University of Rhode Island (URI) is a four-year, public school located in Kingston, RI.
It offers 151 graduate programs - 61 Master's, 36 Doctorate, 52 Post-bachelor's, and 2 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $18,028 for in-state and $33,148 for out-of-state students.
A total of 2,834 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 17,210 students at URI. URI offers online graduate programs and 696 out of 2,834 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
You can find URI's health profession programs at health professions information page.
Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $18,028 for Rhode Island residents and $33,148 for out-of-state students. It offers 151 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | University of Rhode Island |
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| Type | Four-year, Public |
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| Address | Green Hall, 35 Campus Avenue, Kingston, RI |
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| Graduate School Students | 2,681 students
696 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | In-State$18,028
Out-of-State$33,148 |
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| Student to Faculty | 17:1 (5.88%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 151 Graduate Programs
61 Master's, 36 Doctorate, 54 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at University of Rhode Island
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at University of Rhode Island with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Rhode Island residents, the tuition & fees are $18,028 and $33,148 for non-Rhode Island residents.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $887 for Rhode Island residents and $1,727 for out-of-state students.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| In-State | Out-of-State |
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| Tuition | $15,964 | $31,084 |
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| Fees | $2,064 | $2,064 |
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| Cost per Credit | $887 | $1,727 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,250 |
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| Room & Board | $15,607 (On-Campus) / $12,888 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $2,678 (On-Campus) / $5,392 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $37,563 | $52,683 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $37,558 | $52,678 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 |
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| In-State | $15,964 | $16,322 | $16,858 | $17,450 | $18,028 |
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| Out-of-State | $29,082 | $29,774 | $30,652 | $31,952 | $33,148 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
University of Rhode Island offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 151 major areas - 61 Master's (10 online programs), 36 Doctorate, 52 Post-Bachelor's (22 online programs), 2 Post-Master's. 702 students have been conferred Master's degree and 256 students have received Doctorate degree last year.
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 | 702 | 256 | 204 | 5 |
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| Men | 267 | 84 | 79 | 1 |
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| Women | 435 | 172 | 125 | 4 |
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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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| Women's Studies | NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Music | 6 |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| History | 5 |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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Graduate Student Population
URI graduate schools have a total of 2,681 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 1,031 male and 1,650 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 1,611 full-time and 1,070 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 696 students enrolled through online exclusively and 234 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 1,720 White, 108 Black, and 129 Asian students are attending at University of Rhode Island. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
222 grad students are younger than 22 and 402 students are older than 65. It has 1,615 students aged between 22 and 30 and 595 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 2,681 |
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| Men | 1,031 |
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| Women | 1,650 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 2,681 |
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| Full-time Students | 1,611 |
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| Part-time Students | 1,070 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 2,681 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 3 |
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| Asian | 129 |
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| Black | 108 |
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| Hispanic | 182 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 3 |
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| White | 1,720 |
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| Two or more races | 57 |
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| Un-Known | 197 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 2,681 |
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| 21 & Under | 222 |
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| 22-24 | 888 |
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| 25-29 | 727 |
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| 30-34 | 390 |
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| 35-39 | 205 |
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| 40 & Over | 402 |
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Online Population
At University of Rhode Island graduate schools, 696 students enrolled online exclusively and 234 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 2,834 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 696 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 234 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 1,904 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 696 |
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| Rhode Island Resident | 416 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 272 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 8 |
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