How many students at Brown? For the academic year 2024-2025, a total of 11,956 students have enrolled in Brown University with 7,910 undergraduate and 4,046 graduate students.
By gender, 5,703 male and 6,253 female students are attending the school.
It has much fewer students compared to similar colleges (19,644 students on average - private (not-for-profit) Research University (very high research activity)).
758 students are enrolled exclusively, and 238 students are enrolled in some online courses.
You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.
Student Population by Gender
Brown University has a total of 11,956 enrolled students for the academic year 2024-2025. 7,910 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 4,046 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 5,703 male and 6,253 female students (the male-female ratio is 48:52) are attending the school.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate |
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| Total | 11,956 | 7,910 | 4,046 |
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| Men | 5,703 | 3,811 | 1,892 |
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| Women | 6,253 | 4,099 | 2,154 |
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Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 3,542 White, 928 Black, and 2,131 Asian students out of a total of 11,956 are attending at Brown University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).
Brown University is highly diverse with a diversity index of 85.4% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 24 | 11 | 13 |
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| Asian | 2,131 | 1,060 | 1,071 |
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| Black | 928 | 358 | 570 |
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| Hispanic | 1,260 | 545 | 715 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 10 | 3 | 7 |
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| White | 3,542 | 1,833 | 1,709 |
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| Two or more races | 756 | 319 | 437 |
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| Race Unknown | 835 | 341 | 494 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 15 | 7 | 8 |
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| Asian | 1,678 | 871 | 807 |
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| Black | 596 | 232 | 364 |
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| Hispanic | 890 | 391 | 499 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 8 | 3 | 5 |
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| White | 2,401 | 1,331 | 1,070 |
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| Two or more races | 583 | 260 | 323 |
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| Race Unknown | 670 | 258 | 412 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 9 | 4 | 5 |
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| Asian | 453 | 189 | 264 |
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| Black | 332 | 126 | 206 |
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| Hispanic | 370 | 154 | 216 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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| White | 1,141 | 502 | 639 |
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| Two or more races | 173 | 59 | 114 |
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| Race Unknown | 165 | 83 | 82 |
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Student Age Distribution
By age, Brown has 395 students under 18 years old and 2 students over 65 years old. There are 9,408 students under 25 years old, and 2,548 students over 25 years old out of 11,956 total students.
Brown has 7,780 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 130 students aged 25 and over.
It has 1,628 graduate students aged under 25 and 2,418 students aged 25 and over.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 395 | 250 | 145 |
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| 18-19 | 3,218 | 1,704 | 1,514 |
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| 20-21 | 3,524 | 1,786 | 1,738 |
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| 22-24 | 2,271 | 1,181 | 1,090 |
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| 25-29 | 1,616 | 871 | 745 |
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| 30-34 | 534 | 266 | 268 |
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| 35-39 | 187 | 95 | 92 |
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| 40-49 | 142 | 75 | 67 |
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| 50-64 | 67 | 25 | 42 |
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| Over 65 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 395 | 250 | 145 |
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| 18-19 | 3,218 | 1,704 | 1,514 |
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| 20-21 | 3,449 | 1,742 | 1,707 |
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| 22-24 | 718 | 346 | 372 |
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| 25-29 | 94 | 42 | 52 |
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| 30-34 | 27 | 10 | 17 |
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| 35-39 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
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| 40-49 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
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| 50-64 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| 20-21 | 75 | 44 | 31 |
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| 22-24 | 1,553 | 835 | 718 |
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| 25-29 | 1,522 | 829 | 693 |
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| 30-34 | 507 | 256 | 251 |
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| 35-39 | 184 | 94 | 90 |
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| 40-49 | 137 | 72 | 65 |
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| 50-64 | 66 | 24 | 42 |
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| Over 65 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Online Student Enrollment
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Brown University, 758 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 238 students are enrolled in some online courses.
53 students who live in Rhode Island or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 705 students live in another State or outside of the United States.
Online Student Population
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses |
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| All Students | 11,956 | 758 | 238 |
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| Undergraduate | 7,910 | 357 | 207 |
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| Graduate | 4,046 | 401 | 31 |
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Online Student Population by Locality
| Rhode Island Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. |
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| All Students | 53 | 689 | 16 |
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| Undergraduate | 10 | 341 | 6 |
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| Graduate | 43 | 348 | 10 |
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Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 7,910 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 154 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 1.95%.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
| Number of Students |
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| Regular Full-time | 7,038 |
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| Transfer-in Full-time | 154 |
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| Regular Part-time | 718 |
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| Transfer-in Part-time | 0 |
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Brown Enrollment Frequently Asked Questions
For the academic year 2024-2025, 11,956 students are enrolled at Brown.
7,910 undergraduate and 4,046 graduate students are enrolled at Brown.
5,703 male (47.70%) and 6,253 female (52.30%) students are attending Brown.
2,470 international students (20.66%) are enrolled at Brown, including 1,069 undergraduate and 1,401 graduate students.
Brown has a student population that is quite diverse with no single group in majority: 3,542 White (29.63%), 928 Black (7.76%), and 2,131 Asian (17.82%) students are enrolled.
395 students are under 18 and 2 students are over 65 years old.
758 students are enrolled exclusively online, and 238 students take some online courses.