Roger Williams University (RWU) is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Bristol, RI.
It offers 26 graduate programs - 20 Master's, 6 Post-bachelor's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $21,305.
A total of 312 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 4,350 students at RWU. RWU offers online graduate programs and 3 out of 312 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $21,305. It offers twenty-six (26) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Roger Williams University |
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| Type | Four-year, Private (not-for-profit) |
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| Address | One Old Ferry Road, Bristol, RI |
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| Graduate School Students | 294 students
3 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | $21,305 |
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| Student to Faculty | 10:1 (10.00%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 26 Graduate Programs
20 Master's, 6 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Roger Williams University
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at Roger Williams University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $21,305 for prospective students.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $871.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| Amounts |
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| Tuition | $20,355 |
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| Fees | $950 |
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| Cost per Credit | $871 |
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| Books & Supplies | $900 |
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| Room & Board | $17,112 (On-Campus) / $13,070 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $4,509 (On-Campus) / $4,469 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $43,826 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $39,744 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 |
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| Tuition & Fees | $17,916 | $18,406 | $19,515 | $22,694 | $21,305 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Roger Williams University offers Masters, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 26 major areas - 20 Master's (2 online programs), 6 Post-Bachelor's (2 online programs).
The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.
Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
| Master's | Doctorate |
Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's |
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| Total | 170 | - | 7 | - |
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| Men | 69 | - | 5 | - |
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| Women | 101 | - | 2 | - |
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Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree).
You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Social Sciences | 4 |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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Graduate Student Population
RWU graduate schools have a total of 294 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 119 male and 175 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 187 full-time and 107 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 3 students enrolled through online exclusively and 5 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 214 White, 10 Black, and 1 Asian students are attending at Roger Williams University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
10 grad students are younger than 22 and 37 students are older than 65. It has 233 students aged between 22 and 30 and 32 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 294 |
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| Men | 119 |
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| Women | 175 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 294 |
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| Full-time Students | 187 |
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| Part-time Students | 107 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 294 |
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| Asian | 1 |
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| Black | 10 |
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| Hispanic | 45 |
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| White | 214 |
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| Two or more races | 8 |
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| Un-Known | 9 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 294 |
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| 21 & Under | 10 |
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| 22-24 | 192 |
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| 25-29 | 41 |
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| 30-34 | 18 |
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| 35-39 | 14 |
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| 40 & Over | 37 |
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Online Population
At Roger Williams University graduate schools, 3 students enrolled online exclusively and 5 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 312 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 3 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 5 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 304 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 3 |
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| Rhode Island Resident | 3 |
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| Other State In U.S. | - |
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| Outside of U.S. | 0 |
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