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#455 of 14,131 In the World
#164 of 2,597 In North America
#143 of 2,496 In the United States
#2 of 12 In Rhode Island
#119 of 3,467 For Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation
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Acceptance rate
72%
Average SAT
1150
Aid receiving
98%
Undergraduates
14,376
Graduates
2,834
Male:Female Ratio
41:59
Control
Public
Highest Degree
Doctor's degree
Website
www.uri.edu

University of Rhode Island Acceptance rate and admissions statistics

University of Rhode Island has an acceptance rate of 72% and is among the top 35% of the most difficult universities to gain admission to in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.

Total Men Women
Acceptance Rate 72% 70% 75%
Applicants 26,987 9,498 16,968
Admissions 19,475 6,672 12,776
Freshmen enrolled full time 2,968 1,132 1,834
Freshmen enrolled part time 27 14 13

5,946 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

818 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

SAT scores

Among admitted applicants
820 or 27%
submitted SAT

25% of them
had 1020
or below

75% of them
had 1280
or below

Typical SAT scores of first-years in the University of Rhode Island are 1020-1280 (middle 50% range).

Admissions requirements

College-preparatory program Required
Recommendations Required
Secondary school GPA Required
Secondary school record Required
TOEFL Required
SAT/ACT Considered but not required
Secondary school rank Considered but not required
Formal demonstration of competencies Neither required nor recommended
Other Tests Neither required nor recommended

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

White 12060 (70%)
Hispanic 1987 (12%)
Black or African American 829 (5%)
Race or Ethnicity unknown 622 (4%)
Two or more races 589 (3%)
Asian 585 (3%)
Nonresident Alien 493 (3%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 17 (0.1%)
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 10 (0.1%)

Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees

The final cost of attendance varies for each student based on household income, residency, program, and other factors.

Average aid awarded
$12,578
Students receiving aid
98%

Tuition and fees

UndergraduatesGraduates
Tuition in-district $14,630$15,964
Tuition in-state $14,630$15,964
Tuition out-of-state $34,834$31,084
Fee in-district $2,312$2,064
Fee in-state $2,312$2,064
Fee out-of-state $2,312$2,064

Room and board costs

Dormitory capacity 6,086
Combined charge for room and board $15,080
Room charge $8,980
Meal charge $6,100

University of Rhode Island majors

University of Rhode Island has granted 3,544 bachelor's degrees across 85 programs, 645 master's across 43 programs, and 256 doctorate degrees across 25 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at University of Rhode Island.

Major Bachelor Master Doctoral
Psychology, General 264 6
Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse 261
Business Administration and Management, General 100 104 6
Speech Communication and Rhetoric 173 7
Computer and Information Sciences, General 125 4
Pharmacy 127
Biology & Biological Sciences, General 125
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 113 11
Marketing & Marketing Management, General 119
Finance, General 116
Mechanical Engineering 101 7 3
Human Development and Family Studies, General 95 14
Accounting 88 12
Criminology 95
Health and Wellness, General 92
Elementary Education and Teaching 81
Animal Sciences, General 69
Public Relations & Image Management 69
Civil Engineering, General 59 4 1
Communication Sciences and Disorders, General 64
English Language and Literature, General 53 3 4
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management 60
Apparel and Textiles, General 54 4
Library and Information Science 55
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services, Other 50
Political Science and Government, General 48
Electrical and Electronics Engineering 31 11 5
Cinematography and Film & Video Production 46
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography 43
Ocean Engineering 26 12 2
Mathematics, General 33 4 2
Spanish Language and Literature 39
Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management 38
History, General 27 10
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering 35
Biological and Physical Sciences 24 11
Sports Communication 35
Cell & Cellular and Molecular Biology 34
Environmental & Natural Resources Management and Policy, General 34
Environmental Science 32
Speech-Language Pathology & Pathologist 32
Biomedical Sciences, General 31
Physical Therapy & Therapist 31
Chemical Engineering 25 2 3
Environmental & Natural Resource Economics 30
Oceanography, Chemical and Physical 20 10
Public Policy Analysis, General 21 9
Secondary Education and Teaching 30
Chinese Language and Literature 29
Nursing Science 26 3
Dietetics & Dietitian 28
German Language and Literature 28
Industrial Engineering 18 7 2
Public Administration 27
Economics, General 26
Education, General 21 3
Biotechnology 23
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics 23
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language & ESL Language Instructor 22
Computer Engineering, General 21
Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General 20
French Language and Literature 18
Geological and Earth Sciences & Geosciences, Other 18
Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 18
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design 7 11
Music, General 14 3
Chemistry, General 9 1 6
Landscape Architecture 16
Computer and Information Systems Security & Auditing & Information Assurance 15
Foreign Languages and Literatures, General 15
International Relations and Affairs 1 14
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education & Fitness, General 15
Anthropology, General 14
Art & Art Studies, General 14
Journalism 14
Neurobiology and Anatomy 14
Neuroscience 7 5 2
Early Childhood Education and Teaching 13
Entrepreneurship & Entrepreneurial Studies 13
Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management 13
Higher Education & Higher Education Administration 13
Fine & Studio Arts, General 12
Sociology, General 12
Health & Health Care Administration & Management 2 9
Applied Horticulture & Horticultural Business Services, Other 10
Philosophy 10
Physics, General 4 2 4
Women's Studies 10
Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture 9
Clinical Laboratory Science & Medical Technology & Technologist 9
International Business & Trade & Commerce 9
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General 8
Applied Economics 4 3
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other 7
Statistics, General 7
Human Nutrition 6
Organizational Leadership 6
Apparel and Accessories Marketing Operations 5
Health Services & Allied Health & Health Sciences, General 5
Labor and Industrial Relations 5
Nursing Practice 5
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing 5
Clinical Psychology 4
Italian Language and Literature 4
Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, General 4
Health & Medical Physics 3
Business & Commerce, General 2
Neuropharmacology 2
Physics, Other 2
Business Analytics 1
Computer Science 1
Grand Total 3,544 645 256

University of Rhode Island has a graduation rate of 73%, which is among the 18% highest for universities in the US.

