University of Rhode Island
Kingston, RI · Public · Large suburb · Carnegie R1/R2 · URI
Public institution in Kingston, RI · 13,822 undergraduates · 77% acceptance rate · $69,743 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 8%Undergraduates
- Top 14%Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- Top 15%Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- Top 19%Graduation rate (4-year)
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
- $19,8991,063rd cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $16,4081,012th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $35,8041,474th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $32,5841,021st cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $22,250916th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $69,743284th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $57,446292nd highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 71.0%384th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 84.1%480th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 77.1%817th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1176468th highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- 28177th highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 13,822183rd largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 17.0:11,598th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 21.1%1,660th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 66 mi (BOS)
On 2 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- EDNov 1
- EADec 1
- RDApr 15
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- $65
- Personal essay
- 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 72 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $72,797 | $72,693 |
| Computer EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $69,757 | $71,473 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | $67,660 | $67,995 |
| Mechanical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $67,265 | $63,880 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $66,605 | $66,332 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | $62,508 | $57,318 |
| Chemical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $62,260 | $61,064 |
| Industrial EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $61,020 | $63,749 |
| Biomedical/Medical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $60,485 | $61,814 |
| Ocean EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $60,128 | $63,600 |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsForeign Languages | bachelors | $59,922 | $52,107 |
| Civil EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $59,640 | $58,522 |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1892source
- Athletic nickname: "Rams"source
- Meade Stadium seats about 6,555source
- Competes in Atlantic 10 Conferencesource
- School colors: #002147 and #75B2DDsource
- Mascot: Rhody the Ramsource
- Motto: "Hope"source
- Campus size: about 1,254 acressource
- Formerly known as "Rhode Island College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts" (1892–1909)source
- Formerly known as "Rhode Island State College" (1909–1951)source
- Athletic conference: FCSsource
- A [[National Sea Grant College Program institutionsource
- A Sea-grant]] institutionsource
- A [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program institutionsource
- A Space-grant]]}} institutionsource
- Plays for the "Governor's Cup" (since 1909)source
- Football rivalry: Rhode Island–UConn (since 1897)source
- Fight song: ""Rhode Island Cheer Song""source
- Notable alum: Christiane Amanpoursource
- Notable alum: Lamar Odomsource
- Notable alum: Michael Flynnsource
- Notable alum: Candace Owenssource
- Notable alum: Robert Ballardsource
Athletics — 12 sports
NCAA Division I-FCS · NCAA Division I
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $12,092,836 (M $6,185,749 · W $5,907,087)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Football
- Golf
- Lacrosse
- Rowing
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming and Diving (combined)
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websiteweb.uri.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 217484)
- Compare colleges in RIRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in Rhode IslandEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Showdown: University of Rhode Island vs Brown UniversityHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 12 EADA programs at this school
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