The 2024 average acceptance rate of 4-year colleges in Rhode Island is 60.09% - 60,290 students accepted out of total 136,548.
Compared to the acceptance rate of 10 years ago, the rate becomes lower from 60.53% to 60.09%. The Rhode Island Colleges' yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 28.99% and the yield is higher than 27.98%, rate of 10 years ago.
Acceptance Rate Trends
The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 60.64% where the current academic year rate is 60.09% at Rhode Island Colleges. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 60.51% and women students' rate is 60.87%.
Last year, it was slightly harder to get into Rhode Island Colleges than the previous year.
The following table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Rhode Island Colleges over the past 11 years (2013-2024).
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|
| 2013-14 |
60.53% |
59.39% |
61.25% |
|---|
| 2014-15 |
61.31%
0.78% |
58.25%
-1.14% |
63.96%
2.71% |
|---|
| 2015-16 |
61.76%
0.45% |
65.20%
6.95% |
61.54%
-2.42% |
|---|
| 2016-17 |
59.41%
-2.36% |
58.56%
-6.64% |
60.42%
-1.12% |
|---|
| 2017-18 |
57.90%
-1.51% |
57.57%
-0.99% |
57.99%
-2.43% |
|---|
| 2018-19 |
59.49%
1.59% |
58.12%
0.55% |
60.55%
2.55% |
|---|
| 2019-20 |
60.06%
0.57% |
59.73%
1.61% |
59.46%
-1.09% |
|---|
| 2020-21 |
61.27%
1.21% |
61.14%
1.41% |
60.82%
1.36% |
|---|
| 2021-22 |
62.10%
0.83% |
63.03%
1.89% |
61.70%
0.88% |
|---|
| 2022-23 |
63.08%
0.99% |
63.98%
0.96% |
62.47%
0.77% |
|---|
| 2023-24 |
60.09%
-2.99% |
60.65%
-3.33% |
59.38%
-3.09% |
|---|
| Average |
60.64% |
60.51% |
60.87% |
|---|
Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes
The average admission yield of the last 12 years is 29.01% where the current academic year yield is 28.99%. The yield, also known as enrollment rate is the percentage of admitted students who finally enrolled. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Rhode Island Colleges from 2013 to 2024.
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|
| 2013-14 |
27.98% |
28.14% |
27.91% |
|---|
| 2014-15 |
27.67%
-0.31% |
29.02%
0.88% |
26.99%
-0.92% |
|---|
| 2015-16 |
30.51%
2.85% |
34.61%
5.59% |
28.82%
1.83% |
|---|
| 2016-17 |
30.61%
0.09% |
32.99%
-1.62% |
29.45%
0.63% |
|---|
| 2017-18 |
28.30%
-2.31% |
31.29%
-1.70% |
27.39%
-2.06% |
|---|
| 2018-19 |
29.39%
1.10% |
28.11%
-3.18% |
29.78%
2.39% |
|---|
| 2019-20 |
29.74%
0.35% |
27.79%
-0.32% |
29.98%
0.20% |
|---|
| 2020-21 |
26.92%
-2.82% |
28.90%
1.11% |
26.16%
-3.82% |
|---|
| 2021-22 |
29.18%
2.26% |
31.03%
2.13% |
27.63%
1.47% |
|---|
| 2022-23 |
29.79%
0.61% |
31.60%
0.57% |
28.35%
0.72% |
|---|
| 2023-24 |
28.99%
-0.79% |
30.23%
-1.37% |
27.73%
-0.62% |
|---|
| Average |
29.01% |
30.34% |
28.20% |
|---|
Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes
The average number of applicants is 113,843, the average number of admitted is 57,099, and the average number of enrolled students is 11,649 over the last 10 years.
The number of applicants to Rhode Island Colleges increased by 5.10% (6,630 applicants) compared to last year.
The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Rhode Island Colleges from 2013 to 2024.
| Year | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled |
|---|
| 2013-14 |
98,578 |
52,724 |
11,641 |
|---|
| 2014-15 |
101,085
2.54% |
54,038
2.49% |
11,857
1.86% |
|---|
| 2015-16 |
100,966
-0.12% |
53,455
-1.08% |
11,741
-0.98% |
|---|
| 2016-17 |
111,006
9.94% |
59,899
12.05% |
12,481
6.30% |
|---|
| 2017-18 |
110,405
-0.54% |
57,905
-3.33% |
11,626
-6.85% |
|---|
| 2018-19 |
110,786
0.35% |
55,902
-3.46% |
11,085
-4.65% |
|---|
| 2019-20 |
116,115
4.81% |
58,225
4.16% |
11,930
7.62% |
|---|
| 2020-21 |
113,890
-1.92% |
58,828
1.04% |
11,296
-5.31% |
|---|
| 2021-22 |
122,975
7.98% |
58,273
-0.94% |
11,104
-1.70% |
|---|
| 2022-23 |
129,918
5.65% |
58,549
0.47% |
11,686
5.24% |
|---|
| 2023-24 |
136,548
5.10% |
60,290
2.97% |
11,687
0.01% |
|---|
| Average |
113,843 |
57,099 |
11,649 |
|---|