2024 Tuition & fees

The 2024 tuition & fees at URI is $16,408 for Rhode Island residents and $35,804 for out-of-state students. The tuition & fees has increased by 4.20% from last year.
The next table shows the 2024 tuition & fees and the tuition trends over last 5 years at URI.
You can check and view more costs information including living costs, books & supplies, and tuition per credit hour at University of Rhode Island Cost of Attendance page.
University of Rhode Island 2024 Tuition & fees
YearUndergraduateGraduate
Rhode Island ResidentsOut-of-StateRhode Island ResidentsOut-of-State
2020$14,566$31,686$15,514$28,292
2021$15,004$32,578$15,964$29,082
2022$15,332$33,354$16,322$29,774
2023$15,880$34,362$16,858$30,652
2024$16,408$35,804$17,450$31,952

Tuition per Credit Hour

The 2024 undergraduate tuition per credit hour at University of Rhode Island is $588 for Rhode Island residents and $1,396 for out-of-state students. The undergraduate tuition per credit hour has increased by 4.49% from last year.
The 2024 graduate tuition per credit hour is $856 for Rhode Island residents and $1,661 for out-of-state students. The graduate tuition per credit hour has increased by 4.47% from last year.
The next table and chart show the 2024 tuition per credit hour and its trends over last 5 years at University of Rhode Island.
University of Rhode Island 2024 Tuition per Credit Hour
YearUndergraduateGraduate
Rhode Island ResidentsOut-of-StateRhode Island ResidentsOut-of-State
2020$525$1,238$763$1,473
2021$538$1,271$783$1,512
2022$552$1,303$803$1,550
2023$566$1,336$823$1,590
2024$588$1,396$856$1,661

Offered Online Programs

University of Rhode Island offers 217 major programs through Certificate, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post Graduate Certificate degrees/programs. Of that, 17 online programs are offering via distance learning (online classes).
You can view all major programs at University of Rhode Island at Area of Study & Major Program page with completer and earning after graduation information.
Number of Online ProgramsNumber of Total Programs
Bachelor's091
Master's554
Doctorate (Research)030
Doctorate (Professional)03
1 Year Certificate14
Post-BS Certificate1132
Post-MS Certificate02
Total17217

Online Student Population

There are 17,473 students including both undergraduate and graduate students at URI. Of that, 775 students have enrolled online exclusively.
In addition, 5,237 students have joined to some online courses and 11,461 students only joined to in-classrrom courses.
The next tables show the online students by enrollment type and locality for the academic year 2022-2023.
Online Student Population at University of Rhode Island
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total17,47314,7682,705
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes775242533
Enrolled Some in Online Classes5,2375,004233
Not Enrolled in Online Classes11,4619,5221,939
Online Student Population by Student Location at University of Rhode Island
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)775242533
Rhode Island Residents438150288
Other State in U.S.31492222
Outside of U.S.23023
Unknown000