College Unbound
Providence, Rhode Island · Website
$21,108
net price a year, after grants
$21,108
net price a year, after grants
College Unbound is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Providence, Rhode Island with 491 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $21,108 a year (tuition and fees $11,016). Graduates leave with a median $12,500 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$21,108
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$11,016
US median $11,837
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
-
Median debt
$12,500
About $133 a month
Earnings at 10 years
-
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $21,108
- Tuition and fees
- $11,016
- Cost of attendance
- $27,138
- Students with a need-based grant
- 69%
- Students with federal loans
- 65%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $20,682
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $20,586
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $21,991
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $21,894
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2019-20 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $10,112 in 2019-20 to $11,016 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 491
- Part-time students
- 29%
- Women
- 71%
- Students per teacher
- 11
- Retention rate
- 86%
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Programs
- 1
- Other
- Hispanic-serving, Open admission
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
| Measure | College | RI median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $21,108 | $25,425 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $11,016 | $39,847 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 70% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | - | 78% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 86% | 83% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $12,500 | $13,000 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | - | $46,407 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | - | $53,085 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid.
Programs
1 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | 85 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,693 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Providence and Rhode Island on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Rhode Island
- Homes: Homes for sale in Rhode Island
Questions and answers
How much does College Unbound cost?
$21,108 a year is the average net price at College Unbound after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $11,016, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $27,138. Families earning under $30,000 pay $20,682 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at College Unbound?
College Unbound has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much student debt do College Unbound graduates have?
$12,500 is the median federal student loan debt of College Unbound graduates, about $133 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 65% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What are the most popular majors at College Unbound?
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (85 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 1 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.