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Compare with Rhode Island Public Colleges

Compare with Rhode Island Public Colleges for Rhode Island School of Design
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI	$45,746 lower in-state tuition	53% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Rhode Island Private Colleges

Compare with Rhode Island Private Colleges for Rhode Island School of Design
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Brown University Providence, RI	$8,724 higher in-state tuition	14% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Providence College Providence, RI	$862 higher in-state tuition	32% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Public Colleges

Compare with Regional Public Colleges for Rhode Island School of Design
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Main Campus University Park, PA	$42,044 lower in-state tuition	42% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Delaware Newark, DE	$45,878 lower in-state tuition	52% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY	$51,757 lower in-state tuition	30% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Binghamton University Vestal, NY	$52,121 lower in-state tuition	20% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst, MA	$44,916 lower in-state tuition	41% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rutgers University New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ	$44,759 lower in-state tuition	39% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Hunter College New York, NY	$55,306 lower in-state tuition	35% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Connecticut Storrs, CT	$41,644 lower in-state tuition	33% higher acceptance rate	Compare
United States Naval Academy Annapolis, Maryland	$62,688 lower in-state tuition	10% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Vermont Burlington, VT	$43,630 lower in-state tuition	46% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Maryland Baltimore County Baltimore, MD	$49,432 lower in-state tuition	53% higher acceptance rate	Compare
New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ	$42,714 lower in-state tuition	46% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY City College New York, NY	$55,348 lower in-state tuition	41% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY	$55,224 lower in-state tuition	29% higher acceptance rate	Compare
United States Military Academy West Point, New York	$62,688 lower in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY at Purchase College Purchase, NY	$53,735 lower in-state tuition	55% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Lowell Lowell, MA	$45,722 lower in-state tuition	64% higher acceptance rate	Compare
William Paterson University of New Jersey Wayne, NJ	$46,984 lower in-state tuition	71% higher acceptance rate	Compare
United States Coast Guard Academy New London, Connecticut	$62,688 lower in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Polytechnic Institute Utica, NY	$54,063 lower in-state tuition	62% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Private Colleges

Compare with Regional Private Colleges for Rhode Island School of Design
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Harvard University Cambridge, MA	$1,012 lower in-state tuition	15% lower acceptance rate	Compare
New York University New York, NY	$108 higher in-state tuition	10% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Princeton University Princeton, NJ	Equivalent in-state tuition	14% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD	$2,542 higher in-state tuition	13% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Boston University Boston, MA	$5,414 higher in-state tuition	8% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	$5,998 higher in-state tuition	14% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Yale University New Haven, CT	$4,562 higher in-state tuition	15% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Villanova University Villanova, PA	$5,088 higher in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Cornell University Ithaca, NY	$6,626 higher in-state tuition	10% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	$2,840 higher in-state tuition	27% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA	$8,014 higher in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA	$292 lower in-state tuition	14% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Northeastern University Boston, MA	$3,474 higher in-state tuition	14% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY	$9,157 higher in-state tuition	15% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Fordham University Bronx, NY	$2,227 higher in-state tuition	40% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Drexel University Philadelphia, PA	$276 lower in-state tuition	60% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Dartmouth College Hanover, NH	$5,580 higher in-state tuition	14% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA	$5,124 higher in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Tufts University Medford, MA	$8,016 higher in-state tuition	8% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Emerson College Boston, MA	$5,632 lower in-state tuition	32% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Colgate University Hamilton, NY	$7,618 higher in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA	$2,292 higher in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Rochester Rochester, NY	$4,392 higher in-state tuition	21% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Barnard College New York, NY	$7,200 higher in-state tuition	10% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY	$8,342 higher in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Babson College Wellesley, MA	$5,536 lower in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Amherst College Amherst, MA	$7,792 higher in-state tuition	10% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Lafayette College Easton, PA	$2,710 higher in-state tuition	12% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bentley University Waltham, MA	$1,688 lower in-state tuition	26% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PA	$2,806 higher in-state tuition	12% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY	$1,393 higher in-state tuition	44% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Brandeis University Waltham, MA	$5,392 higher in-state tuition	21% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Hofstra University Hempstead, NY	$5,028 lower in-state tuition	49% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ	$9,518 lower in-state tuition	54% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Williams College Williamstown, MA	$5,872 higher in-state tuition	11% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY	$3,414 lower in-state tuition	48% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Wesleyan University Middletown, CT	$7,654 higher in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Skidmore College Saratoga Springs, NY	$4,602 higher in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Manhattan University Riverdale, NY	$9,288 lower in-state tuition	60% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Haverford College Haverford, PA	$8,000 higher in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Fairfield University Fairfield, CT	$4,338 lower in-state tuition	14% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Muhlenberg College Allentown, PA	$117 higher in-state tuition	53% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Colby College Waterville, ME	$6,912 higher in-state tuition	12% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Pratt Institute Main Brooklyn, NY	$843 lower in-state tuition	54% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Wellesley College Wellesley, MA	$4,488 higher in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
The New School New York, NY	$3,994 lower in-state tuition	44% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Middlebury College Middlebury, VT	$4,912 higher in-state tuition	8% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Ithaca College Ithaca, NY	$9,148 lower in-state tuition	50% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Hamilton College Clinton, NY	$6,272 higher in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with National Colleges

Compare with National Colleges for Rhode Island School of Design
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Davidson College Davidson, NC	$1,722 higher in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA	$3,210 higher in-state tuition	16% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Pomona College Claremont, CA	$2,732 higher in-state tuition	12% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Occidental College Los Angeles, CA	$3,586 higher in-state tuition	25% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Wheaton College Wheaton, IL	$17,142 lower in-state tuition	68% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Trinity University San Antonio, TX	$9,012 lower in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Oberlin College Oberlin, OH	$4,678 higher in-state tuition	15% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA	$5,357 higher in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Reed College Portland, OR	$6,662 higher in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Harvey Mudd College Claremont, CA	$5,925 higher in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Carleton College Northfield, MN	$6,204 higher in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Claremont McKenna College Claremont, CA	$5,292 higher in-state tuition	9% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Fisk University Nashville, TN	$36,830 lower in-state tuition	18% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Scripps College Claremont, CA	$3,262 higher in-state tuition	19% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Denison University Granville, OH	$4,312 higher in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Grinnell College Grinnell, IA	$5,418 higher in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Kenyon College Gambier, OH	$8,832 higher in-state tuition	12% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rhodes College Memphis, TN	$5,578 lower in-state tuition	31% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Macalester College Saint Paul, MN	$5,416 higher in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Whitman College Walla Walla, WA	$1,362 higher in-state tuition	19% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rose Hulman Institute of Technology Terre Haute, IN	$4,039 lower in-state tuition	58% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Soka University of America Aliso Viejo, CA	$23,960 lower in-state tuition	24% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Northeastern University Oakland Oakland, CA	$5,090 higher in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Eastern Mennonite University Harrisonburg, VA	$18,768 lower in-state tuition	81% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Hillsdale College Hillsdale, Michigan	$29,499 lower in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Data source: NCES / IPEDS https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=217493.

Last updated: August 2026