Brown University - University in Providence, Rhode Island

The Brown University Coat of Arms
Latin: Universitas Brunensis
Motto	In Deo Speramus
Motto in English	In God We Hope
Established	1764
Type	Private
Endowment	US$ 3.2 billion (2014)
Chancellor	Thomas J. Tisch
President	Christina Hull Paxson
Provost	Vicki Leigh Colvin
Academic staff	736 full-time 217 Humanities 163 Life/Medical Sciences 197 Physical Sciences 159 Social Sciences
Students	8,619
Undergraduates	6,182
Postgraduates	1,974
Other students	463 (medical)
Location	Providence, RI, US
Campus	Urban 143 acres (579,000 m²)
Newspaper	The Brown Daily Herald
Colors	Seal brown      Cardinal red      White
Athletics	NCAA Division I – Ivy League, ECAC Hockey, EARC/EAWRC
Sports	38 varsity teams
Nickname	Brown Bears
Mascot	Bruno the Bear
Affiliations	AAU URA NAICU 568 Group
Website	brown.edu

Student Enrollment

Full-time students and part-time degree-seeking students as of Nov. 2014:
    Undergraduate: 6,264
    Graduate: 2,094
    Medical: 490
    Total: 8,848
Total faculty (does not include adjunct, visiting, clinical, and other "non-regular" faculty): 718

Admission

Number of applicants, Undergraduate Class of 2018: 30,431
Admitted: 2,660 (8.7%)
Ninety-four percent of students admitted to the Class of 2017 were in the top 10% of their high school class.
In 2014, the Graduate School received more than 9,616 applications. Brown admitted 1,716, or 18% of applicants, yielding a matriculating class of 678. Selectivity for Ph.D. programs was 10%.

Tuition & Fees

Undergraduate tuition for academic year 2014-15: $46,408
Room, board, and required fees: $11,994
Total cost: $59,428