Rhode Island Colleges Statistics

Check the 2023 statistics for 26 Rhode Island Colleges and compare the schools to get right decision. Below You can view the average values of key academic facts and compare all Rhode Island Colleges.
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2023 Rhode Island Colleges Statistics

In Rhode Island State, there are 26 Rhode Island Colleges - 3 public and 23 private schools. Among them, 25 schools are offering undergraduate programs and 12 schools have graduate programs. 14 Rhode Island Colleges offer the distance learning Opportunities and 1 schools are online completely schools that all degree programs can be completed by online educationin Rhode Island. Total 76,818 students are attending Rhode Island Colleges and the average students to faculty ratio is 12.46 to 1. The 2023 average tuition & fees at Rhode Island Colleges is $10,645 for Rhode Island residents and $27,849 for out-of-state students. The average graduate tuition & fees is $13,323 for Rhode Island residents and $27,252 for out-of-state students. Next table shows the 2021-2022 statistics for Rhode Island Colleges.
Rhode Island Colleges Statistics
academic year 2021-2022
Number of Schools26 schools
By Types3 public, 23 private
By Levels13 four(4) years
3 two but less than four years
10 less than two(2) years
By Categories2 National Universities
3 Community Colleges
Tuition & fees
Undergraduate$10,645 Rhode Island residents
$27,849 out-of-state
Graduate$13,323 Rhode Island residents
$27,252 out-of-state
Average Financial Aid$13,223
Student Population76,818
Undergraduate65,264
Graduate11,554
Acceptance Rate61.87%
Test Scores1,265 SAT, 30 AVG
Students to Faculty Ratio12.46 to 1

Rhode Island Colleges Comparison By Rank, Tuition, and Admission

Next table lists Rhode Island Colleges ordered by rank. The number in rank column refers to the rank in the Rhode Island college ranking. You can sort the schools by clicking column name that you want to sort.
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2021-2022 Rhode Island Colleges Comparison
Rank*NameTuition & FeesAverage Financial AidPopulationAcceptance RateTest ScoresStudents to Faculty Ratio
1 Brown University
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Private, 4-yearsProvidence, RI
$65,146 $51,907 10,6966% 1,515 SAT
34 ACT
6 to 1
2 Providence College
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Private, 4-yearsProvidence, RI
$57,928 $30,636 4,67158% 1,225 SAT
29 ACT
11 to 1
3 University of Rhode Island
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Public, 4-yearsKingston, RI
$34,362
($15,880)
$12,192 17,51176% 1,190 SAT
28 ACT
17 to 1
4 Rhode Island College
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Public, 4-yearsProvidence, RI
$26,499
($10,966)
$5,483 6,33185% - 13 to 1
5 Bryant University
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Private, 4-yearsSmithfield, RI
$49,329 $22,970 3,44174% 1,210 SAT
28 ACT
13 to 1
6 Salve Regina University
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Private, 4-yearsNewport, RI
$46,000 $24,310 2,82873% - 13 to 1
7 Roger Williams University
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Private, 4-yearsBristol, RI
$40,962 $17,392 4,52991% - 14 to 1
8 Johnson & Wales University-Providence
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Private, 4-yearsProvidence, RI
$38,492 $20,066 5,11788% - 15 to 1
- Ridley-Lowell Business & Technical Institute
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Private, Less than 2 yearsWest Warwick, RI
$17,000 - 72- - 8 to 1
- Community College of Rhode Island
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Public, 2-4 yearsWarwick, RI
$13,552
($5,090)
$4,761 11,962- - 17 to 1
- IYRS School of Technology & Trades
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Private, 2-4 yearsNewport, RI
$22,590 $6,854 5859% - 6 to 1
- New England Institute of Technology
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Private, 4-yearsEast Greenwich, RI
$33,900 $11,034 1,90768% 1,053 SAT 11 to 1
- MotoRing Technical Training Institute
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Private, Less than 2 yearsEast Providence, RI
$19,600 $3,853 66- - 19 to 1
- Lincoln Technical Institute-Lincoln
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Private, Less than 2 yearsLincoln, RI
$28,973 $4,038 752- - 19 to 1
- Rob Roy Academy - Woonsocket
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Private, Less than 2 yearsWoonsocket, RI
$15,980 - -- - -
- Johnson & Wales University-Online
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Private, 4-yearsProvidence, RI
$13,365 $3,587 2,34945% - 13 to 1
- Roger Williams University School of Law
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Private, 4-yearsBristol, RI
$17,586 - 525- - -
- College Unbound
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Private, 4-yearsProvidence, RI
$9,984 $5,011 193- - 7 to 1
- Rhode Island School of Design
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Private, 4-yearsProvidence, RI
$57,505 $32,273 2,57619% 1,395 SAT
31 ACT
9 to 1
- Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Cranston
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Private, Less than 2 yearsCranston, RI
$16,138 $5,387 144- - 20 to 1
- Newport School of Hairdressing-Main Campus
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Private, Less than 2 yearsPawtucket, RI
- - 22- - 7 to 1
- Empire Beauty School-Warwick
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Private, Less than 2 yearsProvidence, RI
$17,250 $3,617 134- - 16 to 1
- MKG Beauty & Business
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Private, Less than 2 yearsCranston, RI
$10,745 $4,204 65- - 11 to 1
- Paul Mitchell the School-Rhode Island
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Private, Less than 2 yearsCranston, RI
$16,437 $3,651 167- - 15 to 1
- New England Tractor Trailer Training School of Rhode Island
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Private, Less than 2 yearsPawtucket, RI
$12,095 $4,467 623- - 13 to 1
- St Joseph School of Nursing
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Private, 2-4 yearsNorth Providence, RI
$14,818 - 79- - 6 to 1
Average$27,849
($10,645)
$13,223 76,81861.87% 1,265 SAT 12.46 to 1
*Rhode Island college ranking
**Ranking data provided by CollegeEvaluator.
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Rhode Island Best Colleges

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1. Brown UniversityPrivate, 4-yearsProvidence, RI

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2. Providence CollegePrivate, 4-yearsProvidence, RI

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3. University of Rhode IslandPublic, 4-yearsKingston, RI

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4. Rhode Island CollegePublic, 4-yearsProvidence, RI

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5. Bryant UniversityPrivate, 4-yearsSmithfield, RI

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6. Salve Regina UniversityPrivate, 4-yearsNewport, RI

All data used in our site is from IPEDS (The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System), U.S. Department of Education, academic year 2021-2022