Students will receive their billing information through notifications, called Student Account Activity Notifications (SAANs), via email beginning in mid-March (mid-May for Pre-Baccalaureate students). SAANs are sent every other week by email to students who have had changes to their charges since the last notification. 

This notification will direct students to Brown University’s Student Account Payment System. Students are responsible for viewing and, in most cases, paying their balances via the Student Account Payment System. SAANs are not sent to parents/guardians and billing statements are not mailed. International students who plan to pay via Flywire will do so directly on the Flywire website but should first confirm their balance due in the Student Account Payment System.

Parents/guardians cannot access the Student Account Payment System unless they are added as an authorized user by their student. Students are strongly encouraged to add a parent/guardian as an authorized user to their student account as soon as they sign in. Authorized users are able to view, pay and monitor the student account balance as needed. Please refer to these step-by-step instructions on how to use the Student Account Payment System. 

The Student Account Payment System allows Pre-College users to:

• View, print and download student account balances and transaction history
• Pay an account balance via electronic transfer (ACH) from a U.S. personal checking or savings account
• Pay an account balance via a debit or credit card (A service fee is charged to the cardholder by the payment processor at the time of the transaction.)
• Pay an account balance via TransferMate from an international account. Options vary by country.
• Set up authorized users to view and make payments (Set up must be done by the student.)
• Add an additional email address for billing notifications
• (only if payment is made by ACH) Set up an eRefund account to receive an electronic refund in the event of an overpayment. Note: for all other forms of electronic payment, refunds are issued back through the payment method initially used; no eRefund set up is needed.

PLEASE NOTE: In order to receive SAANs and access the Student Account Payment System, students must first activate their Brown account and their Brown email account. Complete instructions on activating these accounts will be supplied as part of the Enrollment Forms and Documents checklist in your student portal. If you have any questions regarding your activation email notice, please contact precollege@brown.edu.

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
  • Effective June 1, 2025, direct wire transfers from individuals are not an accepted payment method for student accounts. Brown's bank account details will not be shared with individuals. Any direct wire transfers received from individuals for a student account will be subject to a $225 fee. Families are still able to send bank wire transfers through TransferMate or Flywire.

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

A personal check or money order drawn on a U.S. bank is accepted for student account balance payments and deposits (not application fees), though payments by check (especially for deposits) are strongly discouraged due to mail and processing delays.

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.

• 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

Students may be subject to additional fees charged by Brown that are not listed in their Course Cart Estimate, such as those listed below.

Application fees are non-refundable.

Deposits are non-refundable, with one exception: if you are enrolled in a course that later gets canceled by Brown Pre-College, and you choose not to enroll in a different course, you should request to be withdrawn from the program and your deposit will be refunded to you. 

If you change your course enrollment (drop one course and add another), any payments you made towards your dropped course will automatically be applied to your new course. 

If you withdraw from the program, you will be refunded for payments made, according to the schedule below. The application fee, deposit (except in the case of course cancellation by Brown Pre-College) and any program-related costs not billed by Brown (e.g., books, travel, payment service fee) are not eligible for reimbursement by Brown. No portion of the health insurance fee or supplemental fee (if applicable) is refundable after your course start date. 

If you paid your student account balance by credit or debit card, a service fee was charged by and paid to the payment card processor. This service fee was not charged by nor paid to Brown and is not refundable even if the program fees you paid are eligible for a refund at a later time. 

IMPORTANT:

• Self-enrollment closes three weeks before the course start date for on-campus courses and two weeks before the course start date for online courses. To drop a course after the self-enrollment period, send your request in writing to precollege@brown.edu. The date of your correspondence will determine your course drop date and eligibility for a refund. You do not need to email us if you are able to drop your course on your own within the self-enrollment period.
• If you determine you will not attend the program, you must request to be withdrawn in writing to precollege@brown.edu. The date of your correspondence will determine your withdrawal date and eligibility for a refund.
• If you withdraw from an on-campus program after you have checked in for that program, the date you return your key and depart campus will determine your withdrawal date and eligibility for a refund.
• If you are withdrawn from your course/program for inactivity or dismissed from the program for disciplinary reasons, you are not eligible for a refund.
• No refunds will be granted if you fail to drop a course or fail to withdraw, in writing, as outlined above.

1- or 2-week On-Campus or Online Courses

(Summer@Brown, Leadership Institute, STEM for Rising 9th & 10th Graders)

Please Note: Online students who are reported as inactive by their instructor at the end of the first week will be dropped from their course and are not eligible for a refund.

3-, 4-, 5- or 6-week On-Campus, Online or Hybrid Courses

(Summer@Brown, Leadership Institute)

Please Note: Online students who are reported as inactive by their instructor at the end of the first week will be dropped from their course and are not eligible for a refund.

BEE and BELL Programs

(BEE: Barcelona, BEE: Oxford, BELL: Alaska, BELL: Florida Keys, BELL: Rhode Island)

Pre-Baccalaureate Program