Tightest Rhode Island Colleges to Admit with Lowest Acceptance Rate
The following table lists the tightest (low acceptance rate) Rhode Island colleges and universities to admit. Those schools have been keeping the acceptance rate in low level in recent years. Brown University has the lowest acceptance rate as of 5.39% for academic year 2023-2024 in Rhode Island. For the ranking, we only include 4-years colleges with at least 100 new students (freshmen).
The following table shows the schools that have low acceptance rates with admission statistics and yield, also known as enrollment rate. You may want to check colleges having the highest acceptance rates in Rhode Island.
| Name | Acceptance Rate | # of Applicants | # of Admitted | # of Enrolled | Yield | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brown UniversityPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsProvidence, RI | 5.39% | 48,904 | 2,638 | 1,719 | 65.16% |
| 2 | Rhode Island School of DesignPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsProvidence, RI | 18.66% | 6,692 | 1,249 | 518 | 41.47% |
| 3 | Providence CollegePrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsProvidence, RI | 50.89% | 12,521 | 6,372 | 1,223 | 19.19% |
| 4 | Bryant UniversityPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsSmithfield, RI | 65.46% | 9,825 | 6,431 | 883 | 13.73% |
| 5 | New England Institute of TechnologyPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsEast Greenwich, RI | 66.73% | 2,747 | 1,833 | 418 | 22.80% |
| 6 | Salve Regina UniversityPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsNewport, RI | 68.17% | 6,202 | 4,228 | 557 | 13.17% |
| 7 | University of Rhode IslandPublic, four-yearsKingston, RI | 72.16% | 26,987 | 19,475 | 2,995 | 15.38% |
| 8 | Roger Williams UniversityPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsBristol, RI | 87.71% | 8,029 | 7,042 | 918 | 13.04% |
| 9 | Johnson & Wales University-ProvidencePrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsProvidence, RI | 88.41% | 7,828 | 6,921 | 1,092 | 15.78% |
| 10 | Johnson & Wales University-OnlinePrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsProvidence, RI | 90.97% | 476 | 433 | 236 | 54.50% |
Compare More Schools
Check More Rhode Island Colleges In Different Perspective
- Most Favored Schools
- Colleges with Low Yield
- Expensive Colleges
- Inexpensive Colleges
- Colleges with Most Students
- Colleges with Least Students
- Colleges with Most Online Students
- Colleges with Least Online Students
- Colleges with Highest Graduation Rates
- Colleges with Lowