	Brown University 2016 University Academic Rankings
Brown University is a private, Ivy League research university in Providence, Rhode Island. Founded in 1764 as "The College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations," Brown is the seventh-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and one of the nine Colonial Colleges established before the American Revolution. At its foundation, Brown was the first college in the United States to accept students regardless of their religious affiliation. Its engineering program, established in 1847, was the first in the Ivy League. Brown's New Curriculum-sometimes referred to in education theory as the Brown Curriculum-was adopted by faculty vote in 1969 after a period of student lobbying; the New Curriculum eliminated mandatory "general education" distribution requirements, made students "the architects of their own syllabus," and allowed them to take any course for a grade of satisfactory or unrecorded no-credit. In 1971, Brown's coordinate women's institution, Pembroke College, was fully merged into the university. Pembroke Campus now operates as a place for dorms and classrooms. Undergraduate admissions is very selective, with an acceptance rate of 9 percent for the class of 2020, according to the university. The University comprises The College, the Graduate School, Alpert Medical School, the School of Engineering, the School of Public Health, and the School of Professional Studies (which includes the IE Brown Executive MBA program). Brown's international programs are organized through the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, and the university is academically affiliated with the Marine Biological Laboratory and the Rhode Island School of Design. The Brown/RISD Dual Degree Program, offered in conjunction with the Rhode Island School of Design, is a five-year course that awards degrees from both institutions. Brown's main campus is located in the College Hill Historic District in the city of Providence, the third largest city in New England. The University's neighborhood is a federally listed architectural district with a dense concentration of Colonial era buildings. On the western edge of the campus, Benefit Street contains "one of the finest cohesive collections of restored seventeenth- and eighteenth-century architecture in the United States". Brown has produced 7 Nobel Prize winners, 55 Rhodes Scholars, five National Humanities Medalists, eight billionaire graduates, and 10 National Medal of Science laureates, and has also produced Fulbright, Marshall, and Mitchell scholars. History \| The foundation and the charter The origins of Brown University may be dated to 1761 when three residents of Newport, Rhode Island, drafted a petition to the General Assembly of the colony: "Your Petitioners propose to open a literary institution or School for instructing young Gentlemen in the Languages, Mathematics, Geography & History, & such other branches of Knowledge as shall be desired. That for this End ... it will be necessary ... to erect a public Building or Buildings for the boarding of the youth & the Residence of the Professors." The three petitioners were Ezra Stiles, pastor of Newport's Second Congregational Church and future president of Yale; William Ellery, Jr., future signer of the United States Declaration of Independence; and Josias Lyndon, future governor of the colony. Stiles and Ellery would two years later be co-authors of the Charter of the College. The editor of Stiles's papers observes that, "This draft of a petition connects itself with other evidence of Dr. Stiles's project for a Collegiate Institution in Rhode Island, before the charter of what became Brown University." In 1762 there is further documentary evidence that Stiles was making plans for a college. On January 20, ... [more on wikipedia]

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Brown University Details

Brown University Details
detail	value
state	Rhode Island
conference	Ivy League
public	Private
scores	2155/1437/32
level	Elite
rank	[25
overall ROI rank	[34
size	medium-small
undergrads	6548
grads	2633
price	62694
drop	4
stem	21
research	348
scores valid	True

Common Questions...

What are the academic rankings for Brown University?

1. number 25 for Academics.

2. number 34 for ROI (Return on Investment).

What universities are similar to Brown University?

1. Princeton University

2. Johns Hopkins University

3. Vanderbilt University

4. Stanford University

5. Washington University in St Louis

6. Yale University

7. University of Notre Dame

National Academic Rankings

(summary of all ranking placements)

Brown University National Academic Rankings

Brown University National Academic Rankings
category	rank	scores	difficulty	smartest	brainpower	faculty	research	salary ROI	overall ROI
Top250	25	24	119	22	32	16	22	85	34
All	24	24	83	22	32	16	22	47	28
Div1	17	13	44	16	25	11	17	47	23
Div1 Private	14	12	27	13	15	6	8	20	14
Private	23	23	86	19	22	9	11	41	23
Ivy League	8	7	9	8	8	4	5	5	8
New England Region	13	13	59	11	14	6	9	22	12
State of Rhode Island	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Top Ten Top250	25	24	119	22	32	16	22	85	34
Top Ten Ivy League	8	7	9	8	8	4	5	5	8
Top Ten New England Region	9	8	10	9	9	4	7	6	6
Top Ten State of Rhode Island	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

