Quad

Head-to-head

U. Rhode Island
U. North Dakota

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    U. North Dakota's yield is 18 pts higher than U. Rhode Island's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

    U. North Dakota costs about $11.6K less per year on average than U. Rhode Island ($22,914 vs. $34,536, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  3. 3

    U. Rhode Island graduates 15 pts more of its students than U. North Dakota (72% vs. 57%)

    Graduation rate
  4. 4

    U. Rhode Island has 7 pts more first-gen students than U. North Dakota (26% vs. 19%)

    First-generation students
  5. 5

    U. Rhode Island is more diverse (index 0.45 vs. 0.38)

    Diversity index
  6. 6

    U. Rhode Island grads earn $6.2K more ten years out than U. North Dakota's ($69,743 vs. $63,552)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs

The shape of each school

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

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

U. Rhode Island admits 75%, U. North Dakota 77%; U. North Dakota's yield is higher, at 35%.

Acceptance rate
U. Rhode Island75%
U. North Dakota77%
Quad's selectivity
  • U. Rhode IslandSelective
  • U. North DakotaAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 1000–1600
U. Rhode Island
1090–1310
U. North DakotaTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • U. Rhode IslandRigor and GPA very important43%
  • U. North DakotaGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

U. Rhode Island is a bit larger than U. North Dakota (13,381 vs. 9,981 undergrads) and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
U. Rhode Island13.4K
U. North Dakota10K
Pell Grant share
U. Rhode Island22%
U. North Dakota17%

Majors and faculty

Psychology leads at U. Rhode Island, and Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology at U. North Dakota; both have 17 students per faculty member.

Students per faculty member
U. Rhode Island17 to 1
U. North Dakota17 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • U. Rhode IslandPsychology, General8%
  • U. North DakotaAeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology, General15%

What each costs

U. North Dakota costs about $11.6K less a year than U. Rhode Island on average; U. Rhode Island's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
U. Rhode Island$34.5K
U. North Dakota$22.9K
Aid generosity
U. Rhode Island26%
U. North Dakota20%

What each pays off

U. Rhode Island's former students earn more, a median $69.7K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
U. Rhode Island$69.7K
U. North Dakota$63.6K
Graduation rate
U. Rhode Island72%
U. North Dakota57%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got more selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • U. Rhode IslandGrowing+29%
  • U. North DakotaGrowing+78%
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 Rhode Island (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 Rhode Island 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;University of Rhode Island Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2019;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018About 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