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Online Programs at University of Rhode Island

University of Rhode Island is a Public, 4 years located in Kingston, RI. It offers total 241 programs and, of that, 34 programs are offered via distance education (online classes). For the academic year 2023-2024, 818 students have enrolled online exclusively out of 17,210 total enrollment (the rate of online enrollment is 4.75%). University of Rhode Island is accredited by New England Commission of Higher Education.

The 2025 tuition & fees are $16,942 for Rhode Island residents and $37,146 for out-of-state where the average tuition & fees over colleges that offer online programs/courses is $14,992.
Total 818 students have enrolled online exclusively out of 17,210 total students.
The school offers 241 major programs and, of that, 34 programs are available via online education.

2025 Tuition & fees

The 2025 tuition & fees at URI is $16,942 for Rhode Island residents and $37,146 for out-of-state students. The tuition & fees has increased by 3.75% from last year.

The next table shows the 2025 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 University of Rhode Island Cost of Attendance page.

University of Rhode Island 2025 Tuition & fees
Year	Undergraduate		Graduate
Year	Rhode Island Residents	Out-of-State	Rhode Island Residents	Out-of-State
2021	$15,004	$32,578	$15,964	$29,082
2022	$15,332	$33,354	$16,322	$29,774
2023	$15,880	$34,362	$16,858	$30,652
2024	$16,408	$35,804	$17,450	$31,952
2025	$16,942	$37,146	$18,028	$33,148

Tuition per Credit Hour

The 2025 undergraduate tuition per credit hour at University of Rhode Island is $610 for Rhode Island residents and $1,451 for out-of-state students. The undergraduate tuition per credit hour has increased by 3.94% from last year.

The 2025 graduate tuition per credit hour is $887 for Rhode Island residents and $1,727 for out-of-state students. The graduate tuition per credit hour has increased by 3.97% from last year.

The next table and chart show the 2025 tuition per credit hour and its trends over last 5 years at University of Rhode Island.

University of Rhode Island 2025 Tuition per Credit Hour
Year	Undergraduate		Graduate
Year	Rhode Island Residents	Out-of-State	Rhode Island Residents	Out-of-State
2021	$538	$1,271	$783	$1,512
2022	$552	$1,303	$803	$1,550
2023	$566	$1,336	$823	$1,590
2024	$588	$1,396	$856	$1,661
2025	$610	$1,451	$887	$1,727

Offered Online Programs

University of Rhode Island offers 227 major programs through Certificate, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post Graduate Certificate degrees/programs. Of that, 25 online programs are offering via distance learning (online classes).

You can view all major programs at University of Rhode Island at Area of Study & Major Program page with completer and earning after graduation information.

	Number of Online Programs	Number of Total Programs
Bachelor's	1	94
Master's	7	55
Doctorate (Research)	0	30
Doctorate (Professional)	0	3
1 Year Certificate	2	6
Post-BS Certificate	15	36
Post-MS Certificate	0	2
Total	25	227

Online Student Population

There are 17,210 students including both undergraduate and graduate students at URI. Of that, 818 students have enrolled online exclusively.

In addition, 5,946 students have joined to some online courses and 10,446 students only joined to in-classrrom courses.

The next tables show the online students by enrollment type and locality for the academic year 2023-2024.

Online Student Population at University of Rhode Island
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	17,210	14,376	2,834
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes	818	122	696
Enrolled Some in Online Classes	5,946	5,712	234
Not Enrolled in Online Classes	10,446	8,542	1,904