The Most Expensive Colleges in Rhode Island by Average Net Price for 2023
The highest net price colleges in Rhode Island are ranked by the average net price paid. Net price is the average cost paid as determined by tuition minus scholarship and grant financial aid and grant financial aid and may be a more accurate estimation of real life costs than published tuition. Discount from list price represents the effective percent discount from published costs that students averaged. Please note that net price varies on a student by student basis based on finanical situation and no financial aid is guaranteed. Rhode Island School of Design leads the list with a $40,048 average annual net price paid in 2014-2015.
Net price data are reprinted from the U.S. Department of Education's IPEDS Survey and reflect reported costs for the 2014-2015 academic year.
| College | Net Price | Discount |
|---|---|---|
#1 Rhode Island School of DesignProvidence, Private Not For Profit |
$40,048 | 46% |
#2 Bryant UniversitySmithfield, Private Not For Profit |
$39,919 | 39% |
#3 Providence CollegeProvidence, Private Not For Profit |
$37,284 | 49% |
#4 Salve Regina UniversityNewport, Private Not For Profit |
$35,620 | 42% |
#5 Roger Williams UniversityBristol, Private Not For Profit |
$34,890 | 38% |
#6 New England Institute of TechnologyWarwick, Private Not For Profit |
$33,681 | 33% |
#7 Johnson & Wales University ProvidenceProvidence, Private Not For Profit |
$29,560 | 48% |
#8 Brown UniversityProvidence, Private Not For Profit |
$27,659 | 66% |
#9 University of Rhode IslandKingston, Public Not For Profit |
$15,386 | 49% |
#10 Rhode Island CollegeProvidence, Public Not For Profit |
$10,557 | 58% |