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Brown University
One Prospect Street
Providence, RI 02912
URL: www.brown.edu
General Phone: (401)863-1000
Admissions: (401)863-2378
Financial Aid:

Fast Facts

Control: Private (nonprofit)
Coed Status: Coeducational
Campus Setting: Mid-Size City
(< 250,000 residents)
Calendar System: Semester
HBCU: No
Year Founded: 1764
School Colors: Seal Brown, Cardinal, White
School Nickname: Bears, Bruins

Student Body (Fall 2008)

Total Student Population
(8,318 students)		 Attendance Status
of All Undergraduates		 Demographic Breakdown
of Full-Time Undergraduates		 Gender Breakdown
of Full-Time Undergraduates
Undergraduates 6,095
Graduates 1,816
Professional 407
Total Students 8,318
Part-Time 23
Full-Time 5,851
African American 399
American Indian 34
Asian American 940
Caucasian 2,661
Hispanic American 509
International 478
Not Specified 853
Male 2,825
Female 3,026

Colleges to Consider
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1. Columbia University in the City of New York
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4. Cornell University
5. Princeton University
6. University of Pennsylvania
7. Stanford University
8. Georgetown University
9. Dartmouth College
10. New York University




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