Are you wondering how much it costs to attend Brown University for the 2026-2027 academic year? If so, wonder no more. It’s $99,984 all in. That’s right, nearly $100,000 per year. And they say Ivy Coach is highway robbery! We kid, we kid. At least we own it!

In addition to tuition for the 2026-2027 academic year ($74,568), Brown’s all-in cost also includes fees ($3,084), housing ($10,710), food ($8,754), and miscellaneous personal expenses ($2,878). These tallies are for Brown’s fall and spring semesters combined.

Brown University’s Tuition Cost Over 23 Years

How has Brown’s tuition changed through the years? You’ve got questions. We’ve got data.

Below, you’ll find a breakdown of Brown’s tuition costs over the last 23 years, from the 2026-2027 academic year back to the 2004-2005 academic year:

Academic Year	Brown University Total Cost	Percentage Increase	Tuition	Required Fees	Room & Board	Estimated Expenses (Books, Supplies)
2026-2027	$99,984	2.78%	$74,568	$3,084	$19,464	$2,878
2025-2026	$97,284	6.23%	$71,700	$2,950	$18,514	$2,820
2024-2025	$91,576	-0.1%	$68,612	$2,700	$17,444	$2,820
2023-2024	$91,676.00	4.5%	$68,612.00	$2,800.00	$17,444.00	$2,820.00
2022-2023	$87,548.00	4.53%	$65,656.00	$2,474.00	$16,598.00	$2,820.00
2021-2022	$83,586.00	3.17%	$62,680.00	$2,366.00	$15,840.00	$2,700.00
2020-2021	$80,936.00	2.76%	$60,944.00	$1,360.00	$16,364.00	$2,268.00
2019-2020	$78,706.00	3.62%	$59,254.00	$1,342.00	$15,908.00	$2,202.00
2018-2019	$75,858.00	4.69%	$57,112.00	$1,292.00	$15,332.00	$2,122.00
2017-2018	$72,297.00	3.9%	$54,320.00	$1,236.00	$14,670.00	$2,071.00
2016-2017	$69,479.00	4.19%	$52,231.00	$1,188.00	$14,020.00	$2,040.00
2015-2016	$66,566.00	3.96%	$50,224.00	$1,142.00	$13,200.00	$2,000.00
2014-2015	$63,930.00	4.15%	$48,272.00	$1,074.00	$12,700.00	$1,884.00
2013-2014	$61,274.00	3.62%	$46,408.00	$1,026.00	$11,994.00	$1,846.00
2012-2013	$59,056.00	3.85%	$44,608.00	$1,004.00	$11,620.00	$1,824.00
2011-2012	$56,780.00	3.31%	$42,808.00	$950.00	$11,258.00	$1,764.00
2010-2011	$54,902.00	3.36%	$41,328.00	$902.00	$10,906.00	$1,766.00
2009-2010	$53,060.00	4.33%	$39,928.00	$892.00	$10,540.00	$1,700.00
2008-2009	$50,764.00	2.82%	$38,048.00	$800.00	$10,280.00	$1,636.00
2007-2008	$49,330.00	3.88%	$36,928.00	$790.00	$10,022.00	$1,590.00
2006-2007	$47,476.00	4.78%	$35,584.00	$758.00	$9,606.00	$1,528.00
2005-2006	$45,212.00	4.77%	$33,888.00	$732.00	$9,134.00	$1,458.00
2004-2005	$43,184.00	4.49%	$32,264.00	$710.00	$8,796.00	$1,414.00

Brown’s Financial Aid

During the 2025-2026 academic year, 49% of Brown’s first-year students received financial aid or grants. The average family responsibility for the Brown Class of 2029 was $32,160.

The university claims to meet 100% of each student’s demonstrated financial need with no loans. Instead, through The Brown Promise, the university offers scholarship grants that need not be paid back.

For domestic applicants, the easiest way to estimate the financial aid they’ll receive from Brown is to plug their family’s financials into Brown’s Net Price Calculator.

Analysis of Brown University’s Tuition Through the Years

Over the last two decades, one trend is clear concerning Brown’s tuition: it only goes up! Well, with the exception of the move from the 2023-2024 academic year to 2024-2025, in which tuition costs remained the same (the exception that proves the rule, if you ask us!). 

Over these years, the average annual increase for the Ivy League school’s all-in costs has been 3.81%.

Yet, over the last two years, Brown’s tuition has skyrocketed at least 4.51% (2.78% for the 2026-2027 academic year and 6.23% for the 2025-2026 academic year). Hey, inflation has been high over these last couple of years. So, it’s no surprise that top institutions like Brown would raise their total fees.

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