For Rhode Island Public colleges, the 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $10,907 for Rhode Island residents and $25,511 for out-of-state students.
For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $13,619 for Rhode Island residents and $25,091 for out-of-state students.
University of Rhode Island has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $35,804 and Community College of Rhode Island has the lowest tuition & fees of $14,210 among Rhode Island Public colleges. For graduate programs, University of Rhode Island has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $31,952 and Rhode Island College has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $18,230 among Rhode Island Public colleges.
The average COA of Rhode Island Public colleges in 2024 is $28,371 for state residents and $42,975 for out-of-state students including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-State | Out-of-State | In-State | Out-of-State | |
| Tuition & Fees | $10,907 | $25,511 | $13,619 | $25,091 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,217 | $1,217 | ||
| Room & Board | $14,310 | $14,310 | ||
| Other Expenses | $1,938 | $1,938 | ||
| COA | $28,371 | $42,975 | $31,083 | $42,555 |
The 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Rhode Island Public colleges is $10,907 for state residents and $25,511 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Rhode Island Public colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2019-2020 | $8,364 | $1,251 | $21,174 | $1,251 |
| 2020-2021 | $8,724 | $1,300 | $22,099 | $1,300 |
| 2021-2022 | $9,017 | $1,321 | $22,850 | $1,321 |
| 2022-2023 | $9,230 | $1,415 | $23,389 | $1,415 |
| 2023-2024 | $9,484 | $1,422 | $24,089 | $1,422 |
The average graduate program tuition & fees of Rhode Island Public colleges in 2024 is $13,619 for state residents and $25,091 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for Rhode Island Public colleges over last 5 years.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2019-2020 | $10,728 | $1,300 | $20,780 | $1,300 |
| 2020-2021 | $11,206 | $1,294 | $21,689 | $1,294 |
| 2021-2022 | $11,592 | $1,364 | $22,440 | $1,364 |
| 2022-2023 | $11,866 | $1,457 | $22,984 | $1,457 |
| 2023-2024 | $12,156 | $1,463 | $23,628 | $1,463 |
The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Rhode Island Public colleges in 2024 is $394 for state residents and $991 for out-of-state students.
The graduate average cost per credit hour is $676 for state residents and $1,313 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-State | Out-of-State | In-State | Out-of-State | |
| 2019-2020 | $362 | $886 | $596 | $1,155 |
| 2020-2021 | $362 | $908 | $623 | $1,205 |
| 2021-2022 | $374 | $938 | $644 | $1,247 |
| 2022-2023 | $383 | $960 | $659 | $1,277 |
| 2023-2024 | $394 | $991 | $676 | $1,313 |
The average living costs of Rhode Island Public colleges in 2024 is $16,248 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $17,790 living off campus including room, board, and other living expenses.
The following table describes the changes of average living costs over last 5 years for Rhode Island Public colleges.
| On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room&Board | Other Expenses | Room&Board | Other Expenses | |
| 2019-2020 | $12,541 | $1,891 | $11,073 | $3,708 |
| 2020-2021 | $12,920 | $1,943 | $11,826 | $3,712 |
| 2021-2022 | $13,390 | $2,348 | $12,054 | $3,662 |
| 2022-2023 | $13,499 | $1,963 | $12,956 | $3,611 |
| 2023-2024 | $14,310 | $1,938 | $13,810 | $3,979 |