2024 Tuition & fees

The 2024 graduate tuition & fees at URI graduate schools is $17,450 for Rhode Island residents and $31,952 for out-of-state students. The tuition & fees has increased by 4.24% from last year. The following tables show the 2024 graduate tuition & fees and the tuition trends over last 5 years at URI.
You can check and view more costs information including living costs, books & supplies, and tuition per credit hour at Cost of Attendance page
Annual Tuition & FeesCost per Credit HourLiving Expenses
URI 2024 Graduate Tuition & fees
YearRhode Island ResidentsOut-of-State
TotalTuitionFeesTotalTuitionFees
2020$15,514$13,734$1,780$28,292$26,512$1,780
2021$15,964$14,096$1,868$29,082$27,214$1,868
2022$16,322$14,454$1,868$29,774$27,906$1,868
2023$16,858$14,822$2,036$30,652$28,616$2,036
2024$17,450$15,402$2,048$31,952$29,904$2,048
URI 2024 Graduate Tuition Per Credit Hour
YearRhode Island ResidentsOut-of-State
2020$763$1,473
2021$783$1,512
2022$803$1,550
2023$823$1,590
2024$852$1,657
2024 Living Costs
YearOn-CampusOff-Campus
Room & BoardOther ExpensesRoom & BoardOther Expenses
2020$12,688$2,342$10,486$4,290
2021$13,352$2,446$10,486$4,496
2022$13,618$2,496$10,486$4,546
2023$13,584$2,436$11,386$4,582
2024$14,900$2,436$12,286$4,582

Offered Graduate Degrees and Major Programs

The graduate schools at University of Rhode Island offers 217 major programs through Master's, Doctorate (Research), Doctorate (Professional Practice), Doctorate (Other), Post BS Certificate, Post MS Certificate, degrees/programs. Of that, 17 graduate programs are offering via distance learning (online classes).
You can view all major programs including undergraduate programs offered at Area of Study & Major Program page with completer and earning after graduation information.
Graduate Programs by Award and Online Availability
Number of Graduate ProgramsNumber of Online Graduate Programs
Master's545
Doctorate (Research)300
Doctorate (Professional)30
Doctorate (Other)10
Post-BS Certificate3211
Post-MS Certificate20
Total21717
Post-graduateMaster'sDoctorate

Graduate Student Population

At URI, there are 17,473 students including both undergraduate and graduate students. Of that, 2,705 students have enrolled in graduate programs. By gender, there are 1,002 male and 1,703 female students are attending the graduate school. The male to female ratio is 0.59 to 1. University of Rhode Island offers online graduate degree/certificate programs and 533 students enrolled in online graduate programs.
You can check and view more student population by gender, race, age, and online enrollment at Enrollment Statistics page.
Student Population by Gender and Race/Ethnicity
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native422
Asian1194178
Black or African American974156
Hispanic16056104
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander321
White1,6936101,083
Two or More Races541638
Race/Ethnicity Unknown29992207
Total 2,7051,0021,703