1. [College research](/) 2. / 3. [University of Rhode Island](/school/university-of-rhode-island/) 4. / 5. Admissions & selectivity Admissions & selectivity Copy linkPrint brief # University of Rhode Island Acceptance Rate & Admissions Updated September 30, 2026 [Overview](/school/university-of-rhode-island/)[Cost & aid](/school/university-of-rhode-island/cost/)[Outcomes](/school/university-of-rhode-island/outcomes/)Admissions[Majors](/school/university-of-rhode-island/majors/)[Similar schools](/school/university-of-rhode-island/similar/) **On this page**+ ## What is the acceptance rate at University of Rhode Island? University of Rhode Island’s reported acceptance rate is 72.2%. **Acceptance rate · Fall 2024** 72.2% Source: College Scorecard · Fall 2024 admissions. Acceptance rates can change from year to year; this figure does not predict the current or next admission cycle. How to interpret the acceptance rate At 72.2%, admission at University of Rhode Island is less common than the median of 78.1% for comparable institutions (same type and size). The rate summarizes outcomes across the reported applicant pool, rather than setting a personal threshold or describing any individual application. ## What SAT and ACT scores do University of Rhode Island students report? Enrolled students who submitted SAT scores at University of Rhode Island landed in a middle range from 1,020 to 1,280. That span runs from the twenty-fifth to the seventy-fifth percentile among recent enrolled submitters. This range captures where the bulk of recent enrolled submitters scored. The scores are not a cutoff for admission at this university. They also do not cover enrolled students who applied without submitting any test scores. Applicants can compare their own SAT results with the university's 1,020 to 1,280 span to see where they would sit among recent enrolled submitters. The ranges below describe enrolled students who submitted test scores at University of Rhode Island. Use them as academic context, then check the university’s current testing policy for your application cycle. SAT: approximate enrolled-student range **Approximate lower endpoint** 1020 **Approximate upper endpoint** 1280 Enrolled students who submitted scores. This range is not an admission cutoff. The endpoints add section percentiles; they are not verified composite-score percentiles. A separate SAT-equivalent average is not plotted as a median. Source: College Scorecard; sum of section 25th/75th percentiles; enrolled score-submitters. Figures cover fall 2024. ## Who enrolls at University of Rhode Island? **Pell Grant recipients** 21.8% **Entering students outside the first-time, full-time group** 17.9% **First-year retention** 83.6% Retention source: College Scorecard; full-time first-year retention. About these student measures The entering-student group includes part-time entrants as well as other attendance patterns. Financial access and transfer entry both shape the undergraduate mix at University of Rhode Island. Pell Grant recipients account for 21.8% of undergraduates, a financial-access measure based on students receiving those grants. The university has 13,381 undergraduates, and an estimated 17.9% entered as transfers or part-time students. That mix suggests a campus serving both students who receive federal grant aid and students arriving from an earlier college experience, rather than only those beginning directly after high school. Pell-eligible and transfer applicants should review the university’s published aid and transfer-credit information before applying, so they can identify the materials relevant to their entry path. The first-time full-time cohort completes at 73.3%, a [six-year graduation rate](/analysis/what-the-graduation-rate-doesnt-count/) that sits above the median of 65.0% for comparable institutions (same type and size). Full-time bachelor’s-seeking first-year students return at 83.6%, also above the peer median of 83.1% for comparable institutions. Pell recipients in that same cohort finish at 65.5%, below the overall rate by 7.8 percentage points. An enrolled student can expect a campus where most classmates return and finish, though Pell recipients graduate at a lower rate than the cohort as a whole. ## Data & methodology Sources and reporting periods: [methodology](/methodology/). Analysis and methodology by [Daniel Rogers](/about/#founder), founder of College Azimuth. Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source. Admission rates describe past applicants, not an individual’s chance of admission; confirm requirements and deadlines with the institution. Figure notes link to sources and limitations. [About College Azimuth](/about/).