# Academics

**Source**: https://www.brown.edu/academics
**Parent**: https://www.brown.edu/undergraduate-programs

Through innovative teaching and groundbreaking research, Brown contributes in significant and enduring ways to the advancement of knowledge across all fields of study.

# Academics

Through innovative teaching and groundbreaking research, Brown contributes in significant and enduring ways to the advancement of knowledge across all fields of study.

Brown is a leading research university and the seventh-oldest college in the U.S. At the heart of the University’s teaching, research and scholarship is a commitment to academic excellence, intellectual freedom and making an impact to better serve people, communities and society.

The University is renowned for its distinctive undergraduate experience rooted in its flexible yet rigorous Open Curriculum. Its campus in vibrant Providence, Rhode Island, is home to a wide array of graduate programs, plus the Warren Alpert Medical School, School of Public Health, School of Engineering and School of Professional Studies.

#### 2,500+

courses

#### 866

regular faculty members

#### 6:1

student-to-faculty ratio

#### 845

Fulbright Scholars have taught or done research in countries around the world

#### 80+

undergraduate programs

#### 83

doctoral and master’s programs

Brown has earned a global reputation for its innovative undergraduate educational experience, rooted in the academic rigor and intellectual entrepreneurism of its Open Curriculum.

## [The Open Curriculum](https://www.brown.edu/academics/undergraduate/open-curriculum)

Brown’s flexible yet rigorous approach to education pushes undergraduates to be deeply creative thinkers, intellectual risk-takers and entrepreneurial problem-solvers.

## [Find a Program](https://www.brown.edu/undergraduate_concentrations)

Brown offers more than 80 programs, what some colleges call majors. You'll sample courses in a wide range of subjects before immersing yourself in one of these focused areas.

## [Undergraduate Admission](http://admission.brown.edu/)

Learn more about Brown and how to apply as a freshman or transfer student.

With innovative, student-centered academic training and a diverse and collaborative culture, Brown prepares graduate students for distinguished careers in research, teaching and leadership in their fields, both inside and outside of higher education.

### [Doctoral and Master’s Programs](https://www.brown.edu/graduate_programs)

Brown offers 51 doctoral programs and 33 master’s programs across the life and physical sciences, social sciences, arts and humanities.

[Visit Page](https://www.brown.edu/graduate_programs)

Open details for Doctoral and Master’s Programs

### [Warren Alpert Medical School](http://medical.brown.edu/)

Brown’s renowned Warren Alpert Medical School offers an integrated medical curriculum alongside immersive clinical experiences, as well as combined master's and doctoral degree programs.

[Visit Page](http://medical.brown.edu/)

Open details for Warren Alpert Medical School

### [Executive Master's Programs for Professionals](https://professional.brown.edu/)

Designed to advance the careers of accomplished professionals from across the globe, executive master’s degrees are offered through the School of Professional Studies.

[Visit Page](https://professional.brown.edu/)

Open details for Executive Master's Programs for Professionals

Brown is a world-class research university where accomplished scholars collaborate to blend deep content knowledge across many disciplines to address the defining challenges of a complex and changing world.

### Research at Brown

Brown researchers fuel discovery, solve global problems and confront complex 21st century challenges with a relentless focus on the greater good.

[Research at Brown](https://www.brown.edu/brown-research)
[Centers and Institutes](https://www.brown.edu/academics/centers-institutes)

Undergraduate education is based in the College, and students and faculty collaborate across more than 40 academic departments at the University’s schools and colleges.

- [The College](https://college.brown.edu/)
- [Graduate School](https://www.brown.edu/academics/gradschool/)
- [School of Engineering](https://www.brown.edu/academics/engineering/)
- [School of Professional Studies](https://professional.brown.edu/)
- [School of Public Health](https://sph.brown.edu/)
- [Warren Alpert Medical School](https://medical.brown.edu/)
- [Watson School of International and Public Affairs](http://watson.brown.edu/)
- [All Academic Departments](https://www.brown.edu/academics/departments)

Brown's academic calendar shows the dates classes are in session and deadlines to add and drop classes for undergraduate and graduate students.