Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between Brown University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 5,381 male and 5,808 female students attending Brown. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.93 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Brown.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Brown
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total7,6397,189450
Men3,6753,538137
Women3,9643,651313
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Brown
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total3,5503,396154
Men1,7061,63373
Women1,8441,76381

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 3,871 White students (34.60%) and 1,789 Asian students (15.99%) at Brown University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Brown University.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Brown University
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native271116
Asian1,388708680
Black or African American595243352
Hispanic862378484
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander1376
White2,7791,5061,273
Two or More Races566238328
Race/Ethnicity Unknown365150215
Total 7,6393,6753,964
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Brown University
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native835
Asian401189212
Black or African American278112166
Hispanic300137163
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander101
White1,092496596
Two or More Races1365086
Race/Ethnicity Unknown1326369
Total 3,5501,7061,844

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 8,845 students whose age under twenty five and 803 students whose age is over thirty years old at Brown University.
Especially, 140 students are younger than eighteen.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Brown University.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Student Age at Brown University
TotalMenWomen
Total7,639 3,6753,964
Under 18140 4892
18-193,099 1,4821,617
20-213,527 1,6781,849
22-24762 411351
25-2977 3641
30-3419 118
35-399 63
40-494 22
50-642 11
Total 7,639 3,6753,964
Population by Student Age at Brown University
TotalMenWomen
Total3,550 1,7061,844
18-191 10
20-2172 2943
22-241,244 565679
25-291,464 715749
30-34471 242229
35-39163 8578
40-49103 5350
50-6432 1616
Total 3,550 1,7061,844

Online Student Population

At Brown University, 588 students (5.26% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 207 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 21 students live in Rhode Island where Brown University is located in and 156 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total11,1897,6393,550
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes20759148
Enrolled Some in Online Classes38135328
Not Enrolled in Online Classes10,6017,2273,374
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)20759148
Rhode Island Residents21156
Other State in U.S.15633123
Outside of U.S.281117
Unknown202