Rhode Island College Trade Programs

Located in Providence, Rhode Island, Rhode Island College is a public institution. Providence is a good match for students who enjoy the safety and convenience of the suburbs.

Where Is Rhode Island College?

Contact details for RIC are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	600 Mount Pleasant Ave, Providence, RI 02908
Phone:	401-456-8000
Website:	www.ric.edu

Can I Afford RIC?

For the <nil> academic year, part-time RIC students paid $372 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $919 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$9,481	$25,014
Fees	$1,485	$1,485
Books and Supplies	$1,200	$1,200
On Campus Room and Board	$13,414	$13,414
On Campus Other Expenses	$1,490	$1,490

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At RIC, approximately 55% of students took out student loans averaging $6,255 a year. That adds up to $25,020 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at RIC is 3.0%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Rhode Island College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 5,252 undergraduate students at RIC, with 4,058 being full-time and 1,194 being part-time.

There are also 1,079 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 4,058 full-time undergraduates at RIC, 32% are male and 68% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Rhode Island College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	130
Black or African American	408
Hispanic or Latino	980
White	2,215
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	317

Geographic Diversity

Rhode Island students aren't the only ones who study at Rhode Island College. At this time, 13 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 17 countries are represented at RIC. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Nigeria, Brazil, and Italy.

Online Learning at Rhode Island College

In 2020-2021, 4,272 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at RIC has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of RIC

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Rhode Island College was 8,586.0%. This is the #20 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at RIC regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Arctichistorian01 under License

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