Quad

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, RIQuad's selectivitySelective
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Updates

What changed

New and revised figures from the latest data releases, each with its year.

Published Oct 10, 2026

  • Fall 2025: 28,021 applied (fall 2024: 26,987)University of Rhode Island (Fall 2025)
  • Fall 2025: 20,892 admits (fall 2024: 19,475)University of Rhode Island (Fall 2025)
  • Fall 2025: 75% admitted (fall 2024: 72%)University of Rhode Island (Fall 2025)
  • Fall 2025: middle 50% SAT Reading & Writing 550–670 (fall 2024: 520–650)University of Rhode Island Common Data Set 2025–26
  • Fall 2025: middle 50% SAT Math 520–645 (fall 2024: 500–630)University of Rhode Island Common Data Set 2025–26
  • Now reported: middle 50% ACT composite 25–31 (fall 2025)University of Rhode Island Common Data Set 2025–26
  • Entered fall 2024: 85% returned for a second year (entered fall 2023: 84%)University of Rhode Island Common Data Set 2025–26

Sources:University of Rhode Island Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;University of Rhode Island Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Admissions · Fall 2025

7 in 10 applicants admitted

U. Rhode Island admits about 7 in 10 applicants (75%). That puts it in the "Selective" tier, more selective than 55% of the 1,547 colleges that report admissions.

75%

75%

acceptance rateQuad's selectivitySelective

Applied

28,021

Admitted

20,892

Yield

16%

of admits enroll

Avg. GPA

3.65

SAT middle 50%

1090–1310

10001600
ACT middle 50%

24.5–31

1836
Applications +29% since fall 2014 · admit rate 77% → 72%Over time

Getting in, in detail: funnel, what they look at, your scores

Students

Who's on campus

A medium campus of 13,381 undergrads, where 22% receive Pell Grants, a low share compared to other colleges.

13.4K

undergrads · larger than 92% of colleges

Diversity index

0.45

Pell Grant

22%

below the median

First generation

26%

below the median

Large suburbNCAA D-I FCS · Atlantic 10 ConferenceROTCStudy abroadUndergrad research
Less diverse · index 0.48 → 0.45 since fall 2014Over time

Students and campus life in detail

Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Psychology, General (8% of graduates). 17 students for every faculty member, more than at 78% of colleges. 69% of faculty are full-time. Spends $10,555 a year on instruction per student.

17 to 1

students per faculty member · more than at 78% of colleges

Most popular major

Psychology, General

8% of 2024–25 graduates

Top-earning major

Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering

$106.2K four years after completion

Full-time faculty

69%

of faculty

Instruction spending

$10.6K

per student a year

All majors with search, earnings by major, and faculty

Cost & aid · 2023–24

What it costs

In 2023–24, the average first-year paid an estimated $34,536 in total (tuition, housing, food, books and other costs, after grants), $10.3K more than the national median. The 96% who received grants paid $24,118 on average; the other 4% paid the full sticker price of $34,994 in-state / $54,390 out-of-state.

26%

$34.5K

average total cost per year, all first-years, after grants (est.) · $10.3K above the national median

$0$110K$400K+
Full price, in-state
$34,994 a year
tuition, housing, food, books, and other costs
Need-based aid
Little need-based aid above $110K
aid thins out for families above that income
Merit aid
31% · avg $10K
of first-years without need got merit aid
Aid generosity

Moderate

grants cover 26% of full price

Federal loans

49%

of undergrads · national median 45%

Your price

Net price calculator

the college's own

Financial aid

Financial aid office Veterans' benefits
Cost steady · −2% after inflation since 2013–14Over time

Prices, who gets aid, and borrowing in detail

Outcomes

What it pays

Former students earn a median $69,743 ten years after enrolling, more than at 83% of colleges; 72% graduate within six years. Four years of net price is about 2.0 years of that salary.

72%

72%

graduate within six years · national median 59%

Median earnings

$69.7K

10 years after entry

Median debt

$22.3K

≈ $236/month for 10 years

Retention

85%

come back for year two

Graduation rate 59% → 73% since the class that entered fall 2008Over time

Earnings, finishing, 8-year outcomes, by group

Over time · since 2013–14

How it's changed

Since 2013–14, the full price held about steady after inflation, and what the average first-year paid moved with it. Applications rose 29% since fall 2014, and the acceptance rate went from 77% to 72%.

  • Cost

    Steady

    −2% after inflation

  • Applications

    Growing

    +29%

  • Selectivity

    More selective

    admit rate 77% → 72% (to fall 2024)

  • Diversity

    Less diverse

    index 0.48 → 0.45

Every series, year by year

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Sources for this overviewEvery dataset and year behind the numbers on this profile; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Sources for this profile

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    IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD)

    National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · 2025–26 · retrieved 2026-10-12

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    College Scorecard

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  3. 3
    University of Rhode Island Common Data Set 2025–26

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    National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · 2023–24 · retrieved 2026-10-12

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    IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation)

    National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · 2025–26 · retrieved 2026-10-12

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    IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D)

    National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · Fall 2024 · retrieved 2026-10-12

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    National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · 2024–25 graduates · retrieved 2026-10-12

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    U.S. Department of Education · most recent release · retrieved 2026-10-12

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    National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · 2023–24 · retrieved 2026-10-12

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    Each college (voluntary, standardized template) · most recent release · retrieved 2026-10-12

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    National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · Fall 2024 · retrieved 2026-10-12

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    IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level)

    National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · Fall 2024 · retrieved 2026-10-12

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    IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (distance education)

    National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · Fall 2024 · retrieved 2026-10-12

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    IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks)

    National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · Fall 2024 · retrieved 2026-10-12

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    IPEDS Outcome Measures survey

    National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · Students entering fall 2016 · retrieved 2026-10-12

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    IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients)

    National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · Entered fall 2018 · retrieved 2026-10-12

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    University of Rhode Island · 2026 · retrieved 2026-10-04

IPEDS unit ID 217484 · Data retrieved 2026-10-12. Tap any ⓘ to see where that number came from and what year it describes. National ranks and medians include every 4-year college that reports the measure. How we source and calculate everything