George Warren Brown School

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Brown School at Washington University

Brown School's Hillman Hall
Type	Private
Established	1925
Parent institution	Washington University in St. Louis
Dean	Dorian Traube
Academic staff	142
Postgraduates	502
Location	St. Louis , Missouri , USA 38°38′49″N 90°18′20″W / 38.64700°N 90.30568°W / 38.64700; -90.30568
Campus	Suburban
Website	brownschool.wustl.edu

The Brown School is the graduate school for social work and public health of Washington University in St. Louis. Located on Washington University's Danforth Campus, adjacent to Forest Park, the school is recognized by the Council on Social Work Education and the Council on Education for Public Health.^[1] It is also a member of the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health.^[2]

The Brown School originated from the Department of Social Work at Washington University, which was founded in 1925. It was endowed in 1945 by Bettie Bofinger Brown, who named the school after her husband, George Warren Brown, a St. Louis philanthropist and co-founder of the Brown Shoe Company. The school was the first at Washington University to admit Black students,^[3] and the first in the United States to have a building dedicated to social work education.^[4] As of 2024, it is ranked the #2 school for social work in the United States by U.S. News & World Report.^[5]