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University of Rhode Island

Kingston, RI · CDS 2023–2024 · Suburb: Large · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

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Overall admit rate
77.1%
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
16.8%
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
56.4%
Total cost — out-of-state
$51,606
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
17:1
Avg loan debt at graduation
$28,449

Admit rate over time

% of need met over time

Total cost (out-of-state) over time

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates13,904
Total all graduate2,681
Grand total all students16,585

Admissions

Total applicants25,391
Total admitted19,568
Total enrolled3,289
Overall admit rate77.1%
Admit rate — women79.0%
Admit rate — men73.9%
Yield rate16.8%

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?No
ED closing date——
ED notification date——
# admitted under ED plan——
Offers Early Action plan?Yes
EA closing date12/1
EA notification date12/15
Restrictive Early Action?No

Test Scores

% submitting SAT22.0%
% submitting ACT2.0%
SAT EBRW 25th %ile520
SAT EBRW 75th %ile650
SAT Math 25th %ile510
SAT Math 75th %ile620
ACT Comp 25th %ile26
ACT Comp 75th %ile31
% in top 10% of HS class18.0%
% in top 25% of HS class45.0%

Cost

Tuition — in-state$14,630
Tuition — out-of-state$34,834
Required fees$2,312
Room and board$14,460
Total cost — in-state$31,402
Total cost — out-of-state$51,606

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant$11,314
Avg % of need met56.4%
% with 100% of need met——
Avg merit grant (no need)$5,935
Avg loan debt at graduation$28,449

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist1,983
# admitted from waitlist333
Waitlist admit rate42.9%
Transfer applicants (total)1,531
Transfer admit rate69.8%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio17:1
% faculty full-time——

College Scorecard

Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.

Admissions & cost

Admit rate (Scorecard)72.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)$21,440Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (private)——

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)71.3%Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200)
Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time)63.7%Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
First-year retention rate83.9%Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT)
Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing$73,243Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant22.8%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan52.5%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Paid in full12.7%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress36.4%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress21.7%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged0.4%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Defaulted3.9%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019

Undergraduates

% part-time4.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white73.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black4.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino12.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian3.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races3.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international0.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown1.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women50.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men49.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white63.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black2.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino3.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian5.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races0.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international23.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown0.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.

Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services14.3%
Health Professions And Related Programs11.5%
Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs8.6%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences8.5%
Social Sciences7.6%
Engineering7.5%
Psychology7.4%
Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences4.4%