For Rhode Island 4-Year Colleges, the 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $13,697 for Rhode Island residents and $38,683 for out-of-state students.
For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $13,619 for Rhode Island residents and $28,629 for out-of-state students.
Brown University has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $68,230 and College Unbound has the lowest tuition & fees of $10,488 among Rhode Island 4-Year Colleges. For graduate programs, Brown University has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $67,006 and Providence College has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $12,210 among Rhode Island 4-Year Colleges.
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The average COA of Rhode Island 4-Year Colleges in 2024 is $33,930 for state residents and $58,917 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 | $13,697 | $38,683 | $13,619 | $28,629 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,188 | $1,188 | ||
| Room & Board | $16,516 | $16,516 | ||
| Other Expenses | $2,530 | $2,530 | ||
| COA | $33,930 | $58,917 | $33,852 | $48,862 |
The 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Rhode Island 4-Year Colleges is $13,697 for state residents and $38,683 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Rhode Island 4-Year Colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2019-2020 | $10,404 | $1,668 | $34,605 | $1,046 |
| 2020-2021 | $10,879 | $1,754 | $35,880 | $1,075 |
| 2021-2022 | $11,264 | $1,754 | $37,042 | $910 |
| 2022-2023 | $11,534 | $1,890 | $38,439 | $1,012 |
| 2023-2024 | $11,799 | $1,899 | $37,681 | $1,003 |
The average graduate program tuition & fees of Rhode Island 4-Year Colleges in 2024 is $13,619 for state residents and $28,629 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for Rhode Island 4-Year Colleges over last 5 years.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2019-2020 | $10,728 | $1,300 | $22,688 | $985 |
| 2020-2021 | $11,206 | $1,294 | $23,385 | $1,000 |
| 2021-2022 | $11,592 | $1,364 | $25,091 | $1,080 |
| 2022-2023 | $11,866 | $1,457 | $26,398 | $1,139 |
| 2023-2024 | $12,156 | $1,463 | $27,460 | $1,169 |
The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Rhode Island 4-Year Colleges in 2024 is $1,132 for state residents and $1,255 for out-of-state students.
The graduate average cost per credit hour is $879 for state residents and $995 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 | $897 | $1,005 | $834 | $935 |
| 2020-2021 | $949 | $1,062 | $854 | $960 |
| 2021-2022 | $1,034 | $1,151 | $839 | $949 |
| 2022-2023 | $1,085 | $1,205 | $868 | $980 |
| 2023-2024 | $1,132 | $1,255 | $879 | $995 |
The average living costs of Rhode Island 4-Year Colleges in 2024 is $19,046 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $15,844 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 4-Year Colleges.
| On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room&Board | Other Expenses | Room&Board | Other Expenses | |
| 2019-2020 | $14,684 | $2,337 | $10,528 | $2,771 |
| 2020-2021 | $15,045 | $2,382 | $10,930 | $2,826 |
| 2021-2022 | $15,641 | $2,503 | $11,634 | $2,824 |
| 2022-2023 | $15,950 | $2,527 | $12,226 | $2,847 |
| 2023-2024 | $16,516 | $2,530 | $13,352 | $2,493 |