Tuition & Fees
Tuition and fee information is listed on the Bursar's website. The approximate total tuition (excluding fees) for students entering the program in Fall 2023, and completing in 12 months, is $85,626. This includes 8 credits (4 per semester) at the 2023-2024 tuition rate, and the 9th credit at the 2024-2025 tuition rate (estimated with an increase of 4%).
The total cost of the program is only slightly higher for those taking longer than 12 months to complete. Tuition is charged per credit, and students are charged for each credit in the semester when they are registered for the credits. The cost per credit is slightly higher each academic year (usually around 5% higher), and certain fees are charged by the university each semester. See the Bursar's website for more details.
Total cost of attendance, which includes food, housing, and other expenses, does of course depend on how long you take to complete the program. If you have been issued documents with cost of attendance figures, they may include estimates for some of these non-tuition expenses. They may also be based on the default program structure, which is 24 months (two credits per term, so four credits in the first year). The offices best positioned to answer further questions about those documents are the offices who issued them.
Scholarships
The Data Science Institute offers a limited number of full-and half-tuition scholarships, covering 100% and 50% of tuition costs, respectively. These scholarships are available to U.S. citizens and legal permanent residents only. Merit-based scholarship decisions are made based on your submitted application; no additional information is required. If you are interested in a need-based scholarship, please submit a FAFSA form no later than the application deadline of February 1 for consideration. Applicants considered for a scholarship will be invited for a zoom interview during the review period. Please note that scholarships apply only to the nine courses required for graduation from the program.
Outside of these scholarships, Brown's Graduate Funding website has information regarding federal student aid, private educational loans, veteran benefits, and external fellowships, scholarships, and grant opportunities.