University of Rhode Island
What University of Rhode Island's own numbers say, from its Common Data Set 2025-26.
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Who says yesUniversity of Rhode Island
84% of students admitted to University of Rhode Island go elsewhere.
Only 16% of admits enroll, so University of Rhode Island admits far more students than it has seats.
Enroll16%
Go elsewhere84%
Source: University of Rhode Island's Common Data Set 2025-26
Test scoresUniversity of Rhode Island
At most 24% of University of Rhode Island's first-years sent an SAT or ACT.
23% sent an SAT and 1% an ACT (some sent both), so most enrolled without a score. SAT middle 50% among those who sent: 1090–1310.
Sent an SAT23%
Sent an ACT1%
Source: University of Rhode Island's Common Data Set 2025-26
7 more things the data says PRO
- Early Decision filled about 4% of the 2025-26 first-year class, less than most similar colleges.
- The share of women in the first-year class has risen from 56% to 62% since 2018-19, about 0.9 points a year.
- Only 23% of enrolled first-years sent an SAT score, so its SAT range describes a minority of the class.
- After ED, 3,281 of 3,431 seats were left for 27,819 other applicants: about one seat for every 8.
- ED applicants were admitted at 74%, against 74.6% for everyone else: about the same rate.
- 60 students stayed on the waitlist and 9 were admitted from it (15.0%).
- Applications rose 23% from 2018-19 to 2025-26 (22,784 to 28,021).
What students say PRO
From students' own posts on Reddit and admissions forums: self-reported, unverified, never used in your odds.
- Admits who posted often showed multi-year commitments, such as four years of band, team management or honor society, or sustained environmental and volunteer work.
- A few admits applied Early Action; several went into health fields (nursing, pharmacy, speech sciences) with clinical shadowing, volunteering or health-career clubs.
- Students report the December 1 priority deadline matters: only applications in by then are considered for the full range of scholarships, including full-ride awards.
- Students report merit awards for out-of-state admits of roughly $10,000 to $17,000 a year, often with honors placement, but costs still stay high for many families.
- International admits report presidential scholarships near $60K over four years but still face yearly gaps of $20K-40K.
- Students report that early action results come out over a long window and that early acceptances showed up across a wide range of GPAs.
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