The student population at Brown University is 11,956 (7,910 undergraduate and 4,046 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 2,498 over the past decade.
The percentage of undergraduate students at Brown is 66.16% which is increased by 1,258 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 1,240 and it has been increasing.
The female to male ratio is 1.10 to 1 which means that the numbers of female and male students are similar.
758 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has decreased by % since 2015.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 10,523 where 11,956 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
66.16% of total students is undergraduate students and 33.84% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 1,258 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 1,240 over past 10 years.
The female to male ratio is 1.10 to 1 and it means that there are similar numbers of female and male students enrolled in Brown.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Brown University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 9,458 | 6,652 | 3,126 | 3,526 | 2,806 | 1,474 | 1,332 |
| 2016-17 | 9,781 323 | 6,926 274 | 3,233 107 | 3,693 167 | 2,855 49 | 1,500 26 | 1,355 23 |
| 2017-18 | 10,095 314 | 6,988 62 | 3,226 -7 | 3,762 69 | 3,107 252 | 1,614 114 | 1,493 138 |
| 2018-19 | 10,257 162 | 7,043 55 | 3,207 -19 | 3,836 74 | 3,214 107 | 1,681 67 | 1,533 40 |
| 2019-20 | 10,333 76 | 7,160 117 | 3,350 143 | 3,810 -26 | 3,173 -41 | 1,622 -59 | 1,551 18 |
| 2020-21 | 9,948 -385 | 6,792 -368 | 3,176 -174 | 3,616 -194 | 3,156 -17 | 1,564 -58 | 1,592 41 |
| 2021-22 | 10,696 748 | 7,349 557 | 3,536 360 | 3,813 197 | 3,347 191 | 1,674 110 | 1,673 81 |
| 2022-23 | 11,189 493 | 7,639 290 | 3,675 139 | 3,964 151 | 3,550 203 | 1,706 32 | 1,844 171 |
| 2023-24 | 11,516 327 | 7,741 102 | 3,720 45 | 4,021 57 | 3,775 225 | 1,766 60 | 2,009 165 |
| 2024-25 | 11,956 440 | 7,910 169 | 3,811 91 | 4,099 78 | 4,046 271 | 1,892 126 | 2,154 145 |
| Average | 10,523 | 7,220 | 3,406 | 3,814 | 3,303 | 1,649 | 1,654 |
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 7,220 where 7,910 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Brown University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 6,652 | 6,318 | 3,015 | 3,303 | 334 | 111 | 223 |
| 2016-17 | 6,926 | 6,565 | 3,136 | 3,429 | 361 | 97 | 264 |
| 2017-18 | 6,988 | 6,666 | 3,148 | 3,518 | 322 | 78 | 244 |
| 2018-19 | 7,043 | 6,735 | 3,118 | 3,617 | 308 | 89 | 219 |
| 2019-20 | 7,160 | 6,826 | 3,257 | 3,569 | 334 | 93 | 241 |
| 2020-21 | 6,792 | 6,605 | 3,118 | 3,487 | 187 | 58 | 129 |
| 2021-22 | 7,349 | 7,082 | 3,455 | 3,627 | 267 | 81 | 186 |
| 2022-23 | 7,639 | 7,189 | 3,538 | 3,651 | 450 | 137 | 313 |
| 2023-24 | 7,741 | 7,220 | 3,557 | 3,663 | 521 | 163 | 358 |
| 2024-25 | 7,910 | 7,192 | 3,589 | 3,603 | 718 | 222 | 496 |
| Average | 7,220 | 7,220 | 3,293 | 3,547 | 7,220 | 113 | 267 |
The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 3,303 where 4,046 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Brown University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 2,806 | 2,576 | 1,367 | 1,209 | 230 | 107 | 123 |
| 2016-17 | 2,855 | 2,631 | 1,384 | 1,247 | 224 | 116 | 108 |
| 2017-18 | 3,107 | 2,829 | 1,461 | 1,368 | 278 | 153 | 125 |
| 2018-19 | 3,214 | 2,913 | 1,517 | 1,396 | 301 | 164 | 137 |
| 2019-20 | 3,173 | 2,915 | 1,490 | 1,425 | 258 | 132 | 126 |
| 2020-21 | 3,156 | 3,008 | 1,507 | 1,501 | 148 | 57 | 91 |
| 2021-22 | 3,347 | 3,174 | 1,594 | 1,580 | 173 | 80 | 93 |
| 2022-23 | 3,550 | 3,396 | 1,633 | 1,763 | 154 | 73 | 81 |
| 2023-24 | 3,775 | 3,612 | 1,696 | 1,916 | 163 | 70 | 93 |
| 2024-25 | 4,046 | 3,854 | 1,808 | 2,046 | 192 | 84 | 108 |
| Average | 3,303 | 3,303 | 1,546 | 1,545 | 3,303 | 104 | 109 |
The percentage of white students is 29.63% and the percentage of black students is 7.76% at Brown University. 17.82% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 10.54% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 40.66% to 29.63%. Asian enrollment grew from 12.20% to 17.82%. Black student enrollment increased from 5.97% to 7.76%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 9.64% to 10.54%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.8593 which indicates that highly diverse. This increased from 0.8048 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Brown University over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
| Year | American Indian or Native American | Asian | Black | Hispanic | Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | White | Two or More Races |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 29 | 1,154 | 565 | 912 | 11 | 3,846 | 435 |
| 2016-17 | 35 | 1,266 | 573 | 973 | 13 | 3,998 | 461 |
| 2017-18 | 34 | 1,324 | 590 | 996 | 13 | 4,175 | 480 |
| 2018-19 | 31 | 1,383 | 621 | 1,040 | 12 | 4,141 | 522 |
| 2019-20 | 27 | 1,493 | 672 | 1,021 | 14 | 4,097 | 518 |
| 2020-21 | 31 | 1,569 | 700 | 1,019 | 13 | 3,880 | 536 |
| 2021-22 | 33 | 1,659 | 791 | 1,089 | 15 | 4,044 | 640 |
| 2022-23 | 35 | 1,789 | 873 | 1,162 | 14 | 3,871 | 702 |
| 2023-24 | 29 | 1,949 | 958 | 1,226 | 11 | 3,736 | 740 |
| 2024-25 | 24 | 2,131 | 928 | 1,260 | 10 | 3,542 | 756 |
| Average | 31 | 1,572 | 727 | 1,070 | 13 | 3,933 | 579 |
758 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 6% of total students. The number of online students has decreased % since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Brown University from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 9,458 | 0 | 0 | 9,458 |
| 2016-17 | 9,781 | 0 | 0 | 9,781 |
| 2017-18 | 10,095 | 0 | 0 | 10,095 |
| 2018-19 | 10,257 | 0 | 0 | 10,257 |
| 2019-20 | 10,333 | 0 | 0 | 10,333 |
| 2020-21 | 9,948 | 5,520 | 3,106 | 1,322 |
| 2021-22 | 10,696 | 74 | 1,403 | 9,219 |
| 2022-23 | 11,189 | 207 | 381 | 10,601 |
| 2023-24 | 11,516 | 507 | 340 | 10,669 |
| 2024-25 | 11,956 | 758 | 238 | 10,960 |
| Average | 10,523 | 707 | 547 | 9,270 |
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