College Costs in Rhode Island

How much does it cost to attend college in Rhode Island?   The average annual in-state college tuition in Rhode Island was $35,868 for the 2021-2022 academic year. This is $20,738 higher than the U.S. average and ranks Rhode Island amongst the costliest as the most expensive and 52nd most affordable state or district to attend college. This is a change of $2,274 from the 2019-2020 average of $33,594 and represents a 6.77% annual increase. The list of Rhode Island colleges below provides school specific cost and value rating.

Our guide surveyed tuition data from the 11 colleges and universities in Rhode Island, the most popular being University of Rhode Island with 14,529 full time students and an in-state tuition list price of $13,250. Brown University is the most expensive in Rhode Island with an in-state tuition of $60,944.

Click on any school for current tuition, future cost estimates, school specific savings plans and estimated student loan payments. Rhode Island colleges can also be filtered by public, private, community colleges and four year schools. Additionally, cost based sorting is available for the lowest and highest tuition options. Jump directly to our ranking of best values in Rhode Island or cheap Rhode Island colleges guide.

<Academic Rating is a CollegeCalc proprietary national percentile ranking of a college's overall difficulty and educational effectiveness. An average score is 50. Dollar value is a measure of a school's academic rating compared with the average net price paid. Colleges which are ranked "n/a" didn't report sufficient data to formulate a score. Learn more about our ratings.

All price data are reprinted from the U.S. Department of Education's 2020-2021 IPEDS Survey and reflect reported costs for the 2021-2022 academic year.

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