There are 23 colleges in Rhode Island - 3 public and 20 private schools. The 2025 average undergraduate tuition of the Rhode Island colleges is $14,121 for state residents and $38,729 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 2025 tuition & fees based on 4-year colleges' cost.
| City | Number of Schools | Under-graduate Tuition | Graduate Tuition | Population | Students to Faculty | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 4-year | Community Colleges | Trade Schools | Total | Under. | Graduate | ||||
| Providence | 8 | 7 | - | 1 | $41,602 ($11,300) |
$32,532 ($10,112) |
33,040 | 26,105 | 6,935 | 12 to 1 |
| Newport | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | $30,558 | $13,365 | 2,859 | 2,203 | 656 | 6 to 1 |
| Cranston | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | - | 283 | 283 | - | 16 to 1 |
| Bristol | 2 | 2 | - | - | $31,392 | $20,261 | 4,834 | 4,038 | 796 | 5 to 1 |
| Kingston | 1 | 1 | - | - | $37,146 ($16,942) |
$33,148 ($18,028) |
17,210 | 14,376 | 2,834 | 17 to 1 |
| East Greenwich | 1 | 1 | - | - | $37,275 | $16,500 | 1,922 | 1,796 | 126 | 11 to 1 |
| Woonsocket | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Warwick | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 12,275 | 12,275 | - | 20 to 1 |
| Lincoln | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 659 | 659 | - | 17 to 1 |
| Smithfield | 1 | 1 | - | - | $52,677 | $49,860 | 3,636 | 3,200 | 436 | 13 to 1 |
| East Providence | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 124 | 124 | - | 18 to 1 |
| Pawtucket | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 646 | 646 | - | 12 to 1 |