Paris Costs: 2013/14
Note: Cost differences based on length of semesters. Fall is 5 months, spring is 6 months, and the year-long program is 10 months.
| Expense | Expense Type | Fall |
Spring | Year |
| Program Fee* | Billed by Brown | $22304 | $22304 | $44608 |
| Housing Fee (orientation) |
Billed by Brown | $675 | $675 | $675 |
| Brown Student Health Insurance** | Billed by Brown | $2986 | $2986 | $2986 |
| Estimated Airfare (from New York) |
Direct Student Cost | $1300 | $1300 | $1300 |
| Estimated Additional Food |
Direct Student Cost | $1750 | $2100 | $3500 |
| Estimated Rent | Direct Student Cost | $4750 | $5700 | $9500 |
| Estimated Daily Living Expenses |
Direct Student Cost | $700 | $840 | $1400 |
| Estimated Local Transport | Direct Student Cost | $425 | $510 | $850 |
| Visa Fees |
Direct Student Cost | $165 | $165 | $165 |
| Estimated Books | Direct Student Cost | $200 | $200 | $400 |
*Program Fee: The program fee covers onsite tuition, related academic programming and program sponsored excursions. It also covers the onsite orientation program, mandatory French national health insurance, and the services of the onsite program staff. This program is an exchange program, and in order to facilitate cultural exchange and interaction, a portion of the program fee you pay supports exchange visitors to Brown from this site.
**Health Insurance: Students will be billed automatically for Brown Student Health Insurance, unless an online “Health Insurance Waiver Form” is completed by June 1st for Fall and Full year programs or January 1st for Spring programs. You will receive a Student Health Insurance Plan information packet, which will include instructions on how to waive the insurance online if you have other comparable insurance in place.
