Paying for RWU

For the academic year 2022-2023, the tuition & required fees is $42,666 for prospective students at RWU. The tuition & fees is increased by 3.06% compared to last year. The graduate school tuition & fees is $22,694.
The living costs including room, board, and other expenses is $19,744 when a student lives on campus and $15,738 when a student lives off campus at Roger Williams University.
  • Undergraduate Tuition: $42,666
  • Graduate Tuition: $22,694

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Cost of Attendance (COA)

For the academic year 2022-2023, the tuition & required fees is $42,666 for prospective students at RWU. The tuition & fees is increased by 3.06% compared to last year. The graduate school tuition & fees is $22,694.
73 out of total 4,103 undergraduate students (2%) received financial aid(grants or scholarship) and the average amount of the aid is $20,320.
The living costs including room, board, and other expenses is $19,744 when a student lives on campus and $15,738 when a student lives off campus at Roger Williams University. The total cost of attendance (COA) is $63,310 before receiving financial aid and the net price with financial aid is $42,990.
Roger Williams University 2023 Cost of Attendance
Tuition & Fees$42,666 (2023)
Living Costs$19,744 (On-campus)
$15,738 (Off-campus)
Cost of attendance
Living on Campus$62,042
Living off Campus$58,036
Average Financial Amount$20,320
Net Price after Aid
Living on Campus$41,722
Living off Campus$37,716

RWU 2023 Tuition & Fees

For the academic year 2022-2023, the tuition & fees of Roger Williams University is $42,666 for undergraduate programs. The undergraduate tuition & fees are increased by 10.82% compared to previous academic year.
The 2023 graduate tuition & fees is $22,694. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 6.03% compared to previous academic year at RWU.
2022-2023 Tuition & fees at Roger Williams University
UndergraduateGraduate
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
2018-2019$30,931$2,290$15,119$267
2019-2020$32,789$2,380$15,768$900
2020-2021$34,402$2,424$17,016$900
2021-2022$37,025$330$17,476$930
2022-2023$41,068$330$18,565$950
2023-2024$42,666-$21,744$950

RWU 2023 Living Costs

For the academic year 2022-2023, the living cost is $19,302 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Roger Williams University. On-campus living costs are increased by 1.97% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living cost is $15,738. Off-campus living costs are increased by 3.00% compared to previous academic year.
2022-2023 Living Costs at Roger Williams University
Living On-CampusLiving Off-Campus
Room & BoardOther ExpenseRoom & BoardOther Expense
2018-2019$16,232$2,988$4,882$2,596
2019-2020$15,390$3,078$10,300$2,674
2020-2021$15,698$3,284$12,000$2,864
2021-2022$16,012$3,350$12,360$2,920
2022-2023$16,294$3,450$12,730$3,008
2023-2024$16,690$3,350$15,280$2,920

RWU 2023 Tuition per Credit Hour

For the academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour at Roger Williams University is $1,711 for undergraduate programs. The undergraduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 4.58% compared to previous academic year.
The graduate tuition per credit hour is $967 at Roger Williams University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 3.98% compared to previous academic year.
2022-2023 Tuition per Credit Hour Roger Williams University
UndergraduateGraduate
2018-2019$1,343$840
2019-2020$1,527$876
2020-2021$1,581$906
2021-2022$1,636$930
2022-2023$1,711$967
2023-2024$1,763$1,125

RWU 2023 Book & Supply Costs

For the academic year 2022-2023, The average books & supplies cost at Roger Williams University is $900. The book & supply costs are stayed same compared to previous academic year.
2022-2023 Costs for Books & Supplies Roger Williams University
Books & Supplies Costs
2018-2019$900
2019-2020$900
2020-2021$900
2021-2022$900
2022-2023$900
2023-2024$900

RWU Alternative Tuition Plans

Roger Williams University offers alternative tuition plans including Tuition payment plan and Other alternative tuition plan.
Alternative Tuition Plans offered by Roger Williams University
Tuition guaranteed plan
Prepaid tuition plan
Tuition payment plan
Other alternative tuition plan

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