The GRE is required
The FAQ states GRE scores are required.
Doctoral · Brown Applied mathematics
Brown Applied Mathematics PhD: a required GRE and admission to the Division as a whole
The Brown Applied Mathematics prospective-PhD page says GRE scores are required, that a bachelor's degree in any area is enough if the mathematics background is strong, and that a master's degree is not needed. Students are admitted to the Division as a whole and not to a particular professor or group, and the committee reads the whole application with no precise formula. The page carries no entry-year label.
Official information · no entry-year label on the page
What Brown asks for in Brown Applied Mathematics PhD
Taken from the Brown Division of Applied Mathematics prospective PhD students page and its admissions FAQ and read on 2 November 2026. The page carries no entry-year label, so every value below is treated as previous-cycle evidence for a 2028-29 start; Brown's requirements, dates and funding for 2028-29 are awaiting publication, and none is stated here.
Admitted to the Division
Admission is to the Division as a whole, not to a professor or group.
Any bachelor's degree, strong mathematics
The degree need not be in mathematics, but a strong mathematics background is expected.
Official sources
Read on 2 November 2026 on the Brown Division of Applied Mathematics prospective PhD students page and its admissions FAQ, which carries no entry-year label. The application portal, deadlines, funding and the English-test scores were not used and are not stated. No deadline, fee, funding amount or place number is stated.
The decision
Does your record fit what the programme page asks?
This guide concerns only the Brown research degree. The reading below is Avandy's judgment (heuristic), built from what the programme page says.
It fits if
you have a strong mathematics background from any bachelor's degree and can take the GRE.
Think again if
you were hoping to secure a particular professor before applying. The FAQ says admission is to the Division as a whole.
Check the page
The Graduate School's programme page is the source; deadlines, funding and score thresholds change by cycle and are not stated here.
How the application is read
What the programme page lists
The page says GRE scores are required, a bachelor's degree is required but need not be in mathematics, and a master's degree is not needed. It says the committee reviews the personal statement, recommendation letters, grades, GRE scores, research experience and publications with no precise formula, and that missing materials may be a disadvantage. This guide states no deadline, fee or funding term.
How the programme runs
Focus and working pattern
The Division describes a programme covering differential equations, probability and statistics, computational biology and numerical analysis. Students are admitted to the Division as a whole and not to a particular professor or group. The page carries no entry-year label.
Avandy's judgment
Where an application can go wrong
These points are Avandy's heuristic reading of the page. They are not Brown rules and carry no probability.
Skipping the GRE
The FAQ says GRE scores are required.
Counting on a bachelor's in mathematics
The degree need not be in mathematics; a strong mathematics background is what is expected.
Applying to a professor rather than a division
Students are admitted to the Division as a whole.
Next steps
A sensible order of work
The order is Avandy's suggestion, built from the page's own steps.
Check your record
Compare your coursework and experience with the stated expectations.
Prepare the written work
Draft the statements and writing sample the page asks for, in the formats it lists.
Plan the tests
Check which tests are required, optional or not accepted.
Read the current page
Read the programme page for the cycle you apply in.
Planning for 2028-29 entry
Planning for 2028-29 entry: what carries over and what awaits publication
Brown's programme page carries no entry-year label. A start in 2028-29 means applying under rules Brown has not yet published. Each item below is either read on the page and treated as previous-cycle wording, which may change, or awaiting publication for 2028-29 entry.
The structure of the programme and the application
The expectations, the written work and the test policy are described on Brown's programme page, which carries no entry-year label. Brown has not published the following cycle.
Deadlines, places, funding and fees
This guide states none of them. Brown publishes them per cycle; read the page again for the cycle you apply in.
What to do now
Check your record against the programme page, prepare the written work it lists and plan any required test.
Support
Independent support with the research statement and fit
Avandy provides independent academic and admissions support. It is not affiliated with Brown University or any of its departments, and it has no relationship with any member of staff. Support sits within the Avandy Trinity Advisory Model: a Strategic Admissions Consultant and a PhD-level Academic Mentor help the applicant test a research idea against the department's published research areas and plan their own statement. Support here is limited to testing a research idea against the department's published research themes and planning the applicant's own statements; it does not extend to contacting staff on the applicant's behalf. Avandy does not write or submit any part of an application, cannot arrange a supervisor and promises no outcome or funding.
Questions
Questions applicants ask
What does the Brown Applied Mathematics PhD ask for?
A bachelor's degree is required but need not be in mathematics, though a strong mathematics background is expected.
Is a test required?
The FAQ says GRE scores are required, and that TOEFL, regular and subject GRE scores all enter the committee's reading. The page carries no entry-year label.
Does this guide state a deadline?
No. The page carries no entry-year label and this guide states no deadline, fee or funding. Check the programme page for the cycle you apply in.
Does the programme include funding?
This guide did not use Brown's funding sections and states no funding.
Students and families
Talk to us about the Brown Applied Mathematics PhD
Tell us about your degrees, your research experience, the research question you want to pursue and the supervisors or groups you have in mind. A senior adviser will review the academic profile before recommending how to develop the research statement.