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University of Rhode Island
Rhode Island publishes 75% (Fall 2025). Out-of-state applicants got in at 75%; in-state at 73%.
Acceptance rate
72%
College Scorecard, latest cycle
SAT middle 50%
1020–1280
Section 25th–75th, summed
ACT middle 50%
Not published
Avg. HS GPA
3.65
Fall 2025 enrolled first-time first-year students (CDS 2025-26)
Test policy
Not published
Regular deadline
Not published
Acceptance rate
What Rhode Island's 75% is made of
The published rate averages groups with very different odds. These are the splits Rhode Island reports itself.
Part of Real Acceptance Rates, our series decomposing published rates from each school's own Common Data Set.
Testing
Test scores at Rhode Island
- SAT middle 50%
- 1020–1280sum of section 25th–75th percentiles
- ACT middle 50%
- Not reported
- Average HS GPA
- 3.65Fall 2025 enrolled first-time first-year students (CDS 2025-26) · Source
At a glance
Size and cost
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 13,381
- Tuition (out-of-state)
- $37,146
- Category
- Public
- Admissions site
- web.uri.edu
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Sources
- Rhode Island GPA (Fall 2025 enrolled first-time first-year students (CDS 2025-26))
- Acceptance rate, test-score percentiles, enrollment and tuition: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, pulled 2026-08-19.
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