University of Rhode Island

Kingston, RI · Public · 13,381 undergrads (medium, suburb) · website ↗

Test-optional
$65 application fee

What you'll actually pay

Average net price per year — tuition, fees, room & board minus grant and scholarship aid — for in-state students by household income.

Household income	Avg net price / year
Under $30,000	$14,368
$30,000 – $48,000	$12,923
$48,000 – $75,000	$17,803
$75,000 – $110,000	$23,394
Over $110,000	$28,460
All incomes (average)	$21,440

Sticker tuition and fees: $16,942 in-state, $37,146 out-of-state — before aid, from the same earlier College Scorecard release as the net prices above.

These are averages. For an estimate for your family, use University of Rhode Island's own net price calculator — every college that takes federal student aid must publish one.

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Other costs of attendance, 2025–26

The college's own estimate for a full-time undergraduate for the year, before aid, from the October 2026 College Scorecard. It is a newer year than the tuition and net prices above, so don't add the two together.

Housing and meals, on campus	$16,128
Housing and meals, off campus (not with family)	$12,376
Books and supplies	$1,290
Other expenses, on campus	$2,768
Other expenses, off campus	$5,482

Grants and loans for first-year students, 2022–23

What the college reported for its full-time, first-time students (3,404 of them) in 2022–23; 99% got some kind of aid, loans included. Each average is over the students who received that kind of aid, not over everyone. It is an older year than the 2025–26 costs above.

Type of aid	Students awarded	Average amount
Any grant or scholarshipFederal, state, local and the college's own	98%	$12,803
Federal Pell GrantNeed-based, from the federal government	23%	$5,410
The college's own grants and scholarshipsNeed- or merit-based, funded by the college	98%	$11,315
Federal student loansBorrowed by the student; repaid with interest. No Parent PLUS or private loans	62%	$5,246

IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education, Student Financial Aid 2022–23 (SFA2223, provisional release); full-time, first-time degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates; public domain.

Admissions & outcomes

Acceptance rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1160
Median ACT: 28
Students with Pell grants: 22%
Graduation rate (6yr): 73%
Freshman retention: 84%
Median earnings @ 10yr: $69,743
Median debt at graduation: $22,250
International undergrads: 172 (1.2%)

For comparison, the median across all 1,596 four-year colleges on this site: graduation rate 56%, earnings ten years after entering $54,869, debt at graduation $23,250.

Admission policy, test scores and teaching

SAT/ACT policy: Test-optional
Application fee: $65
Students per faculty member: 17 to 1
Faculty who are full-time: 69%
Open admission: No

Middle 50% of test scores, fall 2024

25th to 75th percentile of enrolled first-year students who submitted scores. A quarter scored below the first figure and a quarter above the second. Section ranges can't be added together into a total-score range.

SAT Reading and Writing: 520–650
SAT Math: 500–630
ACT composite: —

What the college considers in admission decisions, fall 2023

How the college said it used each item when deciding on first-time, degree- or certificate-seeking applicants for fall 2023. For SAT and ACT scores, see the fall 2024 policy above.

High school GPA	Required
High school class rank	Considered if submitted
High school record	Required
Completion of a college-preparatory program	Required
Recommendations	Required
Formal demonstration of competencies (e.g. portfolio)	Not considered
English proficiency test (for applicable students)	Required
Other test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)	Not considered
Work experience	Considered if submitted
Personal statement or essay	Required
Legacy status	Not considered

First-time applicants: 25,391
Admitted: 19,568
Enrolled: 3,289

Counts of first-time, degree- or certificate-seeking students, including early decision and early action. The acceptance rate higher up this page comes from a different College Scorecard release, so it may not match these counts.

IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education, Admissions 2023–24 (ADM2023, provisional release), fall 2023; open admission from IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 (revised); public domain.

Most popular fields of study

Share of bachelor's degrees awarded.

Business14%

Health & Nursing12%

Communications & Media9%

Biology & Life Sciences9%

Social Sciences8%

Engineering8%

Psychology7%

Environmental Studies4%

Kinesiology & Sports Science4%

Computer Science4%

Earnings and debt by field of study

Median annual earnings of graduates who received federal student aid and were working, not studying: one year after completing (graduates of 2020–21 and 2021–22) and four years after (2017–18 and 2018–19), measured in 2022 and 2023 and shown in 2024 dollars. Median debt is federal Direct and Grad PLUS loans borrowed at this college by 2022–23 and 2023–24 graduates; it leaves out Parent PLUS and private loans. “National” is the median for the same field and credential across all US colleges.

