Roger Williams University
Roger Williams University is a private nonprofit college in Bristol, RI. Its average net price is $37,645 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.
Money
Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year
Average Net Price by Family Income
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 to $30,000 | $28,854 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $29,971 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $30,430 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $36,865 |
| $110,001 and up | $42,874 |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $59,549 |
| 8 years after entry | $69,515 |
| 10 years after entry | $77,127 |
Campus Facts
Programs and What They Pay
Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.
| Major | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting | $60,798 National median for this major n=44,210 | Not published |
| Agricultural Production Operations | $40,871 National median for this major n=581 | Not published |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | $69,634 National median for this major n=9,921 | Not published |
| Applied Mathematics | $66,131 National median for this major n=2,571 | Not published |
| Architectural History, Criticism, and Conservation | $46,764 National median for this major n=64 | Not published |
| Architectural Sciences and Technology | $58,941 National median for this major n=2,238 | $23,250 Small program - rough guide n=57 |
| Architecture | $55,092 Small program - rough guide n=38 | Not published |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | $43,049 National median for this major n=8,694 | Not published |
| Biology | $43,229 Small program - rough guide n=32 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=47 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | $51,694 Small program - rough guide n=49 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=53 |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other | $54,462 National median for this major n=3,522 | Not published |
| Chemistry | $47,486 National median for this major n=10,597 | Not published |
| Civil Engineering | $72,789 National median for this major n=15,339 | Not published |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $33,198 National median for this major n=732 | Not published |
| Communications | $44,081 Small program - rough guide n=45 | Not published |
| Computer Engineering | $83,729 National median for this major n=11,252 | Not published |
| Computer Science | $80,182 National median for this major n=35,263 | Not published |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | $48,533 National median for this major n=3,677 | Not published |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | $69,677 National median for this major n=10,572 | Not published |
| Construction Engineering Technology/Technician | $77,872 National median for this major n=3,270 | Not published |
| Construction Management | $77,613 Small program - rough guide n=45 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=79 |
| Criminal Justice | $52,981 Small program - rough guide n=93 | $26,500 n=139 |
| Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis | $40,083 National median for this major n=120 | Not published |
| Dance | $28,513 National median for this major n=2,991 | Not published |
| Design and Applied Arts | $39,422 National median for this major n=22,892 | Not published |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | $29,768 National median for this major n=14,923 | Not published |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | $32,186 Small program - rough guide n=50 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=45 |
| Economics | $60,917 National median for this major n=25,831 | Not published |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | $82,431 National median for this major n=15,396 | Not published |
| Engineering | $72,868 National median for this major n=2,850 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=34 |
| English Language and Literature, General | $36,147 National median for this major n=27,468 | Not published |
| Environmental Conservation | $40,925 National median for this major n=16,925 | Not published |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | $66,562 Small program - rough guide n=74 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=65 |
| Graphic Communications | $29,510 National median for this major n=3,935 | Not published |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | $50,300 National median for this major n=20,298 | Not published |
| Historic Preservation and Conservation | $31,353 National median for this major n=79 | Not published |
| History | $38,156 National median for this major n=20,617 | Not published |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians | $68,608 National median for this major n=2,721 | Not published |
| International Business | $56,014 National median for this major n=5,265 | Not published |
| International/Globalization Studies | $42,221 National median for this major n=4,870 | Not published |
| Journalism | $41,953 National median for this major n=11,629 | Not published |
| Languages and Linguistics | $33,703 National median for this major n=4,034 | Not published |
| Legal Professions and Studies, Other | $44,440 National median for this major n=502 | $26,500 Small program - rough guide n=51 |
| Legal Support Services | $43,568 National median for this major n=1,209 | Not published |
| Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |
| Marketing | $46,289 Small program - rough guide n=79 | $26,000 Small program - rough guide n=97 |
| Mathematics | $52,843 National median for this major n=13,762 | Not published |
| Mechanical Engineering | $75,225 Small program - rough guide n=44 | Not published |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | $47,819 National median for this major n=24,237 | Not published |
| Music | $33,156 National median for this major n=13,251 | Not published |
| Non-Professional Legal Studies | $44,728 National median for this major n=2,888 | Not published |
| Philosophy | $37,154 National median for this major n=6,052 | Not published |
| Physics | $52,079 National median for this major n=4,999 | Not published |
| Political Science and Government | $43,306 National median for this major n=36,807 | Not published |
| Psychology | $40,572 Small program - rough guide n=70 | $26,000 n=114 |
| Public Administration | $50,470 National median for this major n=2,829 | Not published |
| Public Health | $42,733 National median for this major n=16,894 | Not published |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | $47,537 Small program - rough guide n=34 | Not published |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | $35,087 National median for this major n=7,289 | Not published |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $40,236 National median for this major n=8,855 | Not published |
| Security Science and Technology | $46,655 National median for this major n=2,893 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=32 |
| Social Sciences | $43,758 National median for this major n=5,239 | Not published |
| Sociology and Anthropology | $37,664 National median for this major n=494 | Not published |
| Studio Art | $31,108 National median for this major n=25,748 | Not published |
| Sustainability Studies | $44,710 National median for this major n=1,415 | Not published |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $45,328 National median for this major n=22,650 | Not published |
| Teaching | $42,189 Small program - rough guide n=38 | $26,295 Small program - rough guide n=62 |
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