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. You can view the list of colleges and average statistics for each city by following the link on the city name. Furthermore, you can sort the table by each column by touching/clicking the colum title.

23 Rhode Island Colleges by City
CityNumber of SchoolsUnder-graduate TuitionGraduate TuitionPopulationStudents to Faculty
Total4-yearCommunity CollegesTrade SchoolsTotalUnder.Graduate
Providence 87-1 $39,886
($10,986)
$31,253
($9,788)
31,560 24,883 6,677 11 to 1
Newport 321- $29,209 $12,795 2,955 2,273 682 8 to 1
Cranston 2--2 - - 259 259 - 16 to 1
Bristol 22-- $42,666 $20,955 4,949 4,103 846 7 to 1
Lincoln 1--1 - - 673 673 - 17 to 1
East Providence 1--1 - - 113 113 - 10 to 1
Smithfield 11-- $51,169 $49,960 3,536 3,204 332 13 to 1
Pawtucket 1--1 - - 276 276 - 13 to 1
Kingston 11-- $35,804
($16,408)
$31,952
($17,450)
17,473 14,768 2,705 17 to 1
Woonsocket 1--1 - - - - - -
East Greenwich 11-- $35,625 $15,900 1,895 1,720 175 12 to 1
Warwick 1-1- - - 12,263 12,263 - 17 to 1