Rhode Island students paid $32,441 to attend the four-year private not-for-profit institution this year – $933 more than the $31,508 charged for 2017-18.
Data shows 99 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 1,598 students received grants or scholarships totaling $31.7 million and 1,336 students took out student loans totaling more than $12.3 million.
Including all undergraduates (7,360), 7,042 students used grants or scholarships totaling $120.3 million, and 5,685 students took out $42.5 million in federal student loans.
The cost of attending
| Enrollment | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-state | ~1,251 | $29,566 | $30,746 | $31,508 | $32,441 | 9.7% |
Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Johnson & Wales University-Providence in 2015-16.| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 747 | 46% | $3,889,670 | $5,207 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 104 | 6% | $120,002 | $1,154 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 1,597 | 99% | $27,714,468 | $17,354 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 1,598 | 99% | $31,724,140 | $19,852 |
| Federal student loans | 1,322 | 82% | $7,921,208 | $5,992 |
| Other student loans | 248 | 15% | $4,371,920 | $17,629 |
| Student loan aid | 1,336 | 83% | $12,293,128 | $9,201 |
| Total student aid | 1,600 | 99% | - | - |
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