Rhode Island Colleges by Tuition Range

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

Any Range23 colleges
< $10K0 college
$10K - $20K10 colleges
$20K - $30K3 colleges
$30K - $40K3 colleges
$40K - $50K2 colleges
> $50K5 colleges

Rhode Island Tuition Trends over Past 10 Years

The following table shows the changes of the tuition and living costs for undergraduate and gradate programs in Rhode Island. The tuition & fees of the schools have risen 38.98% over the past decade. Last year, the tuition & fees increased by 3.40%.
The graduate tuition & fees have risen 34.73% over the past decade where it is increased by 3.53% last year. The living costs in Rhode Island Colleges have risen 38.31% over the past decade. We analyze the trends based on the college costs of 4-year schools.
Tuition Changes over last 10 Years in Rhode Island
Tuition & FeesLiving Costs
UndergraduateGraduateOn-CampusOff-Campus
in-StateOut-of-Statein-StateOut-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%

2025 Average Tuition & Fees of Rhode Island Colleges

The 2025 average tuition & fees of Rhode Island Colleges is $14,121 for state residents and $32,223 for out-of-state students in public 4-year colleges. In community colleges (2-4 year colleges), the tuition & fees is $5,550 for state residents and $14,834.
The average tuition at trade/vocational schools is $15,571. For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees are $14,070 for state residents and $25,977 for out-of-state students in public graduate schools. For private graduate schools, the average tuition is $29,663.
Undergraduate Programs Average Costs
4-Year CollegeCommunity CollegesTrade 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
Graduate Programs Average Costs
Tuition & Fees
Public (in-State)$14,070
Public (out-of-State)$25,977
Private$29,663