Rhode Island residents paid $8,929 to attend the four-year public institution this year – $153 more than the $8,776 charged for 2017-18.
Non-residents paid 142.9 percent more than residents this year, or $21,692. Their price tag grew 1.9 percent from $21,289 in 2017-18.
About 78 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Rhode Island residents. And about 22 percent are residents of other states.
Data shows 90 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 728 students received grants or scholarships totaling $5.5 million and 678 students took out student loans totaling more than $4.1 million.
Including all undergraduates (7,766), 4,421 students used grants or scholarships totaling $26.6 million, and 4,025 students took out $24.3 million in federal student loans.
| Enrollment | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-state | ~6,057 | $8,197 | $8,206 | $8,776 | $8,929 | 8.9% |
| Out-of-state | ~1,709 | $19,858 | $19,867 | $21,289 | $21,692 | 9.2% |
| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 583 | 57% | $2,977,321 | $5,107 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 8 | 1% | $40,080 | $5,010 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 480 | 47% | $2,483,618 | $5,174 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 728 | 71% | $5,501,019 | $7,556 |
| Federal student loans | 668 | 65% | $3,253,432 | $4,870 |
| Other student loans | 76 | 7% | $828,965 | $10,907 |
| Student loan aid | 678 | 66% | $4,082,397 | $6,021 |
| Total student aid | 924 | 90% | - | - |
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