For Rhode Island Private colleges, the 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $41,834.
Brown University has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $71,312 and College Unbound - Newport/Aquidneck Island has the lowest tuition & fees of $11,016 among Rhode Island Private 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 Private colleges.
The average COA of Rhode Island Private colleges in 2025 is $63,815 including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition & Fees | $41,834 | $29,992 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,290 | $1,290 |
| Room & Board | $17,773 | $17,773 |
| Other Expenses | $2,917 | $2,917 |
| COA | $63,815 | $51,972 |
The 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Rhode Island Private colleges is $41,834. 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.
| Tuition | Fees | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | $37,676 | $940 |
| 2021-2022 | $38,876 | $741 |
| 2022-2023 | $40,419 | $836 |
| 2023-2024 | $39,211 | $840 |
| 2024-2025 | $40,972 | $862 |
The average graduate program tuition & fees of Rhode Island Private colleges in 2025 is $29,992.
The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for Rhode Island Private colleges over last 5 years.
| Tuition | Fees | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | $23,724 | $902 |
| 2021-2022 | $25,622 | $999 |
| 2022-2023 | $27,081 | $1,048 |
| 2023-2024 | $28,226 | $1,085 |
| 2024-2025 | $28,897 | $1,095 |
The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Rhode Island Private colleges in 2025 is $1,326.
The graduate average cost per credit hour is $946.
The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | $1,061 | $906 |
| 2021-2022 | $1,162 | $883 |
| 2022-2023 | $1,222 | $914 |
| 2023-2024 | $1,276 | $924 |
| 2024-2025 | $1,326 | $946 |
The average living costs of Rhode Island Private colleges in 2025 is $20,690 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $16,875 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.
| On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room&Board | Other Expenses | Room&Board | Other Expenses | |
| 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 |
| 2024-2025 | $17,773 | $2,917 | $14,080 | $2,795 |