RISD vs URI Academic Comparison

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

RISD is a private (not-for-profit) and URI is a public school and both are four-years schools.
RISD has more expensive tuition & fees ($59,760) than URI ($35,804).
It is harder to admit to RISD than URI.
RISD has a higher submitted SAT score (1,490) than URI (1,160).
RISD has higher submitted ACT score (32) than URI (28).
URI has more students with 17,473 students while RISD has 2,620 students.
RISD has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while URI's ratio is 17 to 1.
URI has more full-time faculties with 772 faculties while RISD has 185 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Rhode Island School of Design and University of Rhode Island.

RISD	vs.	URI
Providence, Rhode Island	Location	Kingston, Rhode Island
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Master's College and University (larger programs)	Carnegie Classification	Research University (high research activity)
$59,760	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$16,408 Out-Of-State$35,804
39%	% Receiving Financial Aid	84%
$33,758	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$12,715

14.01 %	Acceptance Rates	77.00 %
51.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	17.00 %
1,490	SAT Score	1,160
32	ACT Score	28
91 %	Graduation Rate	71 %
4 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
95 %	Retention Rate	85 %
2,620	Student Population	17,473
185	Number of Faculties	772
9 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	17 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare

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