See How RI Colleges and Universities Rank for Student Debt
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
GoLocalProv News Team
The Project on Student Debt recently released its "
Student Debt and the Class of 2012" report, which showed that Rhode Island ranked #5 for the state with the highest average student debt.
The report further broke down information by schools that reported yearly data themselves, and included such information as tuition and enrollment, as well as the percentage of students recieving Pell Grants as well as non-federal aid.
See how colleges and universities ranked in Rhode Island below. (Not all schools self-reported the data and those did not are not listed on the slideshow).
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Related Slideshow: RI 4 Year Colleges & Universities with the Highest Student Debt
Seven in 10 college seniors (71%) who graduated last year had student loan debt, with an average of $29,400 per borrower, according to a new report released by the Institute for College Access and Success. According to the Institute’s Project on Student Debt, Rhode Island has the fifth highest student debt in the country, but what about the state's individual institutions? Check out the slides below to see the average debt graduates accrued at Rhode Island colleges and universities.
Note: All data is based on four-year or above institutions for students graduating in the 2011-2012 academic year. Johnson and Wales University and the Rhode Island School of Design are not included in the data below, because they did not report the average debt of their graduates.
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#7 Rhode Island College
Average Student Debt: $23,110
Percent of Graduates with Debt: 79%
Non-Federal Debt, Percent of Total Debt of Graduates: 11%
Bachelor's Degree Recipients: 1,307
Full-time Enrollment Fall 2011: 5,794
In-State Tuition and Fees: $7,268
Total Cost of Attendance: $18,964
Percent Pell Grant Recipients: 36%
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#6 Brown University
Average Student Debt: $23,521
Percent of Graduates with Debt: 37%
Non-Federal Debt, Percent of Total Debt of Graduates: 45%
Bachelor's Degree Recipients: 1,603
Full-time Enrollment Fall 2011: 6,114
In-State Tuition and Fees: $42, 230
Total Cost of Attendance: $56,150
Percent Pell Grant Recipients: 14%
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#5 Providence College
Average Student Debt: $26,832
Percent of Graduates with Debt: 70%
Non-Federal Debt, Percent of Total Debt of Graduates: 21%
Bachelor's Degree Recipients: 914
Full-time Enrollment Fall 2011: 3,804
In-State Tuition and Fees: $40,975
Total Cost of Attendance: $54,840
Percent Pell Grant Recipients: 16%
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#4 Univ. of Rhode Island
Average Student Debt: $30,387
Percent of Graduates with Debt: 77%
Non-Federal Debt, Percent of Total Debt of Graduates: 31%
Bachelor's Degree Recipients: 2,614
Full-time Enrollment Fall 2011: 11,672
In-State Tuition and Fees: $11,366
Total Cost of Attendance: $25,311
Percent Pell Grant Recipients: 24%
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#3 Roger Williams Univ.
Average Student Debt: $38,550
Percent of Graduates with Debt: 66%
Non-Federal Debt, Percent of Total Debt of Graduates: 39%
Bachelor's Degree Recipients: 872
Full-time Enrollment Fall 2011: 3,834
In-State Tuition and Fees: $30,908
Total Cost of Attendance: $47,568
Percent Pell Grant Recipients: N/A
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#2 Salve Regina Univ.
Average Student Debt: $39,996
Percent of Graduates with Debt: 80%
Non-Federal Debt, Percent of Total Debt of Graduates: 33%
Bachelor's Degree Recipients: 436
Full-time Enrollment Fall 2011: 1,904
In-State Tuition and Fees: $32,800
Total Cost of Attendance: $47,100
Percent Pell Grant Recipients: 24%
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#1 Bryant University
Average Student Debt: $44,580
Percent of Graduates with Debt: 88%
Non-Federal Debt, Percent of Total Debt of Graduates: 53%
Bachelor's Degree Recipients: 831
Full-time Enrollment Fall 2011: 3,211
In-State Tuition and Fees: $34,624
Total Cost of Attendance: $50,153
Percent Pell Grant Recipients: 17%
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