Brown University Student Population

How many students at Brown?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Brown University has a total enrollment of 11,956 students, including 7,910 undergraduate and 4,046 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 5,703 male students (47.7%) and 6,253 female students (52.3%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 3,542 White students (29.6%) and 2,131 Asian students (17.8%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 7,910 undergraduate students (66.2%) and 4,046 graduate students (33.8%).
• Class Delivery: 758 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 238 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Research University (very high research activity) - which average 19,644 - Brown's body is much smaller.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 5,703 male (47.70%) and 6,253 female (52.30%) students are attending Brown University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 91.20.

By class level, 7,910 (66.16%) are undergraduate students and 4,046 (33.84%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 48.18% are male and 51.82% are female, while among graduate students, 46.76% are male and 53.24% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

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.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

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.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

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 Population
• By Locality

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%.