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| Latin: Universitas Brunensis | |
| Motto | In Deo Speramus |
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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 |
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| Website | brown |
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
