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Brown Financial Aid

Number Received Financial Aid (All Undergraduate) 3,467
Percent Received Financial Aid(All Undergraduate) 47%
Average Aid Amount $52,652
Number Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 942
Percent Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 55%

Financial Aid Information at Brown

For the academic year 2021-2022, a total of 3,467 students (47% of undergraduate students) received one or more financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or student loans. The average financial aid amount is $52,652. For freshmen (Full-time, first-time degree-seeking undergraduate students), 942 students (55% of enrolled students) received financial aid.
The 2024 undergraduate tuition & fees at Brown University is $68,230, for reference.

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid

For the academic year 2021-2022, a total of 3,467 students (47% of all students) have received grants or scholarships and the average received aid amount is $52,652. It includes federal, state, local, institutional, or other sources of grant aid. The following table describes the financial aid statistics by aid types at Brown University for all undergraduate students.
Undergraduate Student Financial Aid at Brown University
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidAverage Amount of Aid Received
Federal, state, local, institutional or other grant aid3,46747%$52,652
Pell Grants95913%$5,058
Federal Student Loans6979%$5,681

Beginning Students Financial Aid

a total of 942 beginning students (55% of all freshmen) have received any financial aid and 803 students (47% of all freshmen) awarded any student loans. The headcount includes the number of full-time, first-time degree-seeking beginning undergraduate students. The below table shows the number and amount by the source of financial aid at Brown University.
Beginning Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid at Brown University
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Student Financial Aid94255%-
Grants or Scholarship from All Sources77646%$55,847
Federal Grants24414%$7,174
Pell Grants24414%$5,469
Other Federal Grants1177%$3,556
State/Local Grants121%$1,224
Institutional Grants77145%$53,920
Student Loans19812%$10,059
Federal Student Loans18111%$4,986
Other Student Loans402%$27,227