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Most affordable colleges in Rhode Island

Rhode Island has 13 schools with usable net price coverage across the main college types families compare most often. Start with the type of school you are considering, then click into an individual Worth-It Score when you want the deeper affordability and outcome read.

Most affordable public universities in Rhode Island

2 public universities in Rhode Island report net price data, ranging from $11,549 at the lowest to higher costs at more selective schools. The median net price across these is $16,257. Rhode Island's public universities run a bit higher than the national average for the kind. The list below shows the most affordable options, ranked by net price.

Rhode Island College

$11,549 net price

92% receive grant aid

University of Rhode Island

$20,964 net price

98% receive grant aid

Most affordable private colleges in Rhode Island

10 private colleges in Rhode Island report net price data, ranging from $18,265 at the lowest to higher costs at more selective schools. The median net price across these is $37,254. Rhode Island's private colleges run a bit higher than the national average for the kind. The list below shows the most affordable options, ranked by net price.

Johnson & Wales University-Online

$18,265 net price

36% receive grant aid

College Unbound

$18,507 net price

86% receive grant aid

Brown University

$26,608 net price

51% receive grant aid

Most affordable for-profit colleges in Rhode Island

Rhode Island has a smaller set of for-profit colleges reporting net price data right now. This page still captures the schools that do report, sorted by what families typically pay after grants and scholarships.

This sector has a small reporting set in Rhode Island. We still publish the full page so families can see the options that do report net price.

Most affordable community colleges in Rhode Island

1 community colleges in Rhode Island report net price data, ranging from $5,375 at the lowest to higher costs at more selective schools. The median net price across these is $5,375. Rhode Island's community colleges run notably less expensive than the national average for the kind. The list below shows the most affordable options, ranked by net price.

Community College of Rhode Island

$5,375 net price

95% receive grant aid

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Affordability rankings use publicly available federal higher-ed cost data. Net price reflects the average cost a family pays after grants and scholarships are subtracted from total cost of attendance, for the 2022-23 reporting year. Rankings include only institutions that report net price data.