Enroll in Summer@Brown Online and choose from more than 50 courses that offer rigorous, active learning experiences, reflecting the breadth of Brown’s Open Curriculum, led by innovative and engaged instructors. Students can learn online in one of three ways, depending on the course they choose: asynchronously, mostly asynchronously or blended.
Through coursework that inspires curiosity and discovery, you’ll connect with peers from around the world—students who are as enthusiastic, creative and curious as you are.
Summer@Brown Online offers academic challenges and personalized feedback that you can access from wherever you are. In addition to your coursework, you’ll have the opportunity to engage with other students in a range of informative activities and workshops.
You will be able to embrace the challenge of college-level academics without the pressure of formal grades and credit, in classes taught by instructors just as interested in your learning as you are, alongside students just as engaged as you.
All online courses will include virtual office hours with your instructor and daily asynchronous engagement. Students learn in one of three formats outlined below:
- Asynchronous: The course will be offered entirely asynchronously; giving you the opportunity to set your own schedule each day, and allowing for the most flexibility and self-directed learning.
- Mostly asynchronous: The course will include a majority of asynchronous content and optional opportunities for live sessions with your instructor and classmates to supplement course material.
- Blended: The course will include asynchronous content and 1 to 3 prescheduled, required live sessions each week. These required live sessions are integral to the course experience. The times for these synchronous sessions will be listed in the course meeting time in the course catalog in late April.
Location(s)
- Remote, through Canvas, Brown’s learning management system
Schedule
- June 15 to July 24, 2026
Cost/Compensation
- 2 Week Tuition: $3,364
- 3 Week Tuition: $4,656
- 4 Week Tuition: $5,554
- 6 Week Tuition: $6,520
Eligibility Requirements
- Students must be rising sophomores, juniors or seniors and ages 14-18.
Deadline
- May 8 2026
Application or Entry Requirements
- A completed online application
- A 250–500 word essay responding to one of the following prompts:
- Describe an experience, accomplishment or challenge that made you grow as a student. In what ways do you hope to continue your educational and personal growth at Brown Pre-College?
- Our students come from a number of unique backgrounds and communities. Tell us something about your identity or background that has motivated or shaped your educational journey. In what ways do you hope to continue that journey at Brown Pre-College?
- An optional supplemental essay to convey anything not covered in the application that you wish to express
- A transcript and most recent grade report
- One letter of recommendation
Notifications of Decisions
- Rolling admission decisions will be sent to students as they become available beginning in late January
- Rolling admission decisions will be sent to students as they become available beginning in late January
Financial Aid Details
- Partial and full scholarships are available to those who demonstrate need.
- Scholarship opportunities can be found here.
Other Dates to Keep in Mind
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Brown is a nonprofit Ivy League research university in Providence, Rhode Island and the seventh oldest higher education institution in the United States (1764). It is comprised of the College, the Graduate School, Alpert Medical School, the School of Engineering, the School of Public Health and the School of Professional Studies. The university is also affiliated with the Marine Biological Laboratory and the Rhode Island School of Design. The undergraduate school, among the most selective in the country, is known for its Open Curriculum which eliminated distribution requirements allowing students to create their own syllabus and take any course pass/fail.
