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Rhode Island College

Providence, RI · Public · Large suburb · R.I. College · RI College · RIC

Public institution in Providence, RI · 4,630 undergraduates · 81% acceptance rate · $56,318 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$10,988380th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$10,986682nd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$26,5191,116th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$18,490294th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$20,500679th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$56,318716th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$46,882732nd highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
46.2%1,298th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
73.7%1,032nd highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
81.1%933rd most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1010926th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
—

Campus

Undergraduates
4,630521st largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
14.0:11,158th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
41.5%643rd highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 43 mi (BOS)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$50
Personal essay
Optional / not required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 60 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$63,330$65,610
MathematicsMathematics & Statisticsbachelors$57,860$49,840
Computer Sciencebachelors$57,318—
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors$57,318$65,797
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professionsbachelors$53,671$53,775
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusinessbachelors$48,041$52,607
Management Information Systems and ServicesBusinessbachelors$47,260$47,729
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralHealth Professionsbachelors$45,696$27,476
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$42,979$49,019
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$42,235$42,073
Public Administrationbachelors$41,937—
Special Education and TeachingEducationbachelors$41,441$41,565

Campus facts

Athletics — 14 sports

NCAA Division III without football · NCAA Division III

Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Rhode Island College’s 4,630 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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