Student Financial Services

Financing and Payment Options

Budgeting the cost of an education requires thoughtful planning and research to determine what will work best for the student and their family’s budget.

This interactive planner, available on Brown's Undergraduate Financial Aid website, has been created to help families estimate their student account and identify resources to pay for their educational expenses.
Students and families may choose to enroll in Brown's Installment Payment Plan (IPP) to pay one semester's expenses, interest-free, over scheduled monthly installments.
Full-time students are able to charge Brown University bookstore purchases to their student account, with a limit of $2,000 per student, per year, for the period June 1- May 31. Charges will be added to your University Account and billed as per standard University policies and procedures. Students with past due account balances of $1,000 or more will not be allowed to charge at the Bookstore.
A tuition insurance plan is available to all students on an optional basis. This is a private insurance program managed by GradGuard that supplements the University’s refund policy. The plan provides a refund for tuition, fees, and room/board charges up to the purchased policy limit if a student is unable to complete a semester due to a covered medical reason. Visit GradGuard or call 1.866.724.4384.