Sandip University, Sijoul is a private university located in Sijoul, Madhubani district, Bihar, India.
 The university was established in 2017 by Sandip Foundation under the "Bihar Private Universities Act, 2013", one of the two first private universities in Bihar, the other being K. K. University.
 Both universities were approved by the Bihar Government in May 2017 following the passing of "Private Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2017" in March 2017 which relaxed the rules for establishment of private universities in Bihar.
 This decision gave autonomous status to what was previously the Sandip Foundation Sijoul campus which houses the Shri.
 Nityanand Jha College of Education (SNJCOE) and the Shri Ram Polytechnic (SRP).
 This is the second university to be established by the foundation, following the establishment Sandip University, Nashik in 2015.
The higher education system in India include both private and public universities.
 Public universities are supported by the Government of India and the state governments, while private universities are mostly supported by various bodies and societies.
 Universities in India are recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC), which draws its power from the "University Grants Commission Act, 1956".
 In addition, 15 Professional Councils are established, controlling different aspects of accreditation and coordination.
 Private universities in India are regulated under the UGC (Establishment and Maintenance of Standards in Private Universities) Regulations, 2003.
 Per the UGC act and these regulations, private universities are established by an act of a local legislative assembly and listed by the UGC in the Gazette upon receiving the act.
 As confirmed by ruling of the Supreme Court of India, recognition by the UGC is required for the university to operate.
 Also per the 2003 regulations, the UGC sends committees to inspect the private universities and publishes their inspection report.
Jamal Robertson (born January 10, 1977) is a former Canadian football running back and kick returner who played in the Canadian Football League and National Football League.
 He was originally signed by the Calgary Stampeders as an undrafted free agent in 2001.
 He played college football at Ohio Northern.
 Jamal was one of the greatest athletes in Ohio Northern University (ONU) history.
 During his career at ONU, he amassed numerous school records and won the Division III National Player of the Year award.
 Jamal is an alumnus of Walter E. Stebbins High School in Dayton, Ohio, where he was an all state running back and a state champion in track & field.
Ohio Northern University is a private, United Methodist Church-affiliated university located in the United States in Ada, Ohio, founded by Henry Solomon Lehr in 1871.
 ONU is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.
 ONU is a sister university with Dankook University, a private university in Seoul, South Korea.
 In 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2013 "U.S. News & World Report" listed Ohio Northern as Regional Universities (Midwest), #2.
K. K. University (KKU) is a private university located in Beraunti, near Bihar Sharif in Nalanda district, Bihar, India.
 The university was established in 2017 by Samajik Kalyan Sanstha under the "Bihar Private Universities Act, 2013", one of the two first private universities in Bihar, the other being Sandip University, Sijoul.
 Both universities were approved by the Bihar Government in May 2017 following the passing of "Private Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2017" in March 2017 which relaxed the rules for establishment of private universities in Bihar.
Brown University is a private Ivy League research university in Providence, Rhode Island, United States.
 Founded in 1764 as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, Brown is the seventh-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and one of the nine colonial colleges chartered before the American Revolution.
The James F. Dicke College of Business Administration (formerly the Ohio Northern University College of Business Administration) is one of the four undergraduate colleges of Ohio Northern University, which is located in Ada, Ohio.
Dial-Roberson All-Events Stadium is a stadium on the campus of Ohio Northern University in Ada, Ohio, United States.
 The stadium is the home of the Ohio Northern Polar Bears football team, and also houses facilities for other ONU athletic teams.
 The stadium has an official seating capacity of 3,500, but can accommodate more than 1,000 additional spectators on the lawn surrounding the field.
James Cloyd Bowman (January 18, 1880 – September 27, 1961) was an American teacher and author primarily of children's books, college text books and journals.
 Born in Leipsic, Ohio.
 Bowman grew up in Ohio and attended Ohio Northern University (B.S. 1905) with graduate studies at Harvard University (A.M. 1910).
 He taught English at Iowa State College (now Iowa State University of Science and Technology), and then at Northern State Teachers College (now Northern Michigan University) at Marquette, MI, where he was chair of the English department from 1921-39.
Claude W. Pettit College of Law, commonly referred to as ONU Law, is a private, non-profit law school located in Ada, Ohio.
 Also known as the Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law or ONU College of Law, it is the law school of Ohio Northern University, founded in 1871.

Question: Are Brown University and Ohio Northern University both private universities? 
Answer: yes