The Department of Computer Science at Brown University, located in Providence, Rhode Island, is a leading center for computer science education and research. Evolving from an interest group in the 1960s to a full department in 1979, it offers comprehensive undergraduate and graduate programs. These programs provide a strong foundation in core principles while allowing students to explore specialized areas, preparing them for diverse and impactful careers. The department emphasizes Socially Responsible Computing and fosters a multidisciplinary environment, collaborating across fields like biology and engineering. Known for innovative research in areas like AI and systems, and housed primarily in the CIT building, Brown CS is consistently ranked among the top programs nationally and globally, producing highly sought-after graduates.
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Brown University is a private Ivy League research university in Providence, Rhode Island. It is the seventh-oldest institution of higher education in the United States, founded in 1764 as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. One of nine colonial colleges chartered before the American Revolution, it was the first college in the United States to codify in its charter that admission and instruction of students was to be equal regardless of their religious affiliation.