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Private nonprofit colleges in Rhode Island

The College Scorecard lists 10 private nonprofit colleges that mostly award bachelor's degrees or higher in Rhode Island, all compared on this page. Together they enroll 29,361 undergraduate degree-seeking students. The median average net price is $36,528 a year, higher than the $22,971 median for private nonprofit colleges nationwide. Former students' median earnings 10 years after starting college are $77,127 at the median institution, higher than the $59,082 median for private nonprofit colleges nationwide. The median graduation rate is 72.9%.

Open in the dashboardSource: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
Schools
10
UndergraduatesiUndergraduate degree-seeking enrollment.
29,361
Median net priceiAverage yearly cost for full-time, first-time undergraduates who receive federal aid, after grants and scholarships. The figure here is the median across schools.
$36,528
U.S.: $22,971
Median earnings, 10 yrsiMedian earnings of former students who received federal aid, 10 years after they started college, among those working and not enrolled. The figure here is the median across institutions (branch campuses count once).
$77,127
U.S.: $59,082
Median debtiMedian federal student-loan balance of graduates. Excludes Parent PLUS and private loans. The figure here is the median across institutions (branch campuses count once).
$25,949
U.S.: $23,250
Median grad rateiShare of full-time, first-time students who finished within 150% of normal time (6 years for a 4-year degree, 3 years for a 2-year degree). The figure here is the median across schools.
72.9%
U.S.: 57.7%

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Each dot is one school. Dashed lines mark the median for Rhode Island. Showing 8 of 10 private nonprofit colleges in Rhode Island; schools missing either value are left out.

All 10 private nonprofit colleges in Rhode Island

Brown University
Providence
7,226$26,976$74,650$99,974$14,56795.6%98.8%5.4%
Providence College
Providence
4,229$49,594$65,960$90,260$27,00086.4%94.0%50.9%
Roger Williams University
Bristol
3,946$37,645$45,978$77,127$25,00067.4%81.1%87.7%
Johnson & Wales University-Providence
Providence
3,868$29,952$44,581$53,928$27,00049.4%82.0%88.4%
Bryant University
Smithfield
3,194$39,186$54,404$104,456$23,25081.0%86.9%65.5%
Johnson & Wales University-Online
Providence
2,202$22,071$13,365$53,928$27,0000.0%52.2%91.0%
Salve Regina University
Newport
2,121$36,528$52,230$73,336$27,00072.9%82.8%68.2%
Rhode Island School of Design
Providence
2,084$50,513$65,136$69,341$26,89891.7%95.0%18.7%
College Unbound
Providence
491$20,804$11,352n/a$13,32633.3%85.7%n/a
Roger Williams University School of Law
Bristol
n/an/an/a$77,127$25,000n/an/an/a
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Quick facts: private nonprofit colleges in Rhode Island

How many private nonprofit colleges are in Rhode Island?
The College Scorecard lists 10 private nonprofit colleges that mostly award bachelor's degrees or higher in Rhode Island.
What do private nonprofit colleges in Rhode Island cost?
Across the 9 schools that report it, the median average net price is $36,528 a year. Net price is what full-time, first-time students receiving federal aid pay after grants and scholarships. Reported net prices range from $20,804 at College Unbound to $50,513 at Rhode Island School of Design.
Which private nonprofit colleges in Rhode Island have the lowest average net price?
By reported average net price: College Unbound ($20,804), Johnson & Wales University-Online ($22,071), Brown University ($26,976), Johnson & Wales University-Providence ($29,952), and Salve Regina University ($36,528).
How much do former students of private nonprofit colleges in Rhode Island earn?
At the median institution, former students who received federal aid earn $77,127 10 years after starting college (7 institutions reporting; branch campuses share one figure and count once). The highest reported medians are at Bryant University ($104,456), Brown University ($99,974), and Providence College ($90,260).
What is the graduation rate at private nonprofit colleges in Rhode Island?
The median graduation rate is 72.9%, across 9 schools reporting. It counts full-time, first-time students who finished within 150% of normal time.
How much student debt do graduates of private nonprofit colleges in Rhode Island have?
The median institution's graduates leave with $25,949 in federal student loans (the median balance). Parent PLUS and private loans are not included.

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How these numbers work

This page includes private nonprofit colleges that mostly award bachelor's degrees or higher, as reported in the College Scorecard. Summary figures are medians across schools: each school counts once, whatever its size, and schools that don't report a measure are left out of that measure. The Scorecard reports earnings and debt for a whole institution, so branch campuses share one figure; for those two measures each institution counts once. Most recent data year: cost 2025, graduation and retention 2025, earnings 2022, debt 2024. More on the data.