Brown University

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Brown University
logo
motto In deo speramus
(We hope in God)
founding 1764
Sponsorship Private
place Providence , United States
President Christina Paxson
Students 7809 (2005)
Employee 3173 (2005)
Foundation assets US $ 2.8 billion
University sports Bears ( Ivy League )
Networks Association of American Universities
Website www.brown.edu
Carrie Tower
Robinson Hall
Manning Hall

The Brown University is an American University , in Providence , the capital of the state of Rhode Iceland , is located. Brown is one of the oldest and most prestigious universities in the USA. It is one of the eight so-called Ivy League universities in the United States. 7595 students are currently enrolled here. It is a member of the Association of American Universities , an association of leading research-intensive North American universities that has existed since 1900 .

history

The university was founded in 1764 by the Baptist pastor James Manning as Rhode Island College in Warren , Rhode Island , making it the third oldest university in New England and the seventh oldest university in the United States. In 1770 the company moved to its present location in Providence. In 1804 the college to the university, and in honor of Nicholas Brown Jr. , a 1768 graduate of the institution, following his service as treasurer , had bequeathed the funds for the establishment of additional professorships in the College Brown University renamed. Exactly 100 years later, the research center of the John Carter Brown Library was built in honor of Nicholas Brown Jr.

organization

Faculties

  • College (100 courses)
  • Graduate School (50 courses)
  • Medicine (Brown Medical School)

college

A total of 5821 undergraduate students (i.e. students who are aiming for a bachelor's degree) study at Brown College, the heart of the university. More than 100 courses are offered. In addition, students can apply to graduate in a field of study they have created.

The university is one of the most selective universities in the USA. In the 2010/11 admission round (start of studies in autumn 2011), 30,946 students applied, of which only 8.7% were accepted. 1157 applicants were top of the class in their high school, but only 29% of them were admitted to Brown University. 92% of all accepted applicants were in the top 10% of their high school senior year.

In the 2007/08 admissions round (the course began in autumn 2008), the university received almost 21,000 applications - almost 2000 more than in the previous year. The uptake rate was therefore even lower than in the previous year (approx. 13%). For applicants without American citizenship, the chance of admission was particularly low.

Brown University was voted the college with the happiest students in a college ranking by the Princeton Review . Brown University also made it into the top 10 dream colleges for both parents and students .

Other facilities

The institution's six libraries together make more than six million books available to students. Graduate students also enjoy research privileges at the neighboring Harvard and Yale libraries.

Sports

The sports teams are the bears . The basketball team was coached by Craig Robinson until 2008; he is the brother of Michelle Obama and thus brother-in-law of the former American President Barack Obama . The Brown Bears women's ice hockey team was three times (1998, 2000 and 2002) champions of the ECAC .

Well-known graduates

International organizations and politics

Art, music and acting

economy

science

Others

Web links

Commons : Brown University  - Collection of Images, Videos, and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ https://www.brown.edu/about/history/timeline/
  2. ↑ https://www.brown.edu/about/administration/president/
Universities in Rhode Island
State universities

Naval War College  • Rhode Island College  • University of Rhode Island

Private universities

Brown University  • Bryant University  • Johnson & Wales University  • New England Institute of Technology  • Providence College  • Rhode Island School of Design  • Roger Williams University  • Salve Regina University

Coordinates: 41 ° 49 ′ 36 "  N , 71 ° 24 ′ 4"  W.