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Acceptance Rate 72.16%
Yield 15.38%
SAT Score 1,160
Applicants 26,987
Admitted 19,475

URI Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 72.16% at University of Rhode Island. Total 26,987 students applied and 19,475 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,160.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$65
Graduate Application Fees$65
Admission Informationhttps://web.uri.edu/admission
Online Applicationhttps://web.uri.edu/admission
Acceptance Rate72.16%
Average Test Scores1,160 SAT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 72.16%. A total of 26,987 students (9,498 men and 16,968 women) have applied to and 19,475 (6,672 men and 12,776 women) students admitted to University of Rhode Island.
Among them, 1,146 male and 1,847 female students have enrolled into URI and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 15.38%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at URI
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants26,9879,49816,96800
Admitted19,4756,67212,77600
Enrolled2,9951,1461,84700
Acceptance Rate 72.16% 70.25% 75.29% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 15.38% 17.18% 14.46% - -
[Chart] University of Rhode Island Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At URI, 820 applicants (27% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,160 at URI. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,280 and 25th percentile score is 1,020.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at URI. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of URI with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at URI
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total102011601280
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing520590650
Math500570630
ACT Composite
Math
English
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to University of Rhode Island, applicants require to submit 6 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, Recommendations, English Proficiency Test, Personal statement or essay.
In addition, 3 item(s) are considered for admission - High School Rank, Admission Test Scores, Work experience.
Application Requirements for URI
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 URI

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