With support from generous donors like you, Brown continues to expand financial aid and campus resources for undergraduate, graduate, and medical school students. These investments enable access to essential support systems, facilitate opportunities for students to find a sense of belonging and build relationships with their peers, and foster the leadership and life skills to thrive at Brown and beyond.
Student Experience Impact Report 2025–26
Learn how donor gifts are expanding financial aid, campus resources, and learning opportunities to help students thrive.
Our Impact: By the Numbers
Undergraduate Financial Aid
48 %
of undergraduate students received need-based financial aid
$ 64K
average scholarship, which covered 69% of the standard cost of attendance
41 %
of international undergraduate students received financial aid
Medical and Graduate Financial Aid
47 %
of medical students received scholarship aid from The Warren Alpert Medical School
$ 47.3K
average annual, need-based scholarship for all eligible medical students
94.6 %
of doctoral students received financial support through the Graduate School
$ 128M
budgeted for graduate student financial support
Internships and Career Exploration
1,387
SPRINT/UTRA awards given to students
17,911
new connections made between alumni and students
Stories of Impact
Because my financial aid package meets my needs without placing the heavy burden of an expected parental contribution on my family, I have been granted an incredible gift: time. Instead of taking on multiple jobs solely to cover my educational expenses, I have the profound privilege of focusing entirely on my studies. This support gives me the freedom to engage deeply with my coursework in computer science and international and public affairs.”
financial aid recipient
In an important step toward expanded access, Brown will significantly grow funding for U.S. military veterans pursuing graduate degrees, while a generous donation will establish the Cisneros Veterans Scholars Program.
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For Richard Yen ’53, giving back to Brown is about more than repaying a scholarship. It’s about engineering an environment for today’s Brown students where hard work is balanced by the joy of the journey.
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Brimming with features that bring the Brown experience to life, the Galen V. Henderson Admission Welcome Center captures the warm and welcoming energy of the alumnus for whom it is named.
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Financial aid not only opened the doors for me to study at Brown, it also opened a path for me to walk in to achieve my career goals. At the end of my first year, I applied to the SPRINT UTRA program at Brown. I was successfully matched with the Chellappa lab, where I will be exploring how NAD [nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide] metabolism shapes microbial ecosystems over the summer holiday. It has always been a dream of mine to work in a lab and contribute to research during my undergraduate studies, and I am grateful that I will be joining a lab this summer.
computational biology concentrator
Brown has named the Lizzie and Jonathan Tisch Center for Career Exploration in honor of a gift from the parents of a Brown graduate. Their support will expand career advising, resources, and partnerships, and foster more connections between students and the broader alumni community.
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Alumni & Friends
Brown University Orchestra takes center stage at Carnegie Hall
Student-musicians performed before a full house at the acclaimed concert venue in New York City, a significant milestone made possible by the generosity of Brown donors.
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Established in 2024, the student-led club hosts daily studio sessions where Brown and RISD students learn the craft, create their own pieces, and enjoy the meditative benefits of making pottery.
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Since arriving on campus, I’ve spontaneously picked up crocheting and joined a crafting club, and I began volunteering with an initiative that brings stress-reducing benefits through animal companionship. I’ve explored groups like the video game music ensemble, where I even arranged a piece for performance, and tried something entirely new to me, like aerial acrobatics. Through these experiences and more, I’ve been exposed to research and ideas I never knew existed.
neuroscience concentrator
