University of Rhode Island

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 400,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,606 (49%)
Days Without Precipitation 241 (39%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 13,134
Men / Women 41% / 59%
From State 42%
From Region 37%
Athletes 495 (3.9%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 73%
Hispanic 12%
Black 5%
Mixed 4%
Asian 3%
International 1%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Arts and Sciences 199 79% 61% 13% 4% 10% 2% $90,548 90 -0.58 90 97%
Computer Science 135 +2 87% 55% 16% 5% 13% 1% $98,555 21 -0.77 94 98% — — — —
Chemistry 6 — 83% 33% 33% 17% 0% 17% $73,092 64 +0.15 75 — — — — —
Forensic Chemistry — — — — — — — — $74,334 73 +0.27 76 — — — — —
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences 16 — 44% 69% 6% 0% 0% 6% $67,544 63 +0.22 66 94% — — — —
Mathematics 36 +8 64% 86% 3% 0% 6% 0% $75,272 45 -0.38 77 93% — — — —
Physics — — — — — — — — $81,476 44 -0.15 83 — — — — —
Physics 6 +2 83% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $80,852 43 -0.20 83 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Business 521 60% 81% 3% 2% 8% 1% $85,670 83 +0.10 87 97%
Accounting 97 — 53% 82% 3% 1% 8% 1% $86,754 53 -0.02 88 99% — — — —
Apparel and Accessories Marketing Operations 6 — 33% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $84,377 74 +0.53 86 — — — — —
Business — — — — — — — — $87,203 80 +0.50 88 — — — — —
Business Management and Administration 95 +1 58% 80% 3% 3% 6% 2% $87,827 81 +0.53 88 97% — — — —
Entrepreneurship 14 — 79% 93% 0% 0% 7% 0% $85,344 79 +0.43 87 — — — — —
Finance 115 +11 83% 80% 3% 1% 10% 1% $88,073 39 -0.38 88 97% — — — —
International Business 11 +1 36% 73% 9% 0% 9% 0% $80,697 58 -0.13 83 — — — — —
Logistics 43 +5 72% 74% 5% 2% 12% 2% $87,827 42 -0.26 88 97% — — — —
Marketing 121 +7 45% 84% 2% 2% 6% 2% $84,480 74 +0.54 86 98% — — — —
Organizational Leadership — — — — — — — — $87,827 85 +0.85 88 97% — — — —
Public Policy 19 +1 42% 89% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,046 19 -0.82 51 95% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Engineering 630 51% 77% 4% 3% 9% 1% $76,482 63 -0.21 79 97%
Biomedical Engineering 24 — 42% 71% 8% 8% 0% 0% $94,156 39 -0.39 92 94% — — — —
Chemical Engineering 29 — 72% 62% 0% 3% 24% 0% $103,198 42 -0.24 96 100% — — — —
Civil Engineering 39 — 77% 77% 3% 0% 10% 3% $89,206 30 -0.45 89 96% — — — —
Computer Engineering 31 — 100% 55% 6% 3% 32% 0% $110,772 43 -0.30 98 100% — — — —
Electrical Engineering 23 — 91% 61% 13% 0% 13% 0% $105,770 26 -0.53 96 97% — — — —
Industrial Engineering 12 — 75% 67% 0% 17% 8% 0% $90,971 3 -1.46 90 100% — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 98 — 92% 87% 3% 1% 6% 1% $94,206 25 -0.63 92 99% — — — —
Ocean Engineering 19 — 63% 95% 0% 0% 0% 5% $94,338 7 -1.06 92 97% — — — —
Human Nutrition 6 — 50% 83% 17% 0% 0% 0% $63,757 45 -0.02 58 — — — — —
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 128 — 38% 81% 3% 1% 7% 1% $63,480 61 +0.20 57 — — — — —
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness 19 — 58% 84% 0% 5% 5% 0% $59,275 42 -0.29 46 — — — — —
Business Analytics 6 +1 33% 83% 17% 0% 0% 0% $86,529 39 -0.34 87 — — — — —
African American Studies 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $53,737 39 -0.44 31 100% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies — — — — — — — — $59,130 68 +0.17 46 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 17 +2 71% 65% 12% 6% 6% 6% $59,109 68 +0.17 46 — — — — —
Women's Studies 13 +7 0% 85% 8% 0% 8% 0% $53,737 44 -0.31 31 100% — — — —
Human Development and Family Studies 96 +1 3% 79% 2% 6% 10% 0% $52,120 40 -0.14 27 96% — — — —
Apparel and Textiles 50 — 8% 80% 4% 2% 6% 0% $64,737 60 +0.31 60 95% — — — —
Landscape Architecture 19 — 68% 68% 5% 0% 5% 0% $69,415 57 +0.15 69 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Health Sciences 1,027 40% 76% 3% 4% 10% 1% $61,729 15 +0.08 53 96% 7.9%
Economics 31 +1 71% 61% 6% 3% 13% 3% $79,162 25 -0.71 81 98% — — — —
Economics 20 — 70% 75% 0% 10% 5% 0% $79,162 25 -0.71 81 98% — — — —
Chinese 15 — 13% 27% 40% 13% 0% 7% $83,184 99 +2.24 85 82% — — — —
Classics — — — — — — — — $68,131 89 +1.09 67 — — — — —
English 53 +4 25% 81% 2% 0% 4% 0% $58,277 80 +0.72 44 93% — — — —
Foreign Languages 18 +4 44% 61% 6% 11% 6% 0% $76,521 96 +1.65 79 — — — — —
French 12 +1 42% 50% 17% 8% 25% 0% $73,508 93 +1.38 75 98% — — — —
German 15 — 73% 80% 0% 0% 7% 0% $94,289 100 +3.23 92 94% — — — —
History 31 +12 61% 81% 0% 6% 3% 0% $54,610 47 -0.23 34 100% — — — —
Italian 3 +3 67% 0% 0% 33% 33% 0% $73,508 93 +1.38 75 98% — — — —
Philosophy 6 +3 83% 67% 0% 33% 0% 0% $58,898 49 -0.19 45 — — — — —
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing 7 +11 0% 86% 0% 0% 14% 0% $57,790 79 +0.66 43 92% — — — —
Spanish 25 +14 16% 48% 4% 4% 32% 4% $73,508 93 +1.38 75 98% — — — —
