The student population at Brown University is 11,189 (7,639 undergraduate and 3,550 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 2,246 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at Brown is 68.27% which is increased by 1,184 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 1,062 and it has been increasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.08 to 1 which means that the numbers of female and male students are similar.

207 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has decreased by % since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 9,988 where 11,189 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

68.27% of total students is undergraduate students and 31.73% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 1,184 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 1,062 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.08 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 2013.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-148,9436,4553,1013,3542,4881,2461,242
2014-159,181
238
6,548
93
3,150
49
3,398
44
2,633
145
1,349
103
1,284
42
2015-169,458
277
6,652
104
3,126
-24
3,526
128
2,806
173
1,474
125
1,332
48
2016-179,781
323
6,926
274
3,233
107
3,693
167
2,855
49
1,500
26
1,355
23
2017-1810,095
314
6,988
62
3,226
-7
3,762
69
3,107
252
1,614
114
1,493
138
2018-1910,257
162
7,043
55
3,207
-19
3,836
74
3,214
107
1,681
67
1,533
40
2019-2010,333
76
7,160
117
3,350
143
3,810
-26
3,173
-41
1,622
-59
1,551
18
2020-219,948
-385
6,792
-368
3,176
-174
3,616
-194
3,156
-17
1,564
-58
1,592
41
2021-2210,696
748
7,349
557
3,536
360
3,813
197
3,347
191
1,674
110
1,673
81
2022-2311,189
493
7,639
290
3,675
139
3,964
151
3,550
203
1,706
32
1,844
171
Average9,9886,9553,2783,6773,0331,5431,490
Brown University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 6,955 where 7,639 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Brown University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-146,4556,1682,9983,170287103184
2014-156,5486,2553,0493,206293101192
2015-166,6526,3183,0153,303334111223
2016-176,9266,5653,1363,42936197264
2017-186,9886,6663,1483,51832278244
2018-197,0436,7353,1183,61730889219
2019-207,1606,8263,2573,56933493241
2020-216,7926,6053,1183,48718758129
2021-227,3497,0823,4553,62726781186
2022-237,6397,1893,5383,651450137313
Average6,9556,9553,1833,4586,95595220
Brown University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 3,033 where 3,550 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Brown University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-142,4882,3591,2001,1591294683
2014-152,6332,5011,3081,1931324191
2015-162,8062,5761,3671,209230107123
2016-172,8552,6311,3841,247224116108
2017-183,1072,8291,4611,368278153125
2018-193,2142,9131,5171,396301164137
2019-203,1732,9151,4901,425258132126
2020-213,1563,0081,5071,5011485791
2021-223,3473,1741,5941,5801738093
2022-233,5503,3961,6331,7631547381
Average3,0333,0331,4461,3843,03397106
Brown University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 34.60% and the percentage of black students is 7.80% at Brown University. 15.99% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Brown University over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-14271,03651386093,792371
2014-15261,099550894133,886376
2015-16291,154565912113,846435
2016-17351,266573973133,998461
2017-18341,324590996134,175480
2018-19311,3836211,040124,141522
2019-20271,4936721,021144,097518
2020-21311,5697001,019133,880536
2021-22331,6597911,089154,044640
2022-23351,7898731,162143,871702
Average311,377645997133,973504
Brown University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

207 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 2% of total students. The number of online students has decreased % since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Brown University from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-159,181009,181
2015-169,458009,458
2016-179,781009,781
2017-1810,0950010,095
2018-1910,2570010,257
2019-2010,3330010,333
2020-219,9485,5203,1061,322
2021-2210,696741,4039,219
2022-2311,18920738110,601
Average10,1046455438,916

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