Colleges in Rhode Island
All 23 colleges, community colleges and trade schools in Rhode Island that are currently approved for federal student aid, from the U.S. Department of Education. A complete list, not a ranking.
College Scorecard
- Checked
- 21 Oct 2026
Currently operating Title IV schools (CURROPER = 1). Cost = average annual cost of attendance (COSTT4_A, or COSTT4_P for program-year schools), net price = NPT4_PUB / NPT4_PRIV, both 2024-25; completion = C150_4 (four-year schools, fall 2019 cohort) or C150_L4 (fall 2022 cohort), within 150% of normal time.
View sourceTypes of school
The federal data sort every school by the length of its longest program and by who runs it.
- Universities and 4-year colleges: 14Offer programs of four years or more (bachelor's and up); many also give associate degrees and certificates.
- Community and 2-year colleges: 3Longest program at least two but under four years: associate degrees and certificates.
- Trade and career schools (under 2 years): 6Every program under two years: certificates in trades, health care, beauty and other careers.
Public: 3 · private nonprofit: 13 · private for-profit: 7. Public schools usually charge state residents less; see Rhode Island's in-state tuition rules.
Colleges by city
2 cities have 3 or more schools; each has its own page comparing them. 10 smaller places have one or two schools; they are in the full list.
Every school in Rhode Island
Cost is the average yearly cost of attendance (tuition, fees, books and living costs) before aid; net price is that cost minus the average grant and scholarship aid. Both are for full-time first-year students who get federal aid. Completion is the share who finished within 150% of normal time.
23 schools
| School | City | Type | Cost a year | Net price | Completion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Williams University | Bristol | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $66,939 | $37,645 | 67% |
| Roger Williams University School of Law | Bristol | 4-year · Private nonprofit | — | — | — |
| COLLECTIV Academy-Cranston | Cranston | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $23,740 | $19,875 | 88% |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Rhode Island | Cranston | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $22,635 | $17,706 | 80% |
| New England Institute of Technology | East Greenwich | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $52,546 | $39,333 | 55% |
| MotoRing Technical Training Institute | East Providence | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $39,280 | $35,534 | 91% |
| University of Rhode Island | Kingston | 4-year · Public | $36,252 | $22,469 | 72% |
| Lincoln Technical Institute-Lincoln | Lincoln | 2-year · Private for-profit | $38,917 | $33,794 | 59% |
| College Unbound - Newport/Aquidneck Island | Newport | 4-year · Private nonprofit | — | — | — |
| IYRS School of Technology & Trades | Newport | 2-year · Private nonprofit | $33,025 | $24,090 | 93% |
| Salve Regina University | Newport | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $73,748 | $36,528 | 73% |
| New England Tractor Trailer Training School of Rhode Island | Pawtucket | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $19,740 | $15,232 | 75% |
| Brown University | Providence | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $91,676 | $26,976 | 96% |
| College Unbound | Providence | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $26,962 | $20,804 | 33% |
| Empire Beauty School-Warwick | Providence | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $25,976 | $20,805 | 66% |
| Johnson & Wales University-Online (online only) | Providence | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $28,723 | $22,071 | 0% |
| Johnson & Wales University-Providence | Providence | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $62,760 | $29,952 | 49% |
| Providence College | Providence | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $83,479 | $49,594 | 86% |
| Rhode Island College | Providence | 4-year · Public | $18,940 | $10,959 | 45% |
| Rhode Island School of Design | Providence | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $85,455 | $50,513 | 92% |
| Bryant University | Smithfield | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $71,362 | $39,186 | 81% |
| Community College of Rhode Island | Warwick | 2-year · Public | $12,295 | $5,861 | 26% |
| Rob Roy Academy - Woonsocket | Woonsocket | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | — | — | — |
— = not reported for that school. Names link to the school's College Navigator profile (admissions, aid, programs).
Where to earn a doctorate
Schools in Rhode Island that awarded a doctor's degree (research, professional practice such as MD, JD or PharmD, or other) in 2023-24, and the fields they awarded it in.
