News Flash: Brown Plays Copy-Cat With Stanford's Tuition Breaks

News Flash: Brown Plays Copy-Cat With Stanford's Tuition Breaks Not to be outdone by its competition on both coasts, Brown University has announced their new financial aid policies that will expand this part of their budget by 20 percent. Brown's new policy mirrors the new aid plan that Stanford announced just last week: Grants will take the place of loans for families earning under $100,000, and tuition will be waived for families making less than $60,000.