Bachelor's degrees (58)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Psychology, General	271	$40,768	$56,571national $50,706	$19,500
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	261	$87,535	$96,020national $88,910	$25,000
Communication and Media Studies	176	$48,080	$64,520national $56,359	$19,500
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	169	$48,688	$72,328national $63,560	$20,500
Business Administration, Management and Operations	169	$58,112	$79,692national $68,257	$19,500
Biology, General	156	$43,604	$80,379national $57,214	$20,131
Computer and Information Sciences, General	126	$71,281	$88,915national $92,374	$19,500
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	125	$46,445	$56,999national $47,382	$19,500
Marketing	121	$51,134	$75,011national $69,303	$23,874
Finance and Financial Management Services	119	$61,646	$87,196national $83,343	$20,750
Mechanical Engineering	101	$76,533	$89,901national $92,135	$24,375
Criminology	97	$41,840	—national $55,556	$19,174
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	96	$39,220	$51,416national $48,568	$20,375
Political Science and Government	91	$46,345	$60,559national $63,293	$20,500
Accounting and Related Services	88	$63,899	$86,076national $76,194	$20,926
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	75	$50,701	$67,384national $55,000	$19,500
Animal Sciences	69	$37,733	$50,203national $49,634	$19,500
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	64	$35,616	$60,922national $58,928	$22,968
Civil Engineering	59	$72,784	$79,457national $86,517	$23,842
Film/Video and Photographic Arts	59	$30,985	$44,983national $43,765	$21,403
English Language and Literature, General	55	$42,639	$54,524national $48,590	$18,343
Apparel and Textiles	54	$49,009	$64,328national $57,640	$19,500
Economics	49	$55,060	$77,225national $82,686	$23,250
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	43	$32,561	$48,446national $48,842	$19,500
Mathematics	39	$53,291	$73,746national $69,562	$18,250
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management	38	$35,117	$45,571national $45,338	$20,250
History	37	$40,082	$54,001national $50,680	$18,750
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	35	$79,490	$96,532national $93,451	$19,500
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	34	$54,388	$77,681national $66,697	$17,809
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	32	$50,226	$59,964national $55,012	$16,500
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering	31	$82,958	$106,153national $100,647	$18,500
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy	30	$53,168	$72,311national $56,185	$19,500
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	30	$50,574	$77,224national $51,642	$19,325
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	29	$75,773	$90,953national $55,459	$19,500
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	28	$37,319	$61,079national $55,753	$22,460
Fine and Studio Arts	27	$42,522	$44,272national $41,367	$14,250
Ocean Engineering	26	$76,050	$90,901national $89,337	$22,343
Chemical Engineering	25	$80,878	$103,525national $98,158	$17,670
Journalism	24	$43,008	$52,115national $56,278	$18,250
Biotechnology	23	$70,802	—national $67,097	$22,250
Computer Engineering	21	$84,429	$100,975national $109,015	$23,000
Neurobiology and Neurosciences	21	—	—national $62,451	$19,125
Public Policy Analysis	21	$46,045	$51,697national $73,721	$24,473
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	20	—	—national $55,693	$20,250
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	20	$29,967	$33,972national $39,775	$21,250
Industrial Engineering	18	$76,265	$90,399national $98,442	$25,500
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	18	—	—national $49,984	$17,750
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	18	—	$40,858national $60,190	—
Landscape Architecture	16	$59,254	$74,488national $66,387	—
Sociology	16	$42,263	$53,802national $52,657	—
Music	15	$42,270	$52,346national $42,892	—
Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management	13	—	$48,348national $47,243	—
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	13	$39,003	—national $51,710	$19,750
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services	10	—	$48,403national $58,494	$16,668
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	10	$31,214	$52,625national $48,471	—
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions	9	$75,735	$80,478national $75,975	—
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	0	$34,687	$64,916national $51,389	$21,250
Health-Related Knowledge and Skills	—	$43,160	$56,761national $55,086	$20,500

Master's degrees (17)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Business Administration, Management and Operations	104	$91,337	$108,248national $103,485	$20,500
Library Science and Administration	55	$47,322	$56,115national $56,301	$30,500
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	50	$64,244	$66,768national $62,269	$20,500
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy	34	$50,349	$68,281national $72,563	—
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	32	$58,685	$71,507national $67,030	$35,340
Public Administration	27	$68,429	$86,349national $81,408	$32,350
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	26	$117,270	$129,967national $120,193	$37,250
Biological and Physical Sciences	24	$63,854	—national $82,371	—
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	22	$62,593	$78,288national $65,767	—
Education, General	21	$56,192	$63,909national $65,824	—
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	20	—	$83,661national $79,463	—
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management	15	$123,042	$128,646national $121,855	—
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	14	$57,209	$64,289national $58,524	—
Educational Administration and Supervision	13	$54,348	—national $71,685	—
Accounting and Related Services	12	$77,202	$93,081national $95,833	—
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	8	$64,508	—national $66,523	—
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions	0	—	$113,331national $90,984	—

First professional degrees (1)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration	127	$90,301	$137,117national $138,348	$61,000

Doctoral degrees (2)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	31	$77,368	$82,556national $82,893	$61,500
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	4	$81,400	$98,161national $99,878	—

Post-baccalaureate certificates (1)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Human Resources Management and Services	—	$79,487	$78,471national $79,861	—

A dash means the Department of Education suppressed the figure because too few graduates were measured — not zero. 150 more programmes at this college have every figure suppressed and are not listed.

Contact and accreditation

Address: Green Hall, 35 Campus Avenue, Kingston, RI 02881
Phone: (401) 874-1000
Institutional accreditor: New England Commission on Higher Education

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts) and IPEDS Fall Enrolment for international student counts. College Scorecard, October 2026 release: net price calculator link, mission flags and religious affiliation (2025–26), enrolment shares, test policy, SAT/ACT ranges and student-to-faculty ratio (fall 2024), cost-of-attendance components (2025–26), and earnings and debt by field of study. IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 for the application fee and the IPEDS 2024 directory for the phone number. IPEDS Admissions 2023–24 (ADM2023, provisional release) for admission requirements and first-time applicants, admits and enrolments (fall 2023). IPEDS Student Financial Aid 2022–23 (SFA2223, provisional release) for grants and loans to full-time, first-time students. All are U.S. Department of Education data in the public domain. Verify current costs and requirements with the school.

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