- The Inkwell
- Rhode Island
- University of Rhode Island
Kingston, RISuburb: largeZIP 02881Founded 1892
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1892
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral: high research activity (R2)
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- web.uri.edu
- Member of
- APLU
Rhode IslandPublic
University of Rhode Island
University of Rhode Island is a public university in Kingston, Rhode Island, with 13,381 undergraduates. It admits 72% of applicants, graduates 72% within six years and costs $22,469 a year after aid.
72%graduate
Admission rate72%
Retention84%
4-year graduation57%
Pell Grant share25%
Federal loans52%
$22,469net price / year
72%admission rate
1160average SAT
72%graduate in 6 years
$73,439median earnings, 10 yrs
$20,500median debt
#306 of 1,704 for earnings#1,055 of 1,739 for lowest net price#317 of 1,738 for graduation rate#629 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $36,252tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $17,476
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $38,398
- Average net price
- $22,469national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$15,297
$30,001–48,000$15,468
$48,001–75,000$17,805
$75,001–110,000$23,068
$110,001+$31,501
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 72%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1160
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 520–650
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 500–630
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college72%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college84%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college72%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college25%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 72%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 57%
- First-year retention
- 84%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 72%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $61,569
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $73,439middle 50%: $50,507–$104,921
- Median debt at graduation
- $20,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$104,921
Median, University of Rhode Island$73,439
Lower quarter$50,507
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 13,381
- Part-time
- 4.7%
- Women / men
- 58% / 42%
- Average age at entry
- 20.8
- First-generation students
- 26%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 25%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 17 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 69%
- Average faculty salary
- $11,089 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $10,555
- Endowment, end of year
- $317,751,177
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White73%
Hispanic12%
Black4.6%
Asian3.1%
Two or more races3.9%
U.S. nonresident0.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
Unknown1.8%
24 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management14%
Health professions12%
Communication & journalism8.6%
Biological & biomedical sciences8.5%
Social sciences7.6%
Engineering7.5%
Psychology7.4%
Family & consumer sciences4.4%
keep comparing
Similar colleges
Public colleges in Rhode Island
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhode Island College Providence, RI | $10,959 | 45% | $60,399 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL | $22,443 | 71% | $90,804 |
| Mercer University Macon, GA | $24,778 | 72% | $63,469 |
| Rowan University Glassboro, NJ | $23,938 | 69% | $65,776 |
| Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Bowling Green, OH | $21,453 | 66% | $52,269 |
| Azusa Pacific University Azusa, CA | $22,597 | 63% | $71,595 |
| University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington, NC | $19,570 | 72% | $61,019 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 217484. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q1641788.