For Rhode Island Private colleges, the 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $40,051.

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 Private 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 Private colleges.

Costs of Attendance (COA)

The average COA of Rhode Island Private colleges in 2024 is $60,977 including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.

Table. 2024 Average Costs of Attendance for Rhode Island Private colleges
UndergraduateGraduate
Tuition & Fees$40,051$29,311
Books & Supplies$1,180$1,180
Room & Board$17,068$17,068
Other Expenses$2,678$2,678
COA$60,977$50,236

Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

The 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Rhode Island Private colleges is $40,051. The average tuition is computed based on the largest program's tuition at each trade school.

The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Rhode Island Private colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.

Table. 2024 Average Undergraduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Rhode Island Private colleges (2020-2024)
TuitionFees
2019-2020$36,387$922
2020-2021$37,676$940
2021-2022$38,876$741
2022-2023$40,419$836
2023-2024$39,211$840
*The amount of tuition for 2023-2024 includes fees.

Graduate Programs Tuition & Fees

The average graduate program tuition & fees of Rhode Island Private colleges in 2024 is $29,311.

The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for Rhode Island Private colleges over last 5 years.

Table. 2024 Average Graduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Rhode Island Private colleges (2020-2024)
TuitionFees
2019-2020$23,069$880
2020-2021$23,724$902
2021-2022$25,622$999
2022-2023$27,081$1,048
2023-2024$28,226$1,085

Tuition Per Credit Hour (Part-time Students and Over Credits)

The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Rhode Island Private colleges in 2024 is $1,276.

The graduate average cost per credit hour is $924.

The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.

Table. 2024 Average Cost Per Credit Hour for Rhode Island Private colleges (2020-2024)
UndergraduateGraduate
2019-2020$997$886
2020-2021$1,061$906
2021-2022$1,162$883
2022-2023$1,222$914
2023-2024$1,276$924

Rhode Island Private colleges Living Costs

The average living costs of Rhode Island Private colleges in 2024 is $19,746 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $15,637 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 Private colleges.

Table. 2024 Average Living Costs for Rhode Island Private colleges (2020-2024)
On-CampusOff-Campus
Room&BoardOther ExpensesRoom&BoardOther Expenses
2019-2020 $15,220$2,448 $10,241$2,666
2020-2021 $15,576$2,491 $10,675$2,688
2021-2022 $16,203$2,542 $11,459$2,702
2022-2023 $16,563$2,668 $12,046$2,726
2023-2024 $17,068$2,678 $13,325$2,313