Brown University accepts payments for Pre-College Programs via the following payment methods. See details below for each payment method.
- Application Fee: Debit or credit card
- Non-refundable Deposit:
- Debit or credit card
- Personal check or money order drawn on a U.S. bank (by exception only. Please contact precollegebilling@brown.edu before mailing a check for a deposit.)
- Student Account Balance (payable after billing notifications begin in mid-March):
- Debit or credit card through the Student Account Payment System (A service fee is charged to the cardholder by the payment processor at the time of the transaction.)
- Electronic transfer (ACH) from a U.S. personal checking or savings account through the Student Account Payment System
- TransferMate Global Payments through the Student Account Payment System (actual payment options vary by country)
- Personal check or money order drawn on a U.S. bank
- Flywire from international accounts
Debit or Credit Card
Available to all Pre-College students.
The application fee is paid by debit or credit card through a link in the program application. (There is no separate service fee for this transaction.)
The non-refundable deposit is paid by debit or credit card by clicking through your program application decision letter in your student portal and indicating your intent to enroll. (There is no separate service fee for this transaction.)
The student account balance may be paid by debit or credit card via the Student Account Payment System at payment.brown.edu. Domestic cards (cards issued by a U.S. bank) will incur a 2.95% service fee, and international cards (cards issued by a bank outside the U.S.) will incur a 4.25% service fee. This service fee is charged by and paid directly to the payment processor at the time of the payment. This fee is not charged by nor paid to Brown and is not refundable even if the program fees being paid are eligible for a refund at a later time.
Debit and credit card payments will post to the student account immediately. It may take up to 24 hours for the checklist in your student portal to update after payment.
Online Electronic Payments (ACH)
Available to students paying their student account balance from a U.S. personal checking or savings account.
ACH is accepted for student account balances only (not for application fees or deposits). ACH payments are made by the student or an authorized user via the Student Account Payment System at payment.brown.edu. ACH payments can be scheduled for processing on the day of access or at a future date. Electronic ACH payments will post to the student account immediately and may take up to 48 business hours to post against the payer’s bank account. It may take up to 24 hours for the checklist in your student portal to update after payment.
TransferMate Global Payments
TransferMate is accepted for student account balances only (not for application fees and deposits).
TransferMate payments are made by the student or an authorized user via the Student Account Payment System at payment.brown.edu.TransfeMate allows international payers to make payment in their local currency from nearly any country, lock in competitive exchange rates and have access to 24/7 multilingual support. Payments initiated through the Student Account Payment System (payment.brown.edu) remain in a Pending Payment status until the payer takes the additional required steps to complete the payment process. Once the payment is fully completed, the payment is posted to the student account and updates the balance due. It may take up to 24 hours for the checklist in your student portal to update after the student account balance updates in the Student Account Payment System.
Flywire International Payments
Available to students paying their student account balance from a foreign bank account (not for application fees and deposits).
Flywire offers favorable foreign exchange rates, the ability to pay in home currency (in most cases) and savings compared to traditional banks. Students and parents/guardians are able to track payment(s) via Flywire's dashboard and receive notification via email (and/or text) when the payment is received by Brown University. Flywire offers around-the-clock multilingual support, via chat, phone, and email. For more information or to initiate a payment, please visit the website: flywire.com/pay/brown (after confirming your actual balance due in the Student Account Payment System).
It may take a week or more for the Flywire payment to be applied to your student account and for your student portal checklist to update. This is expected and will not impact your enrollment as long as your payment is in guaranteed or delivered status in Flywire by the payment deadline.
Check Payments
Accepted, though discouraged due to mail and processing delays.
Deposit payments by check: If you want to pay your non-refundable deposit by personal check or money order, you should contact us at precollegebilling@brown.edu for instructions. Do not send a deposit payment directly to the Cashier’s Office.
Account balance payments by check: Personal checks or money orders can be sent directly to the Cashier’s Office for student account balance payments, following the instructions below.
If paying by check or money order you should send your payment well in advance of the payment deadline as you could lose your place in your course/program if payment is not received by the deadline. We are not able to make accommodations for delays in the mail or processing.
Checks should be made payable to Brown University, include the student’s full name and Banner ID number and be sent to:
Brown University
Cashier's Office
69 Brown Street, 2nd Floor
Box 1911
Providence, RI 02912