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Acceptance Rate 87.53%
Yield 19.64%
SAT Score 990
Applicants 3,921
Admitted 3,432

RIC Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2022-23, the acceptance rate is 87.53% at Rhode Island College. Total 3,921 students applied and 3,432 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 990.
The following table describes the general admission information for applying to RIC.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$50
Graduate Application Fees$50
Admission Informationwww.ric.edu/admissions-financial-aid
Online Applicationhttps://www.commonapp.org/
Acceptance Rate87.53%
Average Test Scores990 SAT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2022-2023, the acceptance rate is 87.53%. A total of 3,921 students (1,244 men and 2,675 women) have applied to and 3,432 (1,045 men and 2,385 women) students admitted to Rhode Island College.
Among them, 218 male and 456 female students have enrolled into RIC and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 19.64%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at RIC
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants3,9211,2442,67520
Admitted3,4321,0452,38520
Enrolled67421845600
Acceptance Rate 87.53% 84.00% 89.16% 100.00% -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 19.64% 20.86% 19.12% 0.00% -
[Chart] Rhode Island College Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At RIC, 103 applicants (15% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 990 at RIC. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,110 and 25th percentile score is 870.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at RIC. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of RIC with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at RIC
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total8709901110
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing450500570
Math420490540
ACT Composite000
Math000
English000
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to Rhode Island College, applicants require to submit 5 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, English Proficiency Test, Personal statement or essay.
In addition, 4 item(s) are considered for admission - Recommendations, Admission Test Scores, Work experience, Legacy status.
Application Requirements for RIC
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✗
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✔
Recommendations✓
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✓
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✓
Personal statement or essay✔
Legacy status✓
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at RIC

The calendar system at Rhode Island College is Semester. Rhode Island College accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that Rhode Island College accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✔
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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