Anthropology 16 — 38% 81% 0% 0% 19% 0% $39,167 0 -1.61 5 94% — — — —
International Affairs 5 +7 40% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $66,987 38 -0.30 64 — — — — —
Journalism 13 +3 31% 92% 0% 0% 8% 0% $57,855 30 -0.50 43 95% — — — —
Political Science 52 +66 44% 69% 2% 6% 10% 2% $69,923 47 -0.17 70 95% — — — —
Public Relations 85 +23 29% 81% 1% 6% 11% 0% $72,480 53 +0.08 74 98% — — — —
Sociology 17 +4 29% 59% 0% 12% 12% 6% $60,977 74 +0.37 51 85% — — — —
Speech Communication and Rhetoric 173 +1 52% 76% 2% 4% 9% 1% $66,708 71 +0.45 64 97% 7.9% — — —
Sports Communication 44 +11 89% 73% 5% 7% 14% 0% $72,480 84 +0.99 74 98% — — — —
Early Childhood Education 27 — 0% 74% 4% 4% 11% 0% $56,433 82 +0.62 39 99% — — — —
Elementary Education 78 — 8% 88% 0% 1% 6% 0% $56,433 82 +0.62 39 99% — — — —
Foreign Language Teacher Education 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $65,872 92 +1.46 62 98% — — — —
Secondary Education and Teaching 30 — 23% 93% 0% 3% 3% 0% $56,433 59 +0.16 39 99% — — — —
Art History 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,497 54 -0.10 23 91% — — — —
Art Studio 13 — 31% 46% 8% 0% 23% 8% $50,497 69 +0.39 23 91% — — — —
Film Production 48 +13 60% 83% 4% 2% 6% 0% $53,895 78 +0.71 32 96% — — — —
Fine Arts 21 +1 24% 71% 5% 14% 10% 0% $50,497 69 +0.39 23 91% — — — —
Music 16 — 69% 88% 6% 0% 6% 0% $53,819 82 +0.76 32 95% — — — —
Theater 11 — 45% 64% 0% 9% 9% 0% $38,447 22 -0.62 5 91% — — — —
Criminology 140 — 34% 80% 3% 3% 11% 0% $44,575 1 -2.11 11 94% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of the Environment and Life Sciences 1,248 23% 77% 3% 4% 10% 1% $68,862 39 +0.16 68 96% 3.0%
Biology 142 — 30% 73% 4% 7% 9% 1% $75,437 90 +1.04 78 94% — — — —
Biomedical Sciences 21 — 19% 86% 0% 5% 0% 5% $75,437 75 +0.53 78 94% — — — —
Biotechnology 40 — 32% 55% 8% 10% 12% 0% $118,439 100 +4.18 99 — — — — —
Cellular and Molecular Biology 42 — 31% 79% 7% 10% 5% 0% $76,485 70 +0.44 79 94% — — — —
Neurobiology and Anatomy 10 +1 30% 70% 0% 0% 10% 0% $73,681 76 +0.59 75 — — — — —
Neuropharmacology 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $74,123 77 +0.63 76 — — — — —
Neuroscience 10 — 60% 60% 10% 0% 10% 0% $73,386 76 +0.56 75 — — — — —
Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture 5 — 20% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,288 14 -0.85 28 — — — — —
Animal Sciences 73 — 12% 68% 4% 0% 18% 0% $49,513 25 -0.57 21 97% — — — —
Applied Horticulture/Horticultural Business Services 25 — 60% 76% 4% 0% 8% 0% $47,081 7 -1.33 15 86% — — — —
Dietetics 22 — 14% 91% 0% 5% 0% 0% $61,030 35 -0.28 51 94% — — — —
Environmental Science 46 — 39% 87% 2% 0% 7% 0% $56,047 38 -0.33 38 96% — — — —
Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management 11 — 100% 82% 0% 9% 9% 0% $46,281 12 -0.92 14 100% — — — —
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography 46 — 35% 72% 4% 4% 13% 2% $50,200 29 -0.49 22 100% — — — —
Communication Sciences and Disorders 70 — 1% 87% 3% 0% 9% 0% $62,898 57 +0.11 56 99% — — — —
Health and Wellness 104 +2 20% 60% 2% 17% 15% 1% $74,763 73 +0.43 77 — — — — —
Medical Laboratory Science 15 — 0% 53% 20% 0% 27% 0% $95,562 91 +1.59 93 98% — — — —
Nursing 210 — 5% 87% 1% 0% 7% 0% $92,413 61 +0.02 91 99% 3.0% — — —
Health Administration — — — — — — — — $72,437 78 +0.31 74 — — — — —
Environmental/Natural Resource Economics 30 — 57% 87% 0% 0% 3% 3% $70,703 85 +1.01 71 100% — — — —
Psychology 272 +8 20% 76% 3% 3% 12% 0% $53,164 42 -0.29 30 94% — — — —
Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management 52 — 48% 92% 4% 0% 0% 0% $51,608 13 -0.99 26 94% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $17,365
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $38,314
Est. In-State Cost $22,463
Est. Out-of-State Cost $49,563
ROI Percentile 73th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 84%
4-Year Graduation Rate 59%
6-Year Graduation Rate 73%
Transfer-Out Rate 17%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 24.1% 874 34% 78% 2% 4% 10% 1% $60,304 57 -0.04 49 96% 7.9%
Business & Economics 15.4% 559 61% 80% 3% 2% 8% 1% $85,923 64 +0.05 87 97% —
Health Sciences 15.1% 546 17% 79% 3% 4% 9% 0% $77,418 52 +0.18 80 99% 3.0%
Engineering 7.6% 275 81% 75% 4% 3% 11% 1% $97,143 27 -0.56 93 98% —
Life & Natural Sciences 7.4% 267 31% 72% 4% 7% 8% 1% $81,892 97 +1.34 84 94% —
Agriculture & Food Science 6.5% 234 32% 77% 3% 2% 11% 0% $52,028 15 -0.57 27 96% —
Humanities 6.0% 216 38% 67% 6% 6% 9% 1% $66,095 90 +0.93 63 95% —
Arts 4.9% 179 40% 76% 4% 3% 8% 1% $56,950 72 +0.39 40 95% —
Professional 3.9% 140 34% 80% 3% 3% 11% 0% $44,575 0 -2.11 11 94% —
Education 3.8% 136 10% 86% 1% 2% 7% 0% $56,502 70 +0.52 39 99% —
Computer Science 3.7% 135 87% 55% 16% 5% 13% 1% $98,555 29 -0.77 94 98% —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.8% 64 62% 75% 6% 2% 3% 3% $73,659 36 -0.16 75 93% —

