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The real 4-year cost of Johnson & Wales University-Providence in Rhode Island

Over the 15 years from 2008 to 2023, published tuition and required fees at Johnson & Wales University-Providence went from $22,320 to $39,992, an average of 3.9% a year.

20082027: history and projection

Published tuition + feesProjected (estimate)Likely rangeAxis trimmed to the data range
Published and projected tuition and fees by year
YearPublishedProjected estimateEstimate range
2008$22,320
2009$23,214
2010$24,141
2011$25,107
2012$26,112
2013$27,156
2014$28,239
2015$29,226
2016$30,396
2017$31,158
2018$32,091
2019$33,054
2020$34,376
2021$35,950
2022$38,096
2023$39,992$39,992
2024$41,568$41,248–$41,889
2025$43,207$42,543–$43,876
2026$44,910$43,879–$45,958
2027$46,681$45,257–$48,138

If you pay full sticker

Projected tuition + fees, entering fall 2026.

Year 1$44,910
Year 2$46,681
Year 3$48,521
Year 4$50,434
4-year total$190,545

Two aid scenarios

4-year out-of-pocket total.

$10,000/yr flat scholarship
$150,545
Flat aid doesn't grow, so it covers less each year.
50%-of-tuition scholarship
$95,749
Percentage aid keeps pace with tuition.

On-campus housing & meals

Room & board (housing plus the standard meal plan), on top of tuition.

Latest (2023)
$18,776/ yr
rising 6.6% / yr
Projected 4-year add-on
$100,474

Books & supplies typically add ~$1,200 a year (national median, not included).

Housing here is rising faster than tuition.

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