Quad

Head-to-head

U. Arkansas
U. Rhode Island

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    U. Rhode Island's grants cover 26% of its full price on average, vs. 12% at U. Arkansas

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    U. Arkansas's yield is 12 pts higher than U. Rhode Island's

    Yield rate
  3. 3

    U. Rhode Island grads earn $11.6K more ten years out than U. Arkansas's ($69,743 vs. $58,191)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  4. 4

    U. Arkansas has 2.1× as many undergrads as U. Rhode Island

    Undergrads
  5. 5

    U. Rhode Island's SAT midpoint is 63 points higher than U. Arkansas's

    SAT midpoint
  6. 6

    U. Rhode Island graduates 4 pts more of its students than U. Arkansas (72% vs. 68%)

    Graduation rate

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Who's hardest to get into

U. Arkansas admits 74%, U. Rhode Island 75%; U. Arkansas's yield is higher, at 29%.

Acceptance rate
U. Arkansas74%
U. Rhode Island75%
Quad's selectivity
  • U. ArkansasAccessible
  • U. Rhode IslandSelective
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
U. Arkansas
1020–1210
U. Rhode Island
1090–1310
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • U. ArkansasRigor, GPA, rank, and tests very important62%
  • U. Rhode IslandRigor and GPA very important43%

Who's on each campus

U. Arkansas has 2.1× as many undergrads as U. Rhode Island; U. Rhode Island has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
U. Arkansas28.7K
U. Rhode Island13.4K
Pell Grant share
U. Arkansas18%
U. Rhode Island22%

Majors and faculty

Marketing/Marketing Management leads at U. Arkansas, and Psychology at U. Rhode Island; U. Rhode Island has 17 students per faculty member to U. Arkansas's 20.

Students per faculty member
U. Arkansas20 to 1
U. Rhode Island17 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • U. ArkansasMarketing/Marketing Management, General8%
  • U. Rhode IslandPsychology, General8%

What each costs

U. Arkansas and U. Rhode Island cost about the same a year on average; U. Rhode Island's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
U. Arkansas$35.3K
U. Rhode Island$34.5K
Aid generosity
U. Arkansas12%
U. Rhode Island26%

What each pays off

U. Rhode Island's former students earn more, a median $69.7K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 60% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
U. Arkansas$58.2K
U. Rhode Island$69.7K
Graduation rate
U. Arkansas68%
U. Rhode Island72%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; U. Rhode Island got more selective while U. Arkansas got less.

Applications, 10-year change
  • U. ArkansasGrowing+61%
  • U. Rhode IslandGrowing+29%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Sources:University of Arkansas (Fall 2025), Fall 2025;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;University of Arkansas Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018;University of Rhode Island (Fall 2025), Fall 2025;University of Rhode Island Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;University of Rhode Island Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2019About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why