Rhode Island College Overview

Of the twenty-one Rhode Island schools, Brown University ranked first and University of Rhode Island ranked second (view more at Rhode Island college rankings). The 2023 average tuition & fees of all Rhode Island colleges is $29,865 for Rhode Island residents and $28,562 for out-of-state students. The average acceptance rate is 61.87% and the average SAT score is 1,265. The average number of students is 3,336 and the average student to faculty ratio is 13 to 1.
The below statements summarize the average statistics of tuition, admission, and more academic factors for Rhode Island colleges. For the statistics, we include only 4-years colleges such as national universities and liberal arts colleges. In addition, for some statistics, we include only eligible colleges, for example, for the graduate tuition & fees over colleges that offer the graduate programs.

2023 Rhode Island Colleges

The following table lists colleges located in Rhode Island ordered by college ranking. The ranking is targeting only 4-years universities and colleges. The "-" value in other columns means that the corresponding data has not been reported or the school does not have programs for the values.
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All SchoolsPublicPrivate4-Years CollegeCommunity CollegesCareer Colleges
College NameUndergraduate Tuition & FeesGraduate Tuition & FeesSAT ScoreAcceptance RatePopulationGraduation RateStudent to Faculty Ratio
Brown University
Providence, RI
Private, 4 years
four-years
$65,146$63,8661,5155.5%10,69696%6 to 1
University of Rhode Island
Kingston, RI
Public, 4 years
four-years
$34,362$30,6521,19076.5%17,51170%17 to 1
Providence College
Providence, RI
Private, 4 years
four-years
$57,928$11,0701,22558.0%4,67189%11 to 1
Salve Regina University
Newport, RI
Private, 4 years
four-years
$46,000$12,190-73.4%2,82873%13 to 1
Bryant University
Smithfield, RI
Private, 4 years
four-years
$49,329$48,6001,21073.6%3,44184%13 to 1
Rhode Island College
Providence, RI
Public, 4 years
four-years
$26,499$18,230-84.8%6,33146%13 to 1
Johnson & Wales University-Providence
Providence, RI
Private, 4 years
four-years
$38,492$15,156-88.4%5,11763%15 to 1
Roger Williams University
Bristol, RI
Private, 4 years
four-years
$40,962$19,515-91.0%4,52970%14 to 1
Johnson & Wales University-Online
Providence, RI
Private, 4 years
four-years
$13,365$15,156-45.5%2,349-13 to 1
New England Institute of Technology
East Greenwich, RI
Private, 4 years
four-years
$33,900$15,9001,05368.5%1,90749%11 to 1
College Unbound
Providence, RI
Private, 4 years
four-years
$9,984--0.0%193-7 to 1
Community College of Rhode Island
Warwick, RI
Public, 2-4 years
$13,552--0.0%11,96226%17 to 1
Rhode Island School of Design
Providence, RI
Private, 4 years
four-years
$57,505$57,5051,39518.7%2,57686%9 to 1
Roger Williams University School of Law
Bristol, RI
Private, 4 years
four-years
$17,586$19,186-0.0%525--
IYRS School of Technology & Trades
Newport, RI
Private, 2-4 years
$22,590--58.6%58100%6 to 1
Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Cranston
Cranston, RI
Private, Less than 2 years
$16,138--0.0%14473%20 to 1
MotoRing Technical Training Institute
East Providence, RI
Private, Less than 2 years
$19,600--0.0%6675%19 to 1
New England Tractor Trailer Training School of Rhode Island
Pawtucket, RI
Private, Less than 2 years
$12,095--0.0%62363%13 to 1
Empire Beauty School-Warwick
Providence, RI
Private, Less than 2 years
$17,250--0.0%13471%16 to 1
Lincoln Technical Institute-Lincoln
Lincoln, RI
Private, Less than 2 years
$28,973--0.0%75267%19 to 1
Paul Mitchell the School-Rhode Island
Cranston, RI
Private, Less than 2 years
$16,437--0.0%16748%15 to 1
Average$28,562$27,2521,26561.9%3,33669%13 to 1