The average acceptance rate of the 11 Rhode Island colleges that have competitive admission is 60.00% for the academic year 2023-2024. Compared to last year, the acceptance rate is lower by 3.09%. The acceptance rate at 4 Rhode Island colleges increased and the rate of 7 colleges decreased.
Brown University has the lowest (i.e. hard to admit) acceptance rate of 5.23%. Rhode Island School of Design (13.81%) and Providence College (48.72%) are following it in the list of Tightest Rhode Island Colleges to get in.
This ranking is only based on acceptance rates and more admission stats such as SAT and ACT scores are helpful to measure the chances to get in more accurately.
Brown University stays at first place of the lowest acceptance rate ranking since last year. Rhode Island School of Design also maintained its second place in the ranking.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $43,924 and graduate tuition & fees is $29,813 for the academic year 2023-2024.
We note that the actual tightness of admission lies in considering other admission requirements such as SAT score.| School Name | Acceptance Rate | Yield | SAT Score | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Total Population | Graduation Rate | Students to Faculty Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - | Brown University Providence, RIPrivate, 4-year | 5.23% 0.17% | 63.10% | 1,540 | $68,230 | 11,189 | 94.00% | 6 to 1 |
| 2 - | Rhode Island School of Design Providence, RIPrivate, 4-year | 13.81% 3.61% | 51.22% | 1,490 | $59,760 | 2,620 | 91.00% | 9 to 1 |
| 3 - | Providence College Providence, RIPrivate, 4-year | 48.72% 4.06% | 19.70% | 1,330 | $60,848 | 4,473 | 85.00% | 11 to 1 |
| 4 - | Johnson & Wales University-Online Providence, RIPrivate, 4-year | 54.26% 13.24% | 64.05% | - | $13,365 | 2,505 | - | 11 to 1 |
| 5 - | Bryant University Smithfield, RIPrivate, 4-year | 65.65% 3.16% | 15.19% | 1,250 | $51,169 | 3,536 | 82.00% | 13 to 1 |
| 6 - | Salve Regina University Newport, RIPrivate, 4-year | 69.91% 0.38% | 13.86% | 1,220 | $47,930 | 2,872 | 75.00% | 13 to 1 |
| 7 - | New England Institute of Technology East Greenwich, RIPrivate, 4-year | 72.73% 1.75% | 26.79% | - | $35,625 | 1,895 | 50.00% | 12 to 1 |
| 8 - | University of Rhode Island Kingston, RIPublic, 4-year | 77.07% 0.68% | 16.81% | 1,160 | $35,804 ($16,408) | 17,473 | 71.00% | 17 to 1 |
| 9 1 | Rhode Island College Providence, RIPublic, 4-year | 81.09% 6.44% | 20.10% | 1,010 | $26,519 ($10,986) | 5,787 | 43.00% | 11 to 1 |
| 10 1 | Johnson & Wales University-Providence Providence, RIPrivate, 4-year | 83.70% 0.27% | 14.27% | 1,100 | $39,992 | 4,566 | 58.00% | 14 to 1 |
| Average | 57.22% | 30.51% | 1,263 | $43,924 ($13,697) | 5,692 | 72.11% | 12 to 1 |