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Rhode Island Colleges with Lowest Enrollment Rate

This page lists the schools having low yield) in Rhode Island. The yield, also known as enrollment rate, is the percent of students who choose to enroll after having been offered admission. Higher yield means that more admitted students are finally enrolled into the school.
Roger Williams University, has the lowest yield rate of 13.04% for academic year 2024-2025 in Rhode Island. Salve Regina University is positioned second with 13.17% yield and Bryant University follows them with 14%. Next table shows the schools that have low yield rates with admission statistics and acceptance rates. Colleges whose programs are focused on certificate, associate, and/or special subjects such as arts and music are excluded from the ranking. You may want to check colleges having the highest yield rates in Rhode Island.
Rhode Island Colleges with Lowest Enrollment Rate (2025)
NameYield# of Applicants# of Admitted# of EnrolledAcceptance Rate
1Roger Williams University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsBristol, RI
13.04% 8,029 7,042 918 87.71%
2Salve Regina University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsNewport, RI
13.17% 6,202 4,228 557 68.17%
3Bryant University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSmithfield, RI
13.73% 9,825 6,431 883 65.46%
4University of Rhode Island
Public, four-yearsKingston, RI
15.38% 26,987 19,475 2,995 72.16%
5Johnson & Wales University-Providence
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsProvidence, RI
15.78% 7,828 6,921 1,092 88.41%
6Providence College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsProvidence, RI
19.19% 12,521 6,372 1,223 50.89%
7Rhode Island College
Public, four-yearsProvidence, RI
23.11% 5,415 4,972 1,149 91.82%
8Brown University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsProvidence, RI
65.16% 48,904 2,638 1,719 5.39%