Brown University (Brown) is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Providence, RI.
It offers 141 graduate programs - 85 Master's, 53 Doctorate, and 3 Post-bachelor's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $69,948.
A total of 4,046 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 11,956 students at Brown. Brown offers online graduate programs and 401 out of 4,046 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
Brown have a medical school and you can discover its admission and tuition information at Alpert Medical School at . In addition, you can find Brown's health profession programs at health professions information page.
Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $69,948. It offers 141 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Brown University |
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| Type | Four-year, Private (not-for-profit) |
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| Address | One Prospect Street, Providence, RI |
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| Graduate School Students | 3,775 students
401 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | $69,948 |
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| Student to Faculty | 6:1 (16.67%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 141 Graduate Programs
85 Master's, 53 Doctorate, 3 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Brown University
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at Brown University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $69,948 for prospective students.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $2,144.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| Amounts |
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| Tuition | $68,612 |
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| Fees | $1,336 |
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| Cost per Credit | $2,144 |
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| Room & Board | $17,444 (On-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $2,820 (On-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $90,212 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 |
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| Tuition & Fees | $60,363 | $62,083 | $63,866 | $67,006 | $69,948 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Brown University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 141 major areas - 85 Master's (1 online programs), 53 Doctorate, 3 Post-Bachelor's. 1,187 students have been conferred Master's degree and 386 students have received Doctorate degree last year.
The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.
Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
| Master's | Doctorate |
Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's |
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| Total | 1,187 | 386 | - | - |
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| Men | 594 | 201 | - | - |
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| Women | 593 | 185 | - | - |
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Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree).
You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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Graduate Student Population
Brown graduate schools have a total of 3,775 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 1,766 male and 2,009 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 3,612 full-time and 163 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 401 students enrolled through online exclusively and 31 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 1,115 White, 325 Black, and 444 Asian students are attending at Brown University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
75 grad students are younger than 22 and 205 students are older than 65. It has 3,075 students aged between 22 and 30 and 691 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 3,775 |
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| Men | 1,766 |
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| Women | 2,009 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 3,775 |
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| Full-time Students | 3,612 |
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| Part-time Students | 163 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 3,775 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 9 |
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| Asian | 444 |
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| Black | 325 |
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| Hispanic | 324 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 1 |
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| White | 1,115 |
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| Two or more races | 150 |
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| Un-Known | 152 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 3,775 |
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| 21 & Under | 75 |
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| 22-24 | 1,553 |
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| 25-29 | 1,522 |
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| 30-34 | 507 |
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| 35-39 | 184 |
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| 40 & Over | 205 |
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Online Population
At Brown University graduate schools, 401 students enrolled online exclusively and 31 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 4,046 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 401 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 31 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 3,614 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 401 |
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| Rhode Island Resident | 43 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 348 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 10 |
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