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Higher EducationRhode Island, United States10001+ Employees
Brown University is an independent research university in Providence, Rhode Island, affiliated with the Ivy League and offering a broad range of undergraduate and graduate programs, including professional schools in medicine, public health, engineering, and related disciplines. It emphasizes strong undergraduate instruction and hosts a diverse community of roughly 6,200 undergraduates, 2,000 graduate students, about 490 medical students, and more than 5,000 other learners in summer, visiting, and online programs, supported by a faculty of over 700. Founded in 1764, Brown is the seventh-oldest college in the United States and operates as an autonomous institution. Its programs span more than 70 undergraduate concentrations, along with 51 doctoral and 28 master’s programs, including interdisciplinary opportunities such as the Brown/Trinity Repertory Consortium. The university sustains a global alumni network of about 90,000 and pursues sustainability initiatives, including a pledge to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040 and the development of a modern thermal energy system on its College Hill campus.