For Rhode Island colleges, the 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $11,264 for Rhode Island residents and $38,533 for out-of-state students.
For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $14,070 for Rhode Island residents and $29,345 for out-of-state students.
Brown University has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $71,312 and MKG Beauty & Business has the lowest tuition & fees of $10,745 among Rhode Island colleges. For graduate programs, Brown University has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $69,948 and Salve Regina University has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $13,365 among Rhode Island colleges.
You can narrow Rhode Island colleges down into public schools and private schools to check tuition and other college costs in deep.
The average COA of Rhode Island colleges in 2025 is $32,403 for state residents and $59,672 for out-of-state students including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-State | Out-of-State | In-State | Out-of-State | |
| Tuition & Fees | $11,264 | $38,533 | $14,070 | $29,345 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,273 | $1,273 | ||
| Room & Board | $17,121 | $17,121 | ||
| Other Expenses | $2,745 | $2,745 | ||
| COA | $32,403 | $59,672 | $35,209 | $50,484 |
The 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Rhode Island colleges is $11,264 for state residents and $38,533 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Rhode Island colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2020-2021 | $8,724 | $1,300 | $34,081 | $1,023 |
| 2021-2022 | $9,017 | $1,321 | $35,178 | $875 |
| 2022-2023 | $9,230 | $1,415 | $36,489 | $970 |
| 2023-2024 | $9,484 | $1,422 | $35,971 | $965 |
| 2024-2025 | $9,823 | $1,441 | $37,547 | $986 |
The average graduate program tuition & fees of Rhode Island colleges in 2025 is $14,070 for state residents and $29,345 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for Rhode Island colleges over last 5 years.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2020-2021 | $11,206 | $1,294 | $23,385 | $1,000 |
| 2021-2022 | $11,592 | $1,364 | $25,091 | $1,080 |
| 2022-2023 | $11,866 | $1,457 | $26,398 | $1,139 |
| 2023-2024 | $12,156 | $1,463 | $27,460 | $1,169 |
| 2024-2025 | $12,572 | $1,498 | $28,161 | $1,185 |
The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Rhode Island colleges in 2025 is $1,097 for state residents and $1,252 for out-of-state students.
The graduate average cost per credit hour is $901 for state residents and $1,021 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-State | Out-of-State | In-State | Out-of-State | |
| 2020-2021 | $886 | $1,023 | $854 | $960 |
| 2021-2022 | $965 | $1,106 | $839 | $949 |
| 2022-2023 | $1,012 | $1,157 | $868 | $980 |
| 2023-2024 | $1,056 | $1,205 | $879 | $995 |
| 2024-2025 | $1,097 | $1,252 | $901 | $1,021 |
The average living costs of Rhode Island colleges in 2025 is $19,866 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $17,217 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 colleges.
| On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room&Board | Other Expenses | Room&Board | Other Expenses | |
| 2020-2021 | $15,045 | $2,382 | $10,963 | $2,944 |
| 2021-2022 | $15,641 | $2,503 | $11,608 | $2,942 |
| 2022-2023 | $15,950 | $2,527 | $12,273 | $2,947 |
| 2023-2024 | $16,516 | $2,530 | $13,437 | $2,697 |
| 2024-2025 | $17,121 | $2,745 | $14,138 | $3,078 |