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Acceptance Rate 91.82%
Yield 23.11%
SAT Score 990
Applicants 5,415
Admitted 4,972

RIC Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 91.82% at Rhode Island College. Total 5,415 students applied and 4,972 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 990.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$50
Graduate Application Fees$50
Admission Informationwww.ric.edu/admissions-financial-aid
Online Applicationhttps://www.commonapp.org/
Acceptance Rate91.82%
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 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 91.82%. A total of 5,415 students (1,780 men and 3,629 women) have applied to and 4,972 (1,606 men and 3,361 women) students admitted to Rhode Island College.
Among them, 376 male and 773 female students have enrolled into RIC and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 23.11%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at RIC
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants5,4151,7803,62960
Admitted4,9721,6063,36150
Enrolled1,14937677300
Acceptance Rate 91.82% 90.22% 92.62% 83.33% -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 23.11% 23.41% 23.00% - -
[Chart] Rhode Island College Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At RIC, 220 applicants (19% 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 1,120 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 Total8709901120
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing450510580
Math420480540
ACT Composite
Math
English
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to Rhode Island College, applicants require to submit 4 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, English Proficiency Test.
In addition, 5 item(s) are considered for admission - Recommendations, Admission Test Scores, Work experience, Personal statement or essay, 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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