Research R1

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $59.5M #60 87% $0.3M 22 #119 128 14
Life & Natural Sciences $33.2M #98 85% $0.3M 13 #133 121 14
Engineering $17.6M #154 78% $0.1M 16 #147 117 2
Humanities & Social Sciences $8.8M #157 81% $0.0M 8 #249 54 —
Agriculture & Food Science $7.2M #84 62% $0 — — — —
Education $2.0M #174 49% $0.8M 3 #399 — —
Computer Science $1.6M #203 88% $0 1 #193 28 —
Business & Economics $1.6M #179 71% $0 11 #118 11 —
Health Sciences $0.0M #410 35% $0 19 #98 77 5
Total $131M #147 83% $1.5M 93 #181 536 35

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 100 $6.9M $6.9M $0
Track & Field (combined) 91 $1.1M $1.1M $10K
Baseball 36 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Soccer 27 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Basketball 15 $7.9M $7.9M $0
Golf 9 $658K $588K $69K
Total 239 $18.8M $18.7M $80K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 130 $1.4M $1.4M $13K
Rowing 49 $1.8M $1.8M $0
Lacrosse 32 $942K $910K $32K
Swimming & Diving 31 $857K $829K $27K
Soccer 28 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Softball 23 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Volleyball 16 $979K $979K $0
Basketball 13 $3.8M $3.7M $23K
Tennis 9 $583K $583K $0
Total 256 $12.7M $12.6M $96K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 221 $2.5M $2.4M $23K
Football 100 $6.9M $6.9M $0
Soccer 55 $2.3M $2.3M $0
Rowing 49 $1.8M $1.8M $0
Baseball 36 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Lacrosse 32 $942K $910K $32K
Swimming & Diving 31 $857K $829K $27K
Basketball 28 $11.6M $11.6M $23K
Softball 23 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Volleyball 16 $979K $979K $0
Golf 9 $658K $588K $69K
Tennis 9 $583K $583K $0
Total 495 $41.8M $41.7M $40K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 75%
Yield (non-ED) 16%
Early Decision 1 Nov 1
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 73% 75% 74%
Early Decision 73% 75% 74%

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 24%
SAT Range 1090 – 1310
SAT Math Range 520 – 640
SAT RW Range 550 – 670