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Brown University

Work Box 1920 Providence, RI 02912
Work(401) 863-2378
  • 16Rank
  • 84Score
Tier 1
College Category:
National Universities

Overview : Brown University

General Information  
Institutional Control: Private
Year founded: 1764
Religious affiliation: N/A
Academic calendar: semester
Total number of undergraduates: 6,008
Setting urban
Endowment: $2,633,924,000
Fall Admissions  
Application deadline: 1/1
Application fee: $70
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 14.0 %
Selectivity: most selective
Expenses  
Costs: 2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $37,718
Mission  
School mission Brown is the only major research university in the nation where undergraduates are the architects of their own course of study. The University's signature academic program for undergraduates encourages intellectual exploration and risk-taking and fosters rigorous multidisciplinary study in areas ranging from Brain Sciences and Planetary Geology to Creative Writing and Modern Culture and Media. Its unique, highly competitive Program in Liberal Medical Education provides the opportunity to receive an undergraduate degree and a Medical degree in an eight-year continuum. Brown students are distinguished by their academic excellence, creativity, self-direction, leadership, and collaborative style of learning, while Brown's outstanding faculty is known for its singular dedication to teaching.

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