FourYearCost

Brown University

Providence, RIPrivate nonprofitRank 395 of 1,732Traditional rank 268 of 1,156

Avg freshman grant · 2022-23
$58,378
879 recipients
Avg grant, later years · 2022-23
$55,551
2,759 recipients
The drop
$2,827
4.8% of the freshman average

Freshman grant vs later years

Freshman year$58,378Later years$55,551

Average grant per recipient, IPEDS SFA 2022-23.

Averages across all recipients, not a prediction for one student. Continuing students include transfers and part-time students. Data is about two years old. How this is calculated.

Average net price by family income (2022-23)

Family incomeAvg net price
$0–30k−$2,158
$30–48k$2,273
$48–75k$7,757
$75–110k$19,526
$110k+$45,823

First-time, full-time students receiving Title IV aid. Source: IPEDS SFA 2022-23.

Published cost (IPEDS)

Tuition and fees (in-state), 2022-23$65,146
Tuition and fees (in-state), 2023-24$68,230
Change$3,084 (+4.7%)
On-campus room and board, 2023-24$16,598

Source: IPEDS Institutional Characteristics, academic years 2022-23 and 2023-24.

Tuition and fees trend

$55,5562018-19$58,4042019-20$60,6962020-21$62,3042021-22$65,1462022-23$68,2302023-24

Published tuition and required fees, +22.8% from first to last year shown. Source: IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2021-22 and 2023-24 files.

Average net price trend

$25,0282020-21$26,7232021-22$26,6082022-23

Average net price for first-time, full-time students receiving grant aid. Source: IPEDS SFA 2022-23.

Outcomes and aid profile

Bachelor's graduation rate within 6 years96%
Full-time freshman retention (return for year 2)99%
Freshmen receiving Pell Grants14%
Freshmen taking federal loans9%
Average federal loan (freshmen who borrow)$4,879
Aid drop one year earlier (2021-22)$4,117

Sources: IPEDS Graduation Rates 2023 (DRVGR), Fall Enrollment 2023 (retention), SFA 2022-23 and 2021-22. "Freshmen" = first-time, full-time undergraduates.

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CollegeFreshman grantDrop
Rhode Island School of Design$36,743$2,843
Providence College$30,040−$3,462
Salve Regina University$29,790$5,349
Bryant University$27,469$2,884
Johnson & Wales University-Providence$25,112$2,947

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