University of Rhode Island

Kingston, RI · Public research
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Acceptance rate
74.6%
20,892 admitted
SAT · 50th
6-yr grad
71.2%
Retention 85.2%
Undergrads
14,466
17:1 S-F
Admissions
74.6%
20,892 admitted
from 28,021 apps
Applications28,021
Overall admit rate74.6%
Enrolled3,431 · 16.4% yield
Admitted from waitlist9 of 1,430
Very important factorsGPA, Application essay, Recs, Rigor of HS record
Important factorsExtracurriculars, Volunteering, Work experience
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
Test scores
SAT composite · 50th %ile
SAT
255075
R&W550620670
Math520590645
Comp1310
ACT
255075
Comp242831
Cost & aid
$15,148
in-state tuition
out-of-state $36,070
Tuition (in-state)$15,148
Tuition (out-of-state)$36,070
Fees$2,328
Room & board$15,070
Books$1,290
Avg need-based grant$12,514
% need met57.0%
Academics
17 : 1
student-faculty ratio
85.2% retention
Student-faculty17 : 1
Retention85.2%
4-year graduation59.1%
6-year graduation71.2%
Enrollment
14,466
undergraduates
34 intl freshmen
Total undergraduates14,466
First-year3,431
Transfer628
Full-time89%
Female59%
International (freshmen)34
Rankings
#32
U.S. News & World Report
Top Performers on Social Mobility — Regional Universities — NORTH
SourceListRankYr
U.S. News & World ReportTop Performers on Social Mobility — Regional Universities — NORTH#3226
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Nursing Programs#7426
WSJ/College PulseBest Colleges in the U.S.#7626
U.S. News & World ReportBest Regional Universities — North#8426
U.S. News & World ReportBest National Universities#15126
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Business Programs#17426
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Computer Science Programs#17726
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Niche, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
Classifications & designations
R2 Research University
Carnegie Classification
54 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationR2 Research University54
Athletic conferenceAtlantic 10 Conference9
Athletic divisionNCAA D1-FCS44
Institutional controlPublic college153
Geographic groupingRhode Island colleges4
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
Application timeline & requirements
no application-fee data
Regular decisionMay 1
Early decisionoffered
Early actionoffered
Deferred admissionAllowed
Test policyStudents will not be required to submit standardized test scores as part of the admission process. We will review all applications in a holistic manner, considering grades earned during high school, level of challenge of courses completed (including senior year courses), letters of recommendation, essays, special talents, and involvement and leadership in schools and/or communities. We recommend that students pursue a rigorous course of study, including in the senior year of high school, which may include honors, IB, dual enrollment, and/or AP courses, and advanced coursework in college preparatory subjects such as math, science, foreign language, social sciences, and the humanities.
Admissions URLhttp://www.uri.edu
Admissions emailadmission@uri.edu
Admissions phone874-7100
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Peers by the numbers
University of Conn…
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
University of Connecticut CT · Public54.4%135021K
University of Massachusetts MA · Public59.9%141024K
University of New Hampshire NH · Public89.1%123010K
University of Vermont VT · Public73.0%136012K
University of Maine ME · Public96.6%1190
Northeastern University MA · Private (nonprofit)5.6%148022K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.

Official Common Data Set Documents — University of Rhode Island

10 years of University of Rhode Island's officially published CDS, archived by CollegeNumbers. PDF and spreadsheet originals exactly as the school filed them.