- Roger Williams University School of LawBristol · Private nonprofitLegal Professions and Studies
- New England Institute of TechnologyEast Greenwich · Private nonprofitHealth Professions and Related Programs
- University of Rhode IslandKingston · PublicComputer and Information Sciences and Support Services · Education · Engineering · English Language and Literature/Letters · Biological and Biomedical Sciences · Mathematics and Statistics · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies · Physical Sciences · Psychology · Social Sciences · Health Professions and Related Programs · Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
- Salve Regina UniversityNewport · Private nonprofitLiberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · Social Sciences · Health Professions and Related Programs
- Brown UniversityProvidence · Private nonprofitArea, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies · Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs · Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services · Engineering · Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics · English Language and Literature/Letters · Biological and Biomedical Sciences · Mathematics and Statistics · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies · Philosophy and Religious Studies · Physical Sciences · Psychology · Social Sciences · Visual and Performing Arts · Health Professions and Related Programs · History
- Johnson & Wales University-OnlineProvidence · Private nonprofitBusiness, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
- Johnson & Wales University-ProvidenceProvidence · Private nonprofitEducation · Health Professions and Related Programs
- Rhode Island CollegeProvidence · PublicHealth Professions and Related Programs
About these numbers
- Which schools
- Every school in the College Scorecard file of 15 Oct 2026 that is currently operating and approved for federal student aid (Title IV). Schools that do not take federal aid are not in the file.
College Scorecard
College Scorecard data, Most Recent Institution-Level file (release of 15 Oct 2026)U.S. Department of Education- Checked
- 21 Oct 2026
Currently operating Title IV schools (CURROPER = 1). Cost = average annual cost of attendance (COSTT4_A, or COSTT4_P for program-year schools), net price = NPT4_PUB / NPT4_PRIV, both 2024-25; completion = C150_4 (four-year schools, fall 2019 cohort) or C150_L4 (fall 2022 cohort), within 150% of normal time.
View source - Type and control
- The federal "level of institution" (4-year, 2-year, less than 2-year) and control (public, private nonprofit, private for-profit) as the school reports them.
- Cost a year
- Average annual cost of attendance, including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses, for full-time, first-time undergraduates who receive federal aid, 2024-25. Program-year schools (most trade schools) report it per program year.
College Scorecard
College Scorecard data dictionary and cohort mapU.S. Department of Education- Checked
- 21 Oct 2026
- Net price
- That cost minus the average grant and scholarship aid, 2024-25. What a family pays depends on income: every school's own net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
- Completion
- Share of full-time, first-time students who completed a degree or certificate at the school within 150% of normal time: at four-year schools, students who started in fall 2019 (or the 2019-20 year); at other schools, fall 2022 (or 2022-23). Rounded to a whole percent.
- Fields and doctorates
- From the awards each school reported to NCES IPEDS for 2023-24 (July 2023 – June 2024, first majors), grouped into CIP 2020 families; the level shown is the highest award made in that family that year. A school that made no award in a field that year is not listed for it.
NCES IPEDS
IPEDS Completions, 2023-24 (complete data file C2024_A)National Center for Education Statistics- Checked
- 21 Oct 2026
- Not shown
- Rankings, admission chances and program accreditation. Check accreditation with the accreditor and in the Department of Education's DAPIP database before you enroll.
Where these facts come from
Official and primary sources only, each checked on the date shown. Rules on testing, aid, licensing and immigration change, so confirm a detail with its source before you rely on it.
- College Scorecard data, Most Recent Institution-Level file (release of 15 Oct 2026) · U.S. Department of Education checked 2026-10-21
- IPEDS Completions, 2023-24 (complete data file C2024_A) · National Center for Education Statistics checked 2026-10-21
- College Scorecard data dictionary and cohort map · U.S. Department of Education checked 2026-10-21
- Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2020, code file · National Center for Education Statistics checked 2026-10-21
- College Navigator · National Center for Education Statistics checked 2026-10-07