Private nonprofit · Providence, Rhode Island
Brown University: cost, debt and earnings by major
35 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $26,976
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 96%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- 5%
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 7,226
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $14,567
- NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Borrowers in default after 2 years
- ≤ 1%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Net price by family income
| $0–30,000 | $39 |
|---|---|
| $30,001–48,000 | $228 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $10,079 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $24,827 |
| $110,000+ | $48,459 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Bachelor's programs (23)
- Computer Science$214,479
- Applied Mathematics$157,822
- Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$125,955
- Economics$124,508
- Engineering, General$108,550
- Public Policy Analysis$94,962
- Biomedical/Medical Engineering$91,674
- International Relations and National Security Studies$86,780
- History$85,520
- Political Science and Government$85,388
- Public Health$74,496
- Urban Studies/Affairs$73,905
- English Language and Literature, General$73,497
- Human Biology$69,802
- Research and Experimental Psychology$63,415
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research$63,016 (1 yr)
- Fine and Studio Arts$60,985
- Biology, General$60,508
- Area Studies$59,808
- Education, General$43,467 (1 yr)
- Music$42,515 (1 yr)
- Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$42,487 (1 yr)
- Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$35,637 (1 yr)
Master's programs (10)
- Science, Technology and Society$211,740 (1 yr)
- Computer Science$208,655
- Biotechnology$151,944
- Educational Administration and Supervision$95,551
- Public Health$87,924
- Public Policy Analysis$87,139
- Biomedical/Medical Engineering$86,813 (1 yr)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$68,338
- Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$37,270
- Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies$32,122 (1 yr)
Doctoral programs (1)
- Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences$120,287 (1 yr)
First professional programs (1)
- Medicine$106,465