Providence, RI · Public
91.8%
Acceptance rate
1,010
SAT Average
$10,988
Avg net price
4,630
Enrollment
| All fields, 2024-25Bachelor’s 1,061Master’s 285Doctoral 14 |
| Bachelor’s 266Master’s 63Doctoral 13 |
| Bachelor’s 178Master’s 6Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 115Master’s 6Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 114Master’s 78Doctoral 1 |
| Bachelor’s 103Master’s 119Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 76Master’s 0Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 35Master’s 2Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 31Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 29Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 24Master’s 1Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 19Master’s 3Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 18Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 12Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 10Master’s 2Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 7Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 7Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 5Master’s 0Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 4Master’s 5Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 3Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 2Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 1Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 1Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 1Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
NCAA program details
- Primary division
- Division III
- Primary conference
- Little East Conference
Projected sponsored sports21
Athletic participation
321 unique student-athletes · 21 varsity teams
Early Action
Regular Decision
FAFSA due Mar 15
· Apply with Common App
Published on-campus price, 2024–25
- Tuition
- $9,765
- Required fees
- $1,535
- Food and housing
- $13,414
- Books and supplies
- $1,200
- Other expenses
- $1,440
- Total
- $27,354
- $24,6122019–2019–20
- $25,3882020–2120–21
- $27,2642021–2221–22
- $27,0702022–2322–23
- $27,3452023–2423–24
- $27,3542024–2524–25
Net price by family income, 2022–23
Students of all incomes paid $10,988 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.
Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid and paid in-state tuition.
Need-based aid, 2025–26
- First-years with need-based aid
- 66%
- Average share of need met
- 65.3%
- Average need-based grant
- $8,827
- Required forms
- FAFSA
Sources
- IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
- IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
- Application process · College websites · 2026–27
- NCAA Projected Sports Sponsorship by School · National Collegiate Athletic Association · 2025–26
- Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2024–25, 2025–26
- IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
Every figure below is read directly from Rhode Island College’s own reported data, with no scores, ratings, or estimates added. Derived from 2 Common Data Set filings (2024–25 to 2025–26).
Rhode Island College admitted of applicants, a admit rate. Of those, enrolled, a yield, across 2 years of Common Data Set filings.
Rhode Island College runs a nonbinding Early Action plan.
The enrolled class is roughly international, and about of its domestic students come from out of state. Rhode Island College admits in-state applicants at 86.7%, out-of-state applicants at 85.4%, and international applicants at 36.4%.
Enrolled first-years by geography
1,179 first-years
Admit odds by pool
Test scores are considered but not required. Of enrolled first-years, submitted an SAT and an ACT.
Some students submit both an SAT and an ACT, so the two shares overlap. They don’t add up to a single “submitted a test” rate.
SAT composite
19.2% of the class submitted an SAT
Composite score: Not disclosed
Reading/Writing
Middle 50%
Math
Middle 50%
ACT composite
0% of the class submitted an ACT
Score range: Not disclosed
Rhode Island College’s enrolled first-years averaged a high-school GPA, among the 95.1% who submitted one.
High-school GPA
shares of all enrolled first-years
Average 3.19
Rhode Island College rates 2 factors "very important." Each column reads strongest first.
Academic
- Rigor of secondary school record
- Very important
- Academic GPA
- Very important
- Application essay
- Considered
- Recommendation(s)
- Considered
- Class rank
- Not considered
- Standardized test scores
- Not considered
Nonacademic
- Character / personal qualities
- Important
- Extracurricular activities
- Considered
- Talent / ability
- Considered
- First generation
- Considered
- Alumni/ae relation
- Considered
- Volunteer work
- Considered
- Work experience
- Considered
- Interview
- Not considered
- Geographical residence
- Not considered
- State residency
- Not considered
- Religious affiliation/commitment
- Not considered
- Level of applicant's interest
- Not considered
Rhode Island College leaves 3 Common Data Set answers blank — each one hidden below with what it would tell you.
Without the rank spread of enrolled students, there’s no top-of-class signal to place a transcript against.
Without the GPA spread, a family can’t see where their transcript lands within the class.
With the pool size hidden, a student’s odds of clearing the waitlist can’t be computed.
Does disclose: Admissions factor grid (C7)
Rhode Island College's net price after grant aid, by family income. of first-years received need-based aid. The school meets of demonstrated need, split into .
What aid recipients pay, by income
net price
Each figure averages only families who received federal aid in that income band (College Scorecard); $10,988 across all aid recipients. Aid share: 752 of 1,137 first-years in the 2025–26 Common Data Set.
How need-based aid is determined
Cost of attendance − expected family contribution = demonstrated need
Forms a family files to be considered
Merit aid reached of the class, or of enrolled first-years. For international applicants, Rhode Island College offers both need-based and merit aid.
Intl aid recipients
Not disclosedAvg intl award
Not disclosedWaitlist activity, as reported to the Common Data Set.
Offered a place
Not disclosedAccepted a place
Not disclosedAdmitted off waitlist
Not disclosedWaitlist ranked
Not disclosed73.7% of Rhode Island College’s first-years return for a second year and 46.2% graduate within six. Median earnings ten years out are against of median federal debt, roughly a earnings-to-debt ratio.
Sources
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2024–25, 2025–26
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03