There are 23 Rhode Island Colleges - 2 public and 12 private schools. The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $13,697 for Rhode Island residents and $31,162 for out-of-state students. In private schools, the undergraduate tuition & fees are $40,051. The average tuition & fees of graduate programs are $13,619 for Rhode Island residents and $25,091 for out-of-state students in public schools. In private schools, the graduate tuition & fees are $28,985 in average.

Brown University has the highest tuition & fees of $68,230 and College Unbound has the lowest tuition & fees of $10,488 among Rhode Island Colleges.

University of Rhode Island is the largest school with 17,473 students and College Unbound is the smallest school with 285 students among those schools.

Comparison between 23 Rhode Island Colleges with key academic statistics

Tuition & Key Stats Comparison between Rhode Island Colleges
School NameUnder-graduate Tuition & FeesGraduate Tuition & FeesAcceptance RateGraduation RateStudent To faculty RatioStudent Population
Brown UniversityProvidence, RIPrivate, 4-year $68,230$67,006 5.00%94% 6 to 1 11,189
Bryant UniversitySmithfield, RIPrivate, 4-year $51,169$49,960 66.00%82% 13 to 1 3,536
College UnboundProvidence, RIPrivate, 4-year $10,488- -- 9 to 1 285
College Unbound - Newport/Aquidneck IslandNewport, RIPrivate, 4-year $10,488- -- - -
Community College of Rhode IslandWarwick, RIPublic, 2-4 year $14,210
($5,326)
- -23% 17 to 1 12,263
Empire Beauty School-WarwickProvidence, RIPrivate, Less than 2-year $17,250- -63% 17 to 1 135
IYRS School of Technology & TradesNewport, RIPrivate, 2-4 year $24,815- 80.00%85% 10 to 1 83
Johnson & Wales University-OnlineProvidence, RIPrivate, 4-year $13,365$15,156 54.04%- 11 to 1 2,505
Johnson & Wales University-ProvidenceProvidence, RIPrivate, 4-year $39,992$15,156 84.00%58% 14 to 1 4,566
Lincoln Technical Institute-LincolnLincoln, RIPrivate, Less than 2-year $30,446- -61% 17 to 1 673
MotoRing Technical Training InstituteEast Providence, RIPrivate, Less than 2-year $19,600- -87% 10 to 1 113
New England Institute of TechnologyEast Greenwich, RIPrivate, 4-year $35,625$15,900 73.00%50% 12 to 1 1,895
New England Tractor Trailer Training School of Rhode IslandPawtucket, RIPrivate, Less than 2-year $12,345- -71% 13 to 1 276
Paul Mitchell the School-Rhode IslandCranston, RIPrivate, Less than 2-year $16,500- -52% 12 to 1 129
Providence CollegeProvidence, RIPrivate, 4-year $60,848$12,210 49.00%85% 11 to 1 4,473
Rhode Island CollegeProvidence, RIPublic, 4-year $26,519
($10,986)
$18,230
($9,788)
80.99%43% 11 to 1 5,787
Rhode Island School of DesignProvidence, RIPrivate, 4-year $59,760$59,760 14.01%91% 9 to 1 2,620
Rob Roy Academy - WoonsocketWoonsocket, RIPrivate, Less than 2-year $15,980- -- - -
Roger Williams UniversityBristol, RIPrivate, 4-year $42,666$22,694 87.99%66% 14 to 1 4,397
Roger Williams University School of LawBristol, RIPrivate, 4-year -$19,216 -- - 552
Salve Regina UniversityNewport, RIPrivate, 4-year $47,930$12,795 70.00%75% 13 to 1 2,872
Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-CranstonCranston, RIPrivate, Less than 2-year $16,148- -77% 20 to 1 130
University of Rhode IslandKingston, RIPublic, 4-year $35,804
($16,408)
$31,952
($17,450)
77.00%71% 17 to 1 17,473