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Academics
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Value
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Diversity
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Campus
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Athletics
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Party Scene
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Professors
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Location
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Dorms
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Campus Food
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Student Life
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Safety
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Rhode Island is an above-average public university located in Kingston, Rhode Island in the Providence Area. It is a large institution with an enrollment of 12,931 undergraduate students. Admissions is somewhat competitive as the Rhode Island acceptance rate is 76%. Popular majors include Nursing, Psychology, and Communications. Graduating 72% of students, Rhode Island alumni go on to earn a starting salary of $39,400.
About
KINGSTON, RI 02881
About Rhode Island...
- Common App Accepted
- Public College
- SAT/ACT Optional
- Some Online Degrees
Athletic Division
NCAA Division I-FCS
Athletic Conference
Coastal Athletic Association
Compare to Other Colleges
- Rhode Island
- Kingston
University of Rhode Island Rankings
Niche rankings are based on rigorous analysis of key statistics from the U.S. Department of Education and millions of reviews.
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URI Admissions
Acceptance Rate
76%
Application Deadline
Deadline for application submissions. Please contact the school for more details.
February 1
SAT Range
1050-1270
ACT Range
25-30
Application Fee
$65
SAT/ACT
Considered but not required
High School GPA
Required
Early Decision/Early Action
Yes
Application Website
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Will You Get Into URI?
Test Scores and High School GPA for University of Rhode Island
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Net Price
$20,695/ year
National
$15,523
Average cost after financial aid for students receiving grant or scholarship aid, as reported by the college.
Average Total Aid Awarded
$13,257/ year
National
$7,535
Students Receiving Financial Aid
98%
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Academics
Professors
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Based on faculty accomplishments, salary, student reviews, and additional factors.
Student Faculty Ratio
15:1
Evening Degree Programs
Yes
71%
of students agree that professors put a lot of effort into teaching their classes.147 responses
46%
of students agree that it is easy to get the classes they want.185 responses
48%
of students agree that the workload is easy to manage.185 responses
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Majors
Most Popular Majors
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Online
Programs Offered Entirely Online
Total number of complete undergraduate programs offered online or through distance learning.
1
Offers Online Courses
College offers distance education courses.
Yes
Online Certificate Programs
Total number of certificate degree programs offered online or through distance education.
1
Online Associates Programs
Total number of associate degree programs offered online or through distance education.
Online Bachelor's Programs
Total number of bachelor's degree programs offered online or through distance education.
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How Students Learn
Based on class setting of student enrollment.
Mix of Online and on Campus
34%
On Campus
64%
Online
2%
Students
Full-Time Enrollment
12,931Undergrads
Part-Time Undergrads
1,837
Undergrads Over 25
6%
Pell Grant
23%
Varsity Athletes
4%
Poll
What one word or phrase best describes the typical student at this school?
Based on
130 responses
It depends on the person
38%
Friendly and outgoing
28%
If not in greek or athletics you have no life
11%
Excited to be a Rhody Ram!
8%
Representative of U.S. population
8%
Annoying druggie/ alcoholic
2%
relaxed and kind
2%
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Campus Life
Freshmen Live On-Campus
No data available —
Poll
47%
of students say that Greek life is pretty big.193 responses
Poll
47%
of students say varsity sporting events are attended, but not a huge part of campus life.248 responses
Poll
What one word or phrase best describes your school?
Based on
138 responses
Great college experience overall
37%
Love-hate relationship
28%
Bored to death
6%
Inconvenient at times
6%
Irritating
6%
Noisy or i only smell pot
4%
Concerned with the right things
3%
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After College
Median Earnings 6 Years After Graduation
$52,900/ year
National
$33,028
Graduation Rate
72%
National
49%
Employed 2 Years After Graduation
95%
National
83%
76%
of students feel confident they will find a job in their field after graduation.84 responses
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University of Rhode Island Reviews
Rating 3.53 out of 5 2,634 reviews
Rating 4 out of 5
I’ve really enjoyed my time at URI. I have made great friends in my major of elementary education. I like the campus, it’s quite pretty. I’ve had a mix of fantastic, mediocre, and less than ideal professors, but generally they are alright. The most difficult thing I’ve experienced at URI has been parking. Taking the shuttle can be difficult with it getting full quickly and all. The classrooms in Chaffee are also quite depressing. The lack of windows makes the learning environment difficult. The surrounding buildings, like CBLS and the pharmacy building, are significantly nicer than Chaffee, where the majority of my classes are for my major.
- Senior
- 12 days ago
Rating 4 out of 5
Within this school, it has it's ups and downs that allowed an experience to differ regarding the individual. With this saying, the school heavily depends on the involvement within sororities and frats to make friends. Everyone is cliquy causing a division within friend groups or even events that are held. It's weird how they have a multicultural building yet it allows a seperation between groups at the same time. We have a major issue regarding racism and how the school handles it. I believe they can be better at advocating and implementing consequences of disrespecting other students due to their race. Instead, they give students warnings that allows them to still disrespects others without the actually facing of a consequence.
It is nice how the school is only twenty minutes from Narragansett, allowing the summer to be the perfect place to go to. The school in the summer and spring have the lively hood of everyone being outside which allows a small sense of community.
- Freshman
- 2 months ago
Rating 4 out of 5
Before I committed to the University of Rhode Island, I felt drawn to it. I felt like I was supposed to go there and that I was going to love it there. I went on tours and attended different events held by the University of Rhode Island and every time I was there, I found myself smiling ear to ear, beyond excited to be able to call that place my home for the next four years. I love the energy that the University of Rhode Island brings. The students there are very passionate about what they do. My favorite part about the University of Rhode Island is that I can connect with people in my major, one on one, because we have the same classes together. Not only that, but everyone is so happy in my major. We can all connect on our love for animals. URI has an amazing animal science program. Nothing in this world is perfect, but URI is pretty close to it in my eyes.
- Sophom*ore
- 18 days ago
