University of Rhode Island
Kingston, Rhode Island
- Public
- Suburb
- 13,381 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 72%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $22,469per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 73%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $73,43910 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
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Getting in
- Admit rate
- 72%About 7 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 1020–1280Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
From University of Rhode Island's own report
These numbers come from the school's Common Data Set for 2025–26, a standard report colleges publish about their applicants and first-year students. Open the report.
43% had a 3.75 or higher. The average was 3.65. Schools count GPA differently (weighted or not), so compare ranges loosely.
- Admit rate in this report
- 75%20,892 admitted of 28,021 first-year applicants
- Early decision admit rate
- 74%150 admitted of 202. Early decision is binding: you commit to attend if admitted.
- Top 10% of their class
- 19%48% were in the top quarter.
Early applicants often include recruited athletes and students who knew this was their first choice, so a higher early rate doesn't mean applying early raises any one student's odds by that much.
What the admissions office says it weighs
Very important
- How challenging your classes were
- GPA
- Essay
- Recommendations
Important
- Activities
- Volunteer work
- Work experience
Considered
- Class rank
- Test scores
- A talent or ability
- Character and personal qualities
- Being first in your family to go to college
- Where you live
- Living in the state
- Showing interest in the school
Not considered
- Interview
- Family who went there (legacy)
- Religious affiliation
Where you'd stand
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Sources: University of Rhode Island Common Data Set 2025–26; College Scorecard. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $22,469full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $36,252sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $17,476Source: College Scorecard
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $38,398Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 73%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 84%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $73,43910 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $20,500federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 13,381Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 25%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 26%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Durham, NH — admits 88%
- Western Washington University Bellingham, WA — admits 93%
- Appalachian State University Boone, NC — admits 90%
- University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL — admits 88%
Also worth a look
- Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Bowling Green, OH — admits 81%
- Montana State University Bozeman, MT — admits 82%
- Rowan University Glassboro, NJ — admits 78%
- University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY — admits 74%
- University of Maryland-Baltimore County Baltimore, MD — admits 72%
- West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester, PA — admits 78%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for University of Rhode Island, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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