For 2023-2024 admission, the average acceptance rate of Rhode Island colleges is 44.15%, 60,290 accepted out of 136,548 applicants.
For Rhode Island college admission, the total number of applicants increased by 6,630 (5.10%) compared to last year, from 129,918 applicants. The number of students enrolled in first year increased by 1, which is more than 0.01% last year.
Rhode Island colleges' acceptance rate decreased by 0.91% compared to last year, which means harder to get into Rhode Island colleges. The yield decreased by 0.57%.
Among Rhode Island colleges, Brown University has the lowest acceptance rate of 5.00% with 2,566 accepted students out of 51,316 applicants. Brown University has the most number of applicants of 51,316 and University of Rhode Island has the most number of first-year enrolled students of 3,324.
Acceptance Rate and Admission Stats for Rhode Island Colleges
The following table compares the acceptance rate and admission statistics between four-years colleges in Rhode Island. Those colleges have admission requirements and criteria to admit (not open admission). The green or red arrows with numbers indicate change from the previous year for each column.
Last Update: July 3, 2024 | Data source:
IPEDS