Fees and Expenses - Graduate

Tuition and Fees for Graduate Students (2022-2023)

The fees described in the following sections are projected for the 2022–2023 academic year. Because of rising costs, the Rhode Island Board of Education reserves the right to change fees without notice as conditions necessitate.

All full-time graduate students (those taking 9 credit hours or more per semester) and part-time graduate students (those taking fewer than 9 credit hours per semester) pay per credit hour:

Graduate Students - Degree Programs

* Fine Arts fee is not imposed for non-degree students.

All graduate students (in state and out of state) also pay once per semester:

Note:  Graduate students enrolled in undergraduate courses pay the undergraduate tuition rate for those courses, unless they are in a Graduate program or have other graduate courses. .

Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Program 

Joint Ph.D. in Education

This is a cooperative program offered by RIC and URI. For more information, visit the Feinstein School of Education and Human Development website.

Students accepted into a second degree undergraduate program pay undergraduate fees. Students accepted into the RITE program also pay undergraduate fees, but only after they have been fully accepted into the RITE program. Students are responsible for informing Rhode Island College of their status in order for the proper tuition and fee charges to be assessed.

Special Fees

Students are charged the following additional fees, if applicable:

Application Fee

$50

Applied Music Fee

$650 per semester, for students taking Music 370–388 or 570–588

Laboratory/Studio Art Fee

$35 per course

Late Payment Fee

$50

Medical Imaging Program Fee

$23 per credit hour, up to a maximum of $275 per semester

New Student Program Fee

$300 one-time fee assessed each time a student is matriculated into a new degree or certificate program at the college

School of Business Program Fee

$25 per credit hour, up to a maximum of $300 per semester

School of Nursing Program Fee

$25 per credit hour, up to a maximum of $300 per semester

School of Nursing Testing Fee

$200 per semester

School of Education Fee

$24 per credit hour, up to a maxim of $275 per semester

School of Social Work Fee

$24 per credit hour, up to a maxim of $275 per semester

Transcript Fee

$30

Explanation of Fees

The Application Fee is used to defray the costs of processing an application.

The Applied Music Fee is used to cover 14 private 50-minute lessons, which make up Music 370–388 and 570–588.

The Fine Arts Fee is used to provide opportunities and activities in the fine and performing arts at Rhode Island College.

The Health, Counseling and Wellness Fee is used to support Health Services, Counseling Center and other student service programs

The Laboratory/Studio Art Fee is used to cover the costs of art and laboratory supplies provided by the college to students enrolled in specific courses.

The Late Payment Fee is a penalty for failing to make payment during the designated periods.

The Library Fee is used to cover the costs of purchasing books, periodicals, and non-print materials for the library.

The New Student Program Fee is used to cover the costs of matriculation and new student programs.

 The Recreation Fee is used to cover the operation and programs of the Recreation Center

The School Program Fees are used to provide opportunities and career activities for students within their specified program of study.

The Technology Fee is used to cover the costs of purchasing equipment and software for student use on campus.

The Transcript Fee is a one-time fee charged to all students to cover all requests for official transcripts.

The Transportation Fee is used to fund the re-establishment of a discounted RIPTA fare program for students and parking improvements on campus.

The Tuition (General Fee) is used to cover the basic costs of educating a student and of running the college.

Determination of Residency for Tuition Purposes

The determination of residency for tuition purposes is made by the director of records for enrolled students. Time spent in Rhode Island while attending college usually may not be used to establish residence. Contact the Records Office for further information.

Northeast Neighbors

Beginning in the fall of 2019, the Board of Education approved the Northeast Neighbors tuition policy which states that residents of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, Long-Island, New York City Metro Area are eligible for a special tuition discount at Rhode Island College of the in-state tuition rate plus 50%.

Senior Citizen Waiver

All Rhode Island residents who are at least 60 years old are eligible to take courses at Rhode Island College without having to pay the regular tuition charges. However, the registration, recreation and other applicable laboratory/studio fees will be charged. In addition, the student must have fulfilled all academic prerequisites for the course, is limited to registering on the last day of registration on a space-available basis and is subject to a means test.

More information: https://www.ric.edu/department-directory/office-bursar/waivers

Unemployment Waiver

Rhode Island General Law 28-42-81 provides that any Rhode Island resident receiving unemployment benefits, including benefits earned in another state, is eligible for waiver of tuition for any course(s) taken at Rhode Island College. The law stipulates, however, that the waiver be granted on a space-available basis only and that each applicant be subject to a means test. Therefore, students who wish to register under the terms of waiver are limited to registering on the last day of registration. Students must obtain Form DLT-467 from the Department of Labor and Training and submit this completed form, certifying eligibility, at the time of registration. Any registration prior to the specified date each term will be ineligible for consideration for an unemployment waiver, and no retroactive use of the waiver is permitted. Mandatory fees that are not waived include lab fees, recreation fees and activity fees.

More information: https://www.ric.edu/department-directory/office-bursar/waivers

Refund of Tuition and Fees

A full- or part-time student withdrawing from Rhode Island College, either voluntarily or because of dismissal for disciplinary reasons, will receive a refund of tuition and/or fees in accordance with the college policy in force for first-time students, including Title IV students and all other withdrawn students. Enrolled students are also subject to the college refund policy.

Refunds for Students Involuntarily Called to Military Service

The Rhode Island Board of Education has adopted as policy the following options for students who are involuntarily called to military service:

1. Total refund of tuition and course-related fees, including registration fee. Prorated refund for housing and dining fees. 

Or

2. No tuition refund but a grade of Incomplete awarded for courses in which the student is enrolled at the time of recall. Prorated refund for housing and dining fees.

Indebtedness to the College

Failure to make full payment of tuition and fees or to resolve other debts to Rhode Island College – for example, unreturned athletic equipment, overdue short-term or emergency loans, delinquent or defaulted student loans (Federal Nursing and/or Federal Perkins Loans), unreturned library books, damage to college property, etc.–may result in the cancellation of registration for the following semester, withholding of academic grades, denial of registration until the payment is made and/or disenrollment. If requested, appropriate departments will provide the student with notice of the debt, the reason for the debt and a review. Students must fulfill all financial obligations to the college, including participation in loan exit counseling for borrowers under one or more of the several long-term loan programs in which the college participates (e.g., Federal Perkins Loans, Federal Direct Loans, PLUS and/or SLS loans), before receiving grades, a degree, transcripts or a diploma.