The following diagram categorizes Rhode Island Colleges by tuition & fees range. You can view the schools in the tuition range by following the link on the circle. For public schools, classification is based on out-of-state tuition.
*Updated with 2025 Tuition
| Tuition & Fees | Living Costs | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undergraduate | Graduate | On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
| in-State | Out-of-State | in-State | Out-of-State | |||
| 2011-12 | $9,317 | $22,504 | $9,360 | $18,787 | $13,236 | $11,625 |
| 2012-13 | $10,024 7.59% | $23,156 2.90% |
$10,049 7.36% | $19,254 2.49% |
$13,724 3.69% | $11,508 -1.01% |
| 2013-14 | $10,026 0.02% | $23,158 0.01% |
$10,049 | $19,254 | $13,891 1.22% | $11,782 2.38% |
| 2014-15 | $10,054 0.28% | $23,186 0.12% |
$10,076 0.27% | $19,281 0.14% |
$14,363 3.40% | $12,061 2.37% |
| 2015-16 | $10,530 4.73% | $24,356 5.05% |
$10,260 1.83% | $19,633 1.83% |
$14,953 4.11% | $12,337 2.29% |
| 2016-17 | $10,545 0.14% | $24,371 0.06% |
$10,270 0.10% | $19,643 0.05% |
$15,226 1.83% | $12,157 -1.46% |
| 2017-18 | $11,285 7.02% | $25,666 5.31% |
$11,004 7.15% | $20,661 5.18% |
$15,733 3.33% | $12,101 -0.46% |
| 2018-19 | $11,534 2.21% | $26,278 2.38% |
$11,486 4.38% | $21,265 2.92% |
$16,329 3.79% | $12,466 3.02% |
| 2019-20 | $12,072 4.66% | $27,365 4.14% |
$12,028 4.72% | $22,080 3.83% |
$17,021 4.24% | $13,299 6.68% |
| 2020-21 | $12,633 4.65% | $28,657 4.72% |
$12,500 3.92% | $22,983 4.09% |
$17,427 2.39% | $13,756 3.44% |
| 2021-22 | $13,018 3.05% | $29,628 3.39% |
$12,956 3.65% | $23,804 3.57% |
$18,144 4.11% | $14,458 5.10% |
| 2022-23 | $13,423 3.11% | $30,431 2.71% |
$13,323 2.83% | $24,441 2.68% |
$18,477 1.84% | $15,073 4.25% |
| 2023-24 | $13,697 2.04% | $31,162 2.40% |
$13,619 2.22% | $25,091 2.66% |
$19,046 3.08% | $15,792 4.77% |
| 2024-25 | $14,122 3.10% | $32,223 3.40% |
$14,070 3.31% | $25,977 3.53% |
$19,866 4.31% | $16,993 7.61% |
| 4-Year College | Community Colleges | Trade Schools | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public (in-State) | $14,121 | $5,550 | $15,571 |
| Public (out-of-State) | $32,223 | $14,834 | $15,571 |
| Private | $39,814 | - | $15,571 |
| Tuition & Fees | |
|---|---|
| Public (in-State) | $14,070 |
| Public (out-of-State) | $25,977 |
| Private | $29,663 |