (in Category Selected Above)

Master's

Master's (Distance)

Doctor's Degree Research

Doctor's Degree Professional

Postbaccalaureate Certificate

Program Area	Program Type	Program Format
Program Area	Program Type	Campus	Distance
Acting	Master's Degree	Yes	No
African Studies	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
American/United States Studies/Civilization	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Ancient Studies/Civilization	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Anthropology	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Applied Mathematics, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Archeology	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Art History, Criticism and Conservation	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Behavioral Sciences	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Bilingual and Multilingual Education	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Biochemistry	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Biology/Biological Sciences, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Biostatistics	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Biotechnology	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Business Administration and Management, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Chemistry, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Classical, Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies and Archaeology	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Cognitive Science	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Community Health and Preventive Medicine	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Comparative Literature	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Computational Biology	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Computational Science	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	Master's Degree	Yes	Yes
Computer Science	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Creative Writing	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Cultural Resource Management and Policy Analysis	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Development Economics and International Development	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Directing and Theatrical Production	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes Yes	No No No
Elementary Education and Teaching	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Engineering, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
English Language and Literature, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
English/Language Arts Teacher Education	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Environmental Studies	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Epidemiology	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Experimental Psychology	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
French Studies	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Geology/Earth Science, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
German Studies	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Health Services Administration	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Health/Medical Physics	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
History, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Industrial Engineering	Master's Degree	Yes	No
International Public Health/International Health	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Italian Studies	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Linguistics	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Mass Communication/Media Studies	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Mathematics and Computer Science	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Mathematics Teacher Education	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Mathematics, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Medical Scientist	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes Yes	No No No
Medicine	Doctoral – Professional	Yes	No
Molecular Pharmacology	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Music Technology	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Music, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Musicology and Ethnomusicology	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Neuroscience	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Pathology/Experimental Pathology	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Philosophy	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Physics, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Playwriting and Screenwriting	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Political Science and Government, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Portuguese Language and Literature	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Public Policy Analysis, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Religion/Religious Studies	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Science, Technology and Society	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Slavic Studies	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Social Studies Teacher Education	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Sociology	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Urban Education and Leadership	Master's Degree	Yes	No

Faculty

	Total	Instructional Staff	Research
Total	1,579	1,033	546
With faculty status	1,155	1,026	129
Tenured	593	593	0
On tenure track	171	171	0
Not on tenure track	391	262	129
Multi-year contract	334	217	117
Annual contract	45	38	7
Less-than annual contract	12	7	5
Without faculty status	424	7	417

Graduate Assistantships

Yes

Graduate Assistantship

Teaching

Research

Additional Information

State-Approved Teacher Certification?

Medical Degree Offered?

Yes

Institution Has a Hospital?

Overview

Average Tuition

$68,612

Financial aid office web address

https://finaid.brown.edu/

Tuition & Fees

	Amount
Full time Average Tuition	$68,612
Full time Fees	$1,336
Part time, per credit hour	$2,144

Tuition & Fees By Program

Program	Tuition	Fees
Medicine	$71,192	$1,326

Tuition Plan Options

Institutional Enrollment

Total Post-Bac Enrollment

3,740

51.8% Female

48.2% Male

Post-Bac Race / Ethnicity

Demographics

0.21%

American Indian or Alaska Native

11.44%

Asian

8.45%

Black or African American

8.32%

Hispanic or Latino

0.03%

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

30.99%

White

3.98%

Two or more races

3.85%

Unknown

32.73%

Non-resident Alien

Gender

Race / Ethnicity	Men	Women
American Indian Or Alaska Native	3	5
Asian	202	226
Black Or African American	134	182
Hispanic Or Latino	146	165
Non-resident Alien	674	550
White	527	632
Two Or More Races	53	96
Unknown	64	80

Services offered

Service	Offered
Academic Career Counseling Service	Yes
Employment Services For Students	Yes
Placement Services For Completers	Yes

Advanced Awards/ Degrees Conferred Statistics

Award: Master's degree

Total

1,024

48.9% Male

51.1% Female

Award: Doctor's degree - research/scholarship

Total

251

47.8% Male

52.2% Female

Award: Doctor's degree - professional practice

Total

134

44.8% Male

55.2% Female

Award: Postbaccalaureate certificate

Total

Overview

Library Facilities at Institution

Services offered

Service	Offered
Remedial services
On-campus day care for student's children	No
None of the above services are offered	Yes

Admissions Office Contact

Address

One Prospect Street
Providence, RI 02912

Phone

401-863-1000

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National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Provisional Release as of January 2025. Surveys: Institutional Characteristics (2023), Data File: [HD2023], [IC2023], [IC2023_AY]; Surveys: Completions (2023), Data File: [C2023_A],[C2023DEP]; Surveys: 12-Month Enrollment (2023), Data File: [EFFY2023]; Surveys: Employees by Assigned Position (2023), Data File: [EAP2023]