There are 23 colleges in Rhode Island - 3 public and 20 private schools. The 2024 average undergraduate tuition of the Rhode Island colleges is $13,697 for state residents and $38,683 for out-of-state students.
12 Rhode Island cities have at least one college and, of them, Providence has the most of 8 colleges. It has Newport and Cranston also has a number of colleges of 3 and 2 colleges respectively.
The following table shows the Rhode Island colleges by city. The 2024 tuition & fees based on 4-year colleges' cost.
| City | Number of Schools | Under-graduate Tuition | Graduate Tuition | Population | Students to Faculty | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 4-year | Community Colleges | Trade Schools | Total | Under. | Graduate | ||||
| Providence | 8 | 7 | - | 1 | $39,886 ($10,986) |
$31,253 ($9,788) |
31,560 | 24,883 | 6,677 | 11 to 1 |
| Newport | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | $29,209 | $12,795 | 2,955 | 2,273 | 682 | 8 to 1 |
| Cranston | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | - | 259 | 259 | - | 16 to 1 |
| Bristol | 2 | 2 | - | - | $42,666 | $20,955 | 4,949 | 4,103 | 846 | 7 to 1 |
| Smithfield | 1 | 1 | - | - | $51,169 | $49,960 | 3,536 | 3,204 | 332 | 13 to 1 |
| Pawtucket | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 276 | 276 | - | 13 to 1 |
| Kingston | 1 | 1 | - | - | $35,804 ($16,408) |
$31,952 ($17,450) |
17,473 | 14,768 | 2,705 | 17 to 1 |
| Woonsocket | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| East Greenwich | 1 | 1 | - | - | $35,625 | $15,900 | 1,895 | 1,720 | 175 | 12 to 1 |
| Warwick | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 12,263 | 12,263 | - | 17 to 1 |
| Lincoln | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 673 | 673 | - | 17 to 1 |
| East Providence | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 113 | 113 | - | 10 to 1 |