URI vs UR 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.

URI is a public and UR is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
UR has more expensive tuition & fees ($62,600) than URI ($35,804).
It is harder to admit to UR than URI.
UR has a higher submitted SAT score (1,160) than URI (1,160).
UR has higher submitted ACT score (28) than URI (28).
URI has more students with 17,473 students while UR has 3,876 students.
UR has a lower number of students per faculty with 8 to 1 while URI's ratio is 17 to 1.
URI has more full-time faculties with 772 faculties while UR has 427 full-time faculties.

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

URI	vs.	UR
Kingston, Rhode Island	Location	University of Richmond, Virginia
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Research University (high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
In-State$16,408 Out-Of-State$35,804	2024 Tuition & Fees	$62,600
84%	% Receiving Financial Aid	70%
$12,715	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$41,231

77.00 %	Acceptance Rates	23.00 %
17.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	24.01 %
1,160	SAT Score	1,470
28	ACT Score	33
71 %	Graduation Rate	87 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	8 %
85 %	Retention Rate	92 %
17,473	Student Population	3,876
772	Number of Faculties	427
17 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	8 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, 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 daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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