Total Men Women
Graduation rate 73% 68% 77%
  • Full-time retention rate - 84%
  • Part-time retention rate - 48%

Publications & Citations

University of Rhode Island is a world-class research university with 37,629 scientific papers published and 1,243,159 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Biology, Environmental Science, Engineering, Chemistry, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Physics, Medicine, Geology, Computer Science, and Geography and Cartography.

Publications
37,629
Citations
1,243,159

Publication / Citation count by topic

Biology
21,311 / 803,111
Environmental Science
19,616 / 724,119
Engineering
17,237 / 566,584
Chemistry
17,063 / 615,759
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
17,026 / 525,316
Physics
15,725 / 561,980
Medicine
13,373 / 471,395
Geology
13,342 / 542,602
Computer Science
13,244 / 423,663
Geography and Cartography
10,583 / 374,936
Ecology
10,548 / 452,155
Quantum and Particle physics
10,105 / 372,175
Organic Chemistry
8,871 / 346,386
Psychology
8,527 / 324,425
Political Science
8,460 / 240,871
Biochemistry
7,940 / 271,717
Law
7,929 / 233,938
Genetics
7,419 / 246,043
Materials Science
7,363 / 238,577
Oceanography
7,358 / 325,874
Paleontology
7,312 / 329,401
Mathematics
7,226 / 228,795
Sociology
7,032 / 206,327
History
6,227 / 182,709
Philosophy
6,198 / 196,756
Business
5,561 / 169,055
Statistics
5,410 / 185,793
Archaeology
5,268 / 173,050
Pathology
4,700 / 197,920
Economics
4,561 / 141,410
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
4,431 / 142,256
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation
4,357 / 194,923
Psychiatry
4,217 / 179,861
Optical Engineering
4,192 / 140,888
Botany
3,857 / 145,040
Electrical Engineering
3,530 / 115,828
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
3,432 / 150,716
Earth science and Geophysics
3,176 / 173,789
Public Health
3,143 / 130,162
Social Psychology
2,884 / 165,939

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1993 525 7573
1994 461 7602
1995 504 8558
1996 467 9342
1997 488 9538
1998 463 10210
1999 439 11356
2000 454 12667
2001 461 13400
2002 744 16840
2003 649 17899
2004 570 17711
2005 704 20757
2006 695 22287
2007 746 24155
2008 718 26992
2009 732 28318
2010 781 30631
2011 902 34525
2012 1080 38325
2013 1006 42144
2014 1044 44080
2015 1136 45990
2016 1118 45563
2017 1195 48037
2018 1348 52228
2019 1450 59712
2020 1544 70530
2021 1468 79701
2022 1523 76578
2023 1531 79728
2024 1195 77238
2025 931 69329
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University of Rhode Island alumni

  1. Candace Owens

    Candace Owens
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1989-.. (age 37)
    Occupations
    political activistoratorYouTuberinfluencerpolitician
    Biography

    Candace Amber Owens Farmer is an American political commentator and author. Her political positions have mostly been described as conservative or far-right. She has promoted conspiracy theories on a wide range of subjects throughout her career.

  2. Lamar Odom

    Lamar Odom
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1979-.. (age 47)
    Occupations
    basketball player
    Biography

    Lamar Joseph Odom is an American former professional basketball player. As a member of the Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association (NBA), he won championships in 2009 and 2010 and was named the NBA Sixth Man of the Year in 2011.

  3. Michael Flynn

    Michael Flynn
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1958-.. (age 68)
    Enrolled in the University of Rhode Island
    Graduated with Bachelor of Science in management science
    Occupations
    army officerbusinesspersonpolitician
    Biography

    Michael Thomas Flynn is a retired United States Army lieutenant general who served as the 24th U.S. national security advisor for the first 22 days of the first Trump administration. He resigned in light of reports that he had lied regarding conversations with Russian ambassador to the United States Sergey Kislyak. Flynn's military career included a key role in shaping U.S. counterterrorism strategy and dismantling insurgent networks in the Afghanistan and Iraq Wars, and he was given numerous combat arms, conventional, and special operations senior intelligence assignments. He became the 18th director of the Defense Intelligence Agency in July 2012 until his forced retirement from the military in August 2014. During his tenure he gave a lecture on leadership at the Moscow headquarters of the Russian military intelligence directorate GRU, the first American official to be admitted entry to the headquarters.

  4. Christiane Amanpour

    Christiane Amanpour
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1958-.. (age 68)
    Enrolled in the University of Rhode Island
    In 1983 graduated with Bachelor of Arts in journalism
    Occupations
    television presentercorrespondentwriterjournalistprogram host
    Biography

    Christiane Maria Heideh Amanpour CBE is a British-Iranian journalist and television host. Amanpour is the Chief International Anchor for CNN and host of CNN International's nightly interview program Amanpour, CNN's The Amanpour Hour on Saturdays and Amanpour & Company on PBS. She also hosts Christiane Amanpour Presents The Ex-Files with her ex-husband James Rubin on Global.

All 89 notable alumni

General info

Alternative names URI
Founded 1892
Motto Hope
Colors columbia blue, dark blue, white
Academic calendar September to May (September - December; January-May). Also Summer Session (May-June)
Total FTE staff 2,905
Carnegie classification Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity

Location and contacts

Address Green Hall, 35 Campus Avenue
Kingston, Rhode Island, 02881
United States
City population 8,000
Phone 4018741000

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