The mission of Brown University is to serve the community, the nation, and the world by discovering, communicating, and preserving knowledge and understanding in a spirit of free inquiry, and by educating and preparing students to discharge the offices of life with usefulness and reputation.

Founded in 1764 as the College of Rhode Island in Warren, Rhode Island, the school was the Baptist answer to Congregationalist Yale and Harvard, Presbyterian Princeton, and Episcopalian Penn and Columbia. At the time, it was the only one that welcomed students of all religious persuasions. Today approximately 5,900 students are enrolled in the Undergraduate College, 1,500 in the Graduate School and 340 in the Medical School. Brown's three schools offer nearly 100 programs of study.

Research
Athletics
Libraries, Museum, and Gallery
Undergraduate Education
Graduate Education
Division of Biology and Medicine
Fellowships, Internships and Research Awards