Fodor's Expert Review Brown University

Founded in 1764, this Ivy League institution is the nation's seventh-oldest college and offers degrees in 82 undergraduate concentrations, 33 master's programs, and 51 doctoral programs. On a stroll through the College Hill campus, you'll encounter Gothic and Beaux Arts structures, as well as the imposing Van Wickle Gate, which opens twice a year—in fall to welcome first-year students and spring to bid graduating seniors farewell. On the ground floor of Manning Hall, the Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology exhibits artifacts from around the world. The David Winton Bell Gallery in the List Art Building hosts several major art exhibitions a year. Attending a Brown Bears Ivy League football game is an old-school experience, with games played at monumental Brown Stadium, which first welcomed fans in 1925.