# Brown University

- Location: Providence, United States
- Type: Private
- Founded: 1764
- Official website: http://www.brown.edu/
- CollegeStat profile: https://collegestat.britexstudy-15d.workers.dev/university/brown-university-88fab389

## Summary

Brown was chartered in 1764 as Rhode Island College, and its charter was notably tolerant of different religious denominations. The college moved from Warren to Providence in 1770 and was renamed Brown University in 1804 after a gift from Nicholas Brown Jr. It adopted its Open Curriculum in 1969 and fully merged with its women's college, Pembroke, in 1971.

## Key facts

- rank: #66 (QS 2027) — https://insights.qs.com/hubfs/Rankings%20Excel%20Reports/2027%20QS%20World%20University%20Rankings%201.1%20%28For%20qs.com%29.xlsx
- tuition: $65,656 (per year, 2023)
- admission: 5.4% (2024)

## Sources

- [rank](https://insights.qs.com/hubfs/Rankings%20Excel%20Reports/2027%20QS%20World%20University%20Rankings%201.1%20%28For%20qs.com%29.xlsx)
- [Official website](http://www.brown.edu/)
- [Admissions](https://www.brown.edu/admission)
- [Financial aid](https://finaid.brown.edu/)
- [Reference](https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/complete-data-files/HD2025.zip)
- [Official facts: founded 1764; 11,164 students (7,196 undergraduate, 3,369 graduate, 599 medical)](https://www.brown.edu/about/facts)
- [Charter, 1770 move, 1804 renaming, Open Curriculum, motto (Wikipedia cross-check)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_University)

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