Rhode Island Online Colleges Comparison
13 Rhode Island colleges offer online degree programs and/or online courses. Of that, 1 colleges have online students more than 50% of total enrollment.
The next list summarizes the important statistics for online colleges. For this statistics, we include online completely colleges and colleges with the rate of online students of 50% or more.
- The 2025 average tuition & fees of Rhode Island online colleges is $13,365 for Rhode Island residents and $13,365 for out-of-state students. Brown University has the highest tuition & fees of $71,312 and College Unbound has the lowest tuition & fees of $11,016.
- Total 8,436 students have enrolled in online colleges in Rhode Island. Johnson & Wales University-Online is the largest online college with 2,839 online students.
- Johnson & Wales University-Online offers the most number of online programs of 27 programs via distance learning.
- Community College of Rhode Island has the lowest students to faculty ratio of 6 to 1.
Data Source: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)
13 Online Colleges in Rhode Island
The next table lists all online colleges located in Rhode Island. You can sort them to compare the schools focusing on specific topics by clicking each column title. The "-" value in table means that the corresponding data has not been reported or available.
| College Name | Rhode Island Residents Tuition & Fees | Out-of-State Tuition & Fees | Student Population (Total) | Online Student Population | Number of Programs (total) | Number of Online Programs | Students to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown University Providence, RI Private, 4 years four-years | $53,419 | $71,312 | 11,956 | 758 | 222 | 1 | 6 to 1 |
| Bryant University Smithfield, RI Private, 4 years four-years | $42,109 | $52,677 | 3,636 | 144 | 52 | 8 | 13 to 1 |
| Johnson & Wales University-Providence Providence, RI Private, 4 years four-years | $31,158 | $41,982 | 4,303 | 63 | 94 | - | 14 to 1 |
| New England Institute of Technology East Greenwich, RI Private, 4 years four-years | $28,656 | $37,275 | 1,922 | 123 | 64 | 3 | 11 to 1 |
| Providence College Providence, RI Private, 4 years four-years | $48,764 | $63,550 | 4,666 | 45 | 96 | - | 11 to 1 |
| Rhode Island College Providence, RI Public, 4 years four-years | $11,300 | $27,299 | 6,155 | 170 | 183 | 1 | 15 to 1 |
| Community College of Rhode Island Warwick, RI Public, 2-4 years | $5,550 | $14,834 | 12,275 | 2,352 | 114 | 5 | 20 to 1 |
| University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI Public, 4 years four-years | $16,942 | $37,146 | 17,210 | 818 | 241 | 34 | 17 to 1 |
| Roger Williams University Bristol, RI Private, 4 years four-years | $32,510 | $45,197 | 4,350 | 364 | 109 | 7 | 10 to 1 |
| Salve Regina University Newport, RI Private, 4 years four-years | $38,986 | $50,100 | 2,791 | 568 | 80 | 10 | 12 to 1 |
| Roger Williams University School of Law Bristol, RI Private, 4 years four-years | - | $17,586 | 484 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| Johnson & Wales University-Online Providence, RI Private, 4 years four-years | $13,365 | $13,365 | 2,839 | 2,839 | 72 | 72 | 13 to 1 |
| College Unbound Providence, RI Private, 4 years four-years | - | $11,016 | 494 | 190 | 1 | 1 | 11 to 1 |
| Average | $13,365 | $13,365 | 73,081 | 8,436 | - | - | 13 to 1 |