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match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
98.82	Princeton University	New Jersey	Ivy League	Private	Elite	4	11
93.14	Johns Hopkins University	Maryland	Centennial Conference	Private	Elite	16	47
93.04	Vanderbilt University	Tennessee	Southeastern Conference	Private	Elite	14	8
92.89	Stanford University	California	Pacific 12 Conference	Private	Elite	9	17
92.56	Washington University in St Louis	Missouri	University Athletic Association	Private	Elite	8	6
92.24	Yale University	Connecticut	Ivy League	Private	Elite	3	37
91.83	University of Notre Dame	Indiana	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	Elite	31	12
91.03	Dartmouth College	New Hampshire	Ivy League	Private	Elite	19	21
86.41	College of William and Mary	Virginia	Colonial Athletic Association	Public	Excellent	54	60
86.13	Villanova University	Pennsylvania	Colonial Athletic Association ...	Private	Excellent	99	68
85.84	University of Chicago	Illinois	University Athletic Association	Private	Elite	10	14
85.59	Santa Clara University	California	West Coast Conference	Private	Excellent	123	98
85.27	Tufts University	Massachusetts	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	23	34
84.82	Northwestern University	Illinois	Big Ten Conference	Private	Elite	11	13
79.84	Southern Methodist University	Texas	American Athletic Conference	Private	Excellent	80	73
78.98	SUNY College at Geneseo	New York	State University of New York A...	Public	Excellent	111	184
78.91	Emory University	Georgia	University Athletic Association	Private	Excellent	36	29
77.56	Harvard University	Massachusetts	Ivy League	Private	Elite	2	10
77.13	Brandeis University	Massachusetts	University Athletic Association	Private	Excellent	46	116
77.11	University of Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	Ivy League	Private	Elite	12	7
76.59	SUNY at Binghamton	New York	America East	Public	Excellent	65	125
76.31	Wesleyan University	Connecticut	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	73	137
75.70	Wellesley College	Massachusetts	New England Women's & Men's At...	Private	Elite	78	158
75.66	University of Southern California	California	Pacific 12 Conference	Private	Elite	22	81
75.27	Hamilton College	New York	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	115	153
75.26	Washington and Lee University	Virginia	Old Dominion Athletic Conference	Private	Elite	117	46
75.01	Pomona College	California	Southern California Intercoll ...	Private	Elite	52	125
74.90	Swarthmore College	Pennsylvania	Centennial Conference	Private	Elite	67	48
73.25	Duke University	North Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	Elite	13	3
71.26	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts	New England Football Conferenc...	Private	Elite	5	2
70.57	University of Miami	Florida	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	Excellent	44	93
70.30	Bucknell University	Pennsylvania	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	131	93
69.76	St Olaf College	Minnesota	Minnesota Intercollegiate Ath Conf	Private	Excellent	144	127
69.68	Oberlin College	Ohio	North Coast Athletic Conference	Private	Excellent	81	55
69.59	Colgate University	New York	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	92	83
69.32	University of Virginia	Virginia	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Excellent	32	27
69.16	Gettysburg College	Pennsylvania	Centennial Conference	Private	Excellent	170	148
69.09	Boston University	Massachusetts	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	45	116
69.05	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	North Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Excellent	37	64
68.95	Union College	Kentucky	Mid - South Conference / Appal...	Private	BelowAverage	162	178
68.89	Lewis & Clark College	Oregon	Northwest Conference	Private	Excellent	179	221
68.78	Macalester College	Minnesota	Minnesota Intercollegiate Ath Conf	Private	Excellent	133	146
68.78	Williams College	Massachusetts	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	58	161
68.75	Colorado College	Colorado	Southern Collegiate Athletic C...	Private	Excellent	149	160
68.74	Occidental College	California	Southern California Intercoll ...	Private	Excellent	158	162
68.73	Rhodes College	Tennessee	Southern Athletic Association	Private	Excellent	191	147
68.55	Colby College	Maine	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Excellent	132	155
68.50	Bowdoin College	Maine	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	64	162
68.43	Grinnell College	Iowa	Midwest Conference	Private	Excellent	114	123
68.19	Whitman College	Washington	Northwest Conference	Private	Excellent	153	154

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Brown University Academic Peer Universities, Similar Academic Universities to Brown University

Brown University Academic Peer Universities, Similar Academic Universities to Brown University
match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
96.40	Ivy League (Low)	-	Ivy League	-Conf-	Elite	-	21
95.83	Georgetown University	Washington DC	Patriot League / Big East Conf...	Private	Elite	42	88
95.79	Harvey Mudd College	California	Southern California Intercoll ...	Private	Elite	49	19
95.78	University Athletic Association (Average)	-	University Athletic Association	-Conf-	Elite	-	21
95.49	Carnegie Mellon University	Pennsylvania	University Athletic Association	Private	Elite	21	9
95.44	Dartmouth College	New Hampshire	Ivy League	Private	Elite	19	21
95.41	Franklin W Olin College of Engineering	Massachusetts	No Conference Affiliation	Private	Elite	48	53
95.09	University of Notre Dame	Indiana	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	Elite	31	12
95.08	Tufts University	Massachusetts	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	23	34
94.74	Rice University	Texas	Conference USA	Private	Elite	20	4
94.53	Cornell University	New York	Ivy League	Private	Elite	15	39
94.29	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	New York	Upstate Collegiate Athletic As...	Private	Excellent	27	34
93.63	University of Southern California	California	Pacific 12 Conference	Private	Elite	22	81
92.82	Case Western Reserve University	Ohio	Presidents' Athletic Conferenc...	Private	Excellent	28	14
91.26	New York University	New York	University Athletic Association	Private	Excellent	35	101
91.20	Boston College	Massachusetts	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	Excellent	47	75
90.96	University of California-Berkeley	California	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Excellent	18	26
90.60	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Illinois	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	24	17
89.81	Big Ten Conference (Average)	-	Big Ten Conference	-Conf-	Excellent	-	22
89.38	University of Miami	Florida	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	Excellent	44	93
86.97	University of California-San Diego	California	Division II Independents	Public	Excellent	26	70
86.72	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	Minnesota	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	30	22
86.50	University of California-Los Angeles	California	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Excellent	29	84
85.88	University of Wisconsin-Madison	Wisconsin	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	33	25

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