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Brown is a leading research university, home to world-renowned faculty and also an innovative educational institution where the curiosity, creativity and intellectual joy of students drives academic excellence.
Brown University is a private Ivy League research university in Providence, Rhode Island. It is the seventh-oldest institution of higher education in the United States, founded in 1764 as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
Brown is renowned for its distinctive undergraduate experience rooted in its flexible yet rigorous Open Curriculum. Our campus is also home to the Warren Alpert Medical School and a wide array of master's and doctoral programs, executive education offerings and pre-college programs.
At Brown, we invite you to develop your own personalized course of study. You’ll sample rigorous courses in a wide range of subjects before immersing yourself in one of 80+ academic concentrations (what you might call a major) for in-depth, focused study.
If you are drawn to Brown’s special blend of challenging academics and engaging culture, we strongly encourage you to apply. We look forward to getting to know you. Learn more about the application process, financial aid and other elements of the Brown student experience by selecting a pathway below.
Explore Brown. Brown will challenge and inspire you, inside and outside the classroom. The strongest advocates for a Brown education are Brown students themselves.
Across a wide range of doctoral, master’s and medical degree programs, students and faculty at the Graduate School work together to shape rigorous, research-based experiences that respect and develop each student’s interests and ideas in ways that ultimately advance the trajectory of their careers.
