Brown University Ivy League
Providence, RI · Official website ↗
5%
Admission rate
7,226
Undergraduates
$74,650
Tuition / yr
$91,676
Cost of attendance / yr
$99,974
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
1510–1580
SAT, middle 50% (approx.)
34–35
ACT, middle 50%
International students should also budget for health insurance, visa and travel costs not shown here.
Reference only. Automatically checked against the college's official pages on 2026-11-10; maintained by Jordan Lee, editor. Colleges can change policies at any time — confirm on the official page before you apply. Spotted an error? Tell us.
Quick summary
| Cost per year | about $91,676 per year (tuition, housing, food, books — U.S. Department of Education figure) + flights and visa. Four years cost roughly four times this if prices stay the same; colleges usually raise prices every year. |
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| Money from the college | Need-based aid: yes, and asking for it does not hurt the application. Merit scholarships: none. No named scholarship is confirmed open to international students yet. |
| Chances of admission | extremely selective: about 1 in 19 applicants is admitted. Middle half of admitted students scored SAT 1510–1580. English minimum: IELTS 8, TOEFL (1–6) 5.5, TOEFL 105, Duolingo 130. |
| Application deadlines | not yet determined |
| Where and how students live | Providence, RI · Midsize city · summer highs about 29°C, winter lows about -6°C · 11 km from PVD airport |
| Housing | not yet determined |
| Working while studying | not yet determined |
| After graduation | not yet determined |
Plain-language summary of the verified details below. Where it says “not yet determined”, we have not found it on an official page yet.
Financial aid & requirements for international students
| Aid & admission for international applicants | Need-blind for international applicants Applying for financial aid does not reduce an international applicant's chance of admission. Sources (1)“Brown will be need-blind for international students beginning with the Class of 2029.”admission.brown.edu ↗ · checked 2026-11-10 |
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| Meets full financial need | Yes — meets the full demonstrated need of admitted studentsSources (1)“International students are eligible to apply for University financial aid. We meet full demonstrated need for students who are admitted provided they apply for financial aid at the time they apply for admission.”admission.brown.edu ↗ · checked 2026-11-10 |
| Merit scholarships | No — aid is based on need, not meritSources (1)“Brown University does not offer any merit awards.”admission.brown.edu ↗ · checked 2026-11-10 |
| Forms for international aid applicants | Not yet determined — check the college site ↗ |
| Must request aid when applying? | Not yet determined — check the college site ↗ |
| SAT / ACT policy | SAT or ACT requiredSources (1)“Brown University has returned to a policy requiring standardized test scores (either SAT or ACT scores) for first-year applicants beginning with the 2024-25 admission cycle.”admission.brown.edu ↗ · checked 2026-11-10 |
| English proficiency | English test recommended (scores below are the minimums stated)
Sources (5)“We highly recommend that international applicants for whom English is not a first language, a primary language spoken at home, or the primary language of instruction for the duration of their secondary school career submit the results of an English proficiency test.”admission.brown.edu ↗ · checked 2026-11-10“TOEFL internet-based exam taken January 2026 and later: minimum score of 5.5”admission.brown.edu ↗ · checked 2026-11-10“TOEFL internet-based exam taken prior to January 2026: minimum score of 105”admission.brown.edu ↗ · checked 2026-11-10“IELTS: minimum score of 8.0”admission.brown.edu ↗ · checked 2026-11-10“Duolingo Test of English: minimum score of 130”admission.brown.edu ↗ · checked 2026-11-10 |
| Conditional admission / English pathway | Not yet determined — check the college site ↗ |
Deadlines (fall 2027 entry)
| Application deadlines | Not yet determined — check the college site ↗ |
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| Financial aid deadline | Not yet determined — check the college site ↗ |
Dates as published by the college; check the official page for time zones and supporting-document deadlines.
Costs for international students
| Student health insurance | Not yet determined — check the college site ↗ |
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| Proof of funds for the I-20 | Not yet determined — check the college site ↗ |
Earnings by field of study
| Field | After 1 year | After 4 years |
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| Computer Science | $141,816 | $214,479 |
| Applied Mathematics | $135,449 | $157,822 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | $93,627 | $125,955 |
| Economics | $108,964 | $124,508 |
| Engineering, General | $87,175 | $108,550 |
| Public Policy Analysis | $60,280 | $94,962 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | — | $91,674 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies | $67,921 | $86,780 |
| History | $60,823 | $85,520 |
| Political Science and Government | $62,332 | $85,388 |
| Public Health | — | $74,496 |
| Urban Studies/Affairs | — | $73,905 |
Median yearly earnings of graduates of this college's bachelor's programme in each field, 1 and 4 years after finishing. Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (retrieved 2026-11-11). Only graduates who received U.S. federal student aid are counted, so international students are not included.
Location
| City / state | Providence, RI |
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| Setting | Midsize city |
| Nearest major airport | Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport (PVD), about 11 km in a straight line |
| Map | View on OpenStreetMap ↗ |
Setting from the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard); airport from OurAirports (public-domain data).
Climate
| Warmest month (Jul) | average high 29°C (84°F) |
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| Coldest month (Jan) | average low -6°C (22°F) |
| Precipitation per year | 1,208 mm |
| Snowfall per year | 93 cm |
Month by month
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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| High °C | 4° | 5° | 9° | 15° | 20° | 25° | 29° | 28° | 24° | 18° | 12° | 6° |
| Low °C | -6° | -5° | -1° | 4° | 10° | 15° | 18° | 18° | 14° | 7° | 2° | -2° |
| Rain mm | 101 | 87 | 124 | 109 | 86 | 97 | 74 | 91 | 106 | 106 | 108 | 118 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at the Providence T F Green Ap, Ri Us weather station, about 12 km from campus. Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals.
Cost, admission rate, test-score ranges and earnings come from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard (retrieved 2026-11-11). SAT range adds the 25th/75th-percentile section scores, so it is approximate. Scorecard earnings are for federal-aid recipients.