<p>Brown University President Ruth J. Simmons, presiding at the University’s 241st Commencement exercises Sunday, May 24, 2009, conferred 2,157 degrees, from bachelor’s to honorary doctorates.</p>

PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — Brown University President Ruth J. Simmons conferred the following degrees during the University’s 241st Commencement Sunday, May 24, 2009, on The College Green.

The full Commencement program is available on the Web in pdf format.

   
Bachelor’s Degrees
1,077
354
12

1,443		 Bachelor of Arts (A.B.)
Bachelor of Science (Sc.B.)
Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science (A.B./Sc.B.)

SUBTOTAL bachelor’s degrees earned

Master’s Degrees
147
23
29
4
10
27
11
125
19


395		 Master of Arts (A.M.)
Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.)
Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.)
Master of Medical Science (M.M.Sc.)
Master of Public Affairs (M.P.A.)
Master of Public Health (M.P.H.)
Master of Public Policy (M.P.P.)
Master of Science (Sc.M.)
Master of Science in Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship Engineering (Sc.M. IMEE)

SUBTOTAL master’s degrees earned

Terminal/Professional Degrees
187
90

277		 Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

SUBTOTAL terminal/professional degrees earned

2,115 TOTAL of all earned degrees

Honorary Degrees
7
35

42		 Honorary Doctorates
Master of Arts, ad eundem

SUBTOTAL honorary degrees

2,157 GRAND TOTAL of degrees to be awarded May 24, 2009