Editing Brown University (section)

==Rankings==
{{Infobox US university ranking
<!-- U.S. rankings -->| Forbes = 18
| THE_WSJ = 36
| USNWR_NU = 13 (tie)
| Wamo_NU = 30
<!-- Global rankings -->| QS_W = 79
| ARWU_W        = 100–150
| THES_W = 58
| USNWR_W = 153 (tie)
}}
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|+USNWR graduate school rankings (2022)<ref name="USNWR Grad School Rankings">{{cite magazine |title=Brown University Graduate Programs |url=https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-graduate-schools/brown-university-217156 |magazine=U.S. News & World Report |access-date=March 29, 2022 |archive-date=March 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220330004515/https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-graduate-schools/brown-university-217156 |url-status=live}}</ref>
! scope="row" | Engineering
| 53
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! scope="row" | Medicine (Primary Care)
| 14
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! scope="row" | Medicine (Research)
| 35
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|+USNWR departmental rankings (2022)<ref name="USNWR Grad School Rankings" />
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! scope="row" | Biological Sciences
| 37
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! scope="row" | Biostatistics
|13
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! scope="row" | Chemistry
| 62
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! scope="row" | Computer Science
| 26
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! scope="row" | Earth Sciences
| 12
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! scope="row" | Economics
| 20
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! scope="row" | English
| 13
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! scope="row" | History
| 18
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! scope="row" | Mathematics
| 14
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! scope="row" | Physics
| 28
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! scope="row" | Political Science
| 41
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! scope="row" | Psychology
| 23
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! scope="row" | Public Affairs
| 62
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! scope="row" | Public Health
| 16
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! scope="row" | Sociology
| 20
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Brown University is [[Higher education accreditation in the United States|accredited]] by the [[New England Commission of Higher Education]].<ref>{{Citation |title=Rhode Island Institutions – NECHE |publisher=[[New England Commission of Higher Education]] |url=https://www.neche.org/institutions/ri/ |access-date=May 26, 2021 |archive-date=May 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512075952/https://www.neche.org/institutions/ri/ |url-status=live}}</ref> For their 2021 rankings, The Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education ranked Brown 5th in the "Best Colleges 2021" edition.<ref name=":12">{{Cite news |date=2020-09-17 |title=Best Colleges 2021: Explore the Full WSJ/THE College Ranking List |language=en-US |work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/best-colleges-2021-explore-the-full-wsj-the-college-ranking-list-11600383830 |access-date=2020-09-21 |issn=0099-9660 |archive-date=January 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210115065454/https://www.wsj.com/articles/best-colleges-2021-explore-the-full-wsj-the-college-ranking-list-11600383830 |url-status=live}}</ref>

The ''[[Forbes]]'' magazine annual ranking of "America's Top Colleges 2022"—which ranked 600 research universities, liberal arts colleges and service academies—ranked Brown 19th overall and 18th among universities.<ref>{{cite web |title=Brown University |url=https://www.forbes.com/colleges/brown-university/?list=top-colleges |magazine=Forbes |date=August 15, 2019 |access-date=September 12, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422001952/http://www.forbes.com/colleges/brown-university/?list=top-colleges |archive-date=April 22, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref>

''[[U.S. News & World Report]]'' ranked Brown 9th among national universities in its 2023 edition.<ref name=":11">{{Cite web |title=2021 Best National University Rankings |url=https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-universities |access-date=March 2, 2021 |website=U.S. News & World Report |archive-date=February 23, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170223062922/https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-universities |url-status=live}}</ref> The 2022 edition also ranked Brown 2nd for undergraduate teaching, 25th in Most Innovative Schools, and 14th in Best Value Schools.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Brown University Overall Rankings |url=https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/brown-university-3401/overall-rankings |access-date=March 1, 2021 |website=U.S. News & World Report |archive-date=February 13, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210213091444/https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/brown-university-3401/overall-rankings |url-status=live}}</ref>

''[[Washington Monthly]]'' ranked Brown 30th in 2024 among 438 national universities in the U.S. based on its contribution to the public good, as measured by social mobility, research, and promoting public service.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2024 National University Rankings |url=https://washingtonmonthly.com/2024-college-guide/national/ |access-date=2025-02-28 |website=Washington Monthly |language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2022, ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]'' ranks Brown 129th globally.

In 2014, ''Forbes'' magazine ranked Brown 7th on its list of "America's Most Entrepreneurial Universities."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/liyanchen/2014/07/30/startup-schools-americas-most-entrepreneurial-universities/ |title=Startup Schools: America's Most Entrepreneurial Universities |author=Liyan Chen |work=Forbes |access-date=July 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150803165717/http://www.forbes.com/sites/liyanchen/2014/07/30/startup-schools-americas-most-entrepreneurial-universities/ |archive-date=August 3, 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> The ''Forbes'' analysis looked at the ratio of "alumni and students who have identified themselves as founders and business owners on LinkedIn" and the total number of alumni and students. LinkedIn particularized the ''Forbes'' rankings, placing Brown third (between [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology|MIT]] and [[Princeton University|Princeton]]) among "Best Undergraduate Universities for Software Developers at Startups." LinkedIn's methodology involved a career-path examination of "millions of alumni profiles" in its membership database.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.linkedin.com/edu/rankings/us/undergraduate-software-engineering-small?trk=edu-rankings-ctg-card|title=LinkedIn.com}}</ref>

In 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2021 the university produced the most [[Fulbright Program|Fulbright]] recipients of any university in the nation.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Top Producers of Fulbright U.S. Scholars and Students, 2020–21 |url=https://www.chronicle.com/article/top-producers-of-fulbright-u-s-scholars-and-students-2020-21 |access-date=2021-04-09 |website=www.chronicle.com |date=February 15, 2021 |archive-date=April 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210405223225/https://www.chronicle.com/article/top-producers-of-fulbright-u-s-scholars-and-students-2020-21 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Brown ranked nation's No. 2 producer of Fulbright winners for 2019–20 |url=https://www.brown.edu/news/2020-02-10/fulbright |access-date=2021-04-09 |website=Brown University |language=en |archive-date=March 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210303185133/https://www.brown.edu/news/2020-02-10/fulbright |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Brown is nation's top Fulbright-producing university, U.S. State Department data shows |url=https://www.brown.edu/news/2022-02-28/fulbright |access-date=2022-03-02 |website=Brown University |language=en |archive-date=March 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220302004221/https://www.brown.edu/news/2022-02-28/fulbright |url-status=live}}</ref> Brown has also produced the 7th most Rhodes Scholars of all colleges and universities in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-11-26 |title=Universities by Number of Rhodes Scholars |url=https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/universities-by-number-of-rhodes-scholars.html |access-date=2022-12-07 |website=WorldAtlas |language=en-US |archive-date=December 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221207061359/https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/universities-by-number-of-rhodes-scholars.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2025 the university ranked 229 of 257 top colleges in free speech rankings by the [[Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression]] and "College Pulse," after ranking at 69 in 2024 and at 114 in 2022/2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Free Speech Rankings |url=https://rankings.thefire.org/rank/school/brown-university |access-date=2025-02-16 |website=rankings.thefire.org |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=2024 College Free Speech Rankings {{!}} The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression |url=https://www.thefire.org/research-learn/2024-college-free-speech-rankings |access-date=2025-02-16 |website=www.thefire.org |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=2022-2023 College Free Speech Rankings {{!}} The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression |url=https://www.thefire.org/research-learn/2022-2023-college-free-speech-rankings |access-date=2025-02-16 |website=www.thefire.org |language=en}}</ref>