There are 23 colleges in Rhode Island - 3 public and 20 private schools. The 2025 average undergraduate tuition of the Rhode Island colleges is $14,121 for state residents and $38,729 for out-of-state students.

12 Rhode Island cities have at least one college and, of them, Providence has the most of 8 colleges. It has Newport and Cranston also has a number of colleges of 3 and 2 colleges respectively.

The following table shows the Rhode Island colleges by city. The 2025 tuition & fees based on 4-year colleges' cost. You can view the list of colleges and average statistics for each city by following the link on the city name. Furthermore, you can sort the table by each column by touching/clicking the colum title.

23 Rhode Island Colleges by City
CityNumber of SchoolsUnder-graduate TuitionGraduate TuitionPopulationStudents to Faculty
Total4-yearCommunity CollegesTrade SchoolsTotalUnder.Graduate
Providence 87-1 $41,602
($11,300)		 $32,532
($10,112)		 33,040 26,105 6,935 12 to 1
Newport 321- $30,558 $13,365 2,859 2,203 656 6 to 1
Cranston 2--2 - - 283 283 - 16 to 1
Bristol 22-- $31,392 $20,261 4,834 4,038 796 5 to 1
East Greenwich 11-- $37,275 $16,500 1,922 1,796 126 11 to 1
Woonsocket 1--1 - - - - - -
Warwick 1-1- - - 12,275 12,275 - 20 to 1
Lincoln 1-1- - - 659 659 - 17 to 1
Smithfield 11-- $52,677 $49,860 3,636 3,200 436 13 to 1
East Providence 1--1 - - 124 124 - 18 to 1
Pawtucket 1--1 - - 646 646 - 12 to 1
Kingston 11-- $37,146
($16,942)		 $33,148
($18,028)		 17,210 14,376 2,834 17 to 1