Colleges in Providence, RI
The 8 colleges, community colleges and trade schools in Providence that are currently approved for federal student aid, with cost, completion and every field each one taught in 2023-24. 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 sourceSchools in Providence
Grouped by type. Open "Fields taught" to see each field of study and the highest award the school made in it in 2023-24.
Universities and 4-year colleges (7)
- Brown UniversityPrivate nonprofit · 7,226 undergraduatesCost $91,676 a year · net price $26,976 · completion 96%Doctorates in: Area, 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
Fields taught: 21, up to doctorate
- College UnboundPrivate nonprofit · 491 undergraduatesCost $26,962 a year · net price $20,804 · completion 33%
Fields taught: 1, up to bachelor's
- Johnson & Wales University-OnlinePrivate nonprofit · 2,202 undergraduates · online onlyCost $28,723 a year · net price $22,071 · completion 0%Doctorates in: Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
Fields taught: 14, up to doctorate
- Johnson & Wales University-ProvidencePrivate nonprofit · 3,868 undergraduatesCost $62,760 a year · net price $29,952 · completion 49%Doctorates in: Education · Health Professions and Related Programs
Fields taught: 18, up to doctorate
- Providence CollegePrivate nonprofit · 4,229 undergraduatesCost $83,479 a year · net price $49,594 · completion 86%
Fields taught: 24, up to master's
- Rhode Island CollegePublic · 5,049 undergraduatesCost $18,940 a year · net price $10,959 · completion 45%Doctorates in: Health Professions and Related Programs
Fields taught: 22, up to doctorate
- Rhode Island School of DesignPrivate nonprofit · 2,084 undergraduatesCost $85,455 a year · net price $50,513 · completion 92%
Fields taught: 8, up to master's
Trade and career schools (under 2 years) (1)
- Empire Beauty School-WarwickPrivate for-profit · 107 undergraduatesCost $25,976 a year · net price $20,805 · completion 66%
Fields taught: 1, up to certificate
Cost and completion side by side
Cost is the average yearly cost of attendance before aid; net price subtracts the average grant and scholarship aid (full-time first-year students with federal aid, 2024-25). Completion = finished within 150% of normal time.
| School | Type | Cost a year | Net price | Completion | Undergraduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown University | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $91,676 | $26,976 | 96% | 7,226 |
| College Unbound | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $26,962 | $20,804 | 33% | 491 |
| Empire Beauty School-Warwick | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $25,976 | $20,805 | 66% | 107 |
| Johnson & Wales University-Online | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $28,723 | $22,071 | 0% | 2,202 |
| Johnson & Wales University-Providence | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $62,760 | $29,952 | 49% | 3,868 |
| Providence College | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $83,479 | $49,594 | 86% | 4,229 |
| Rhode Island College | 4-year · Public | $18,940 | $10,959 | 45% | 5,049 |
| Rhode Island School of Design | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $85,455 | $50,513 | 92% | 2,084 |
— = not reported for that school. Looking for a program? Programs by career lists every school in the country that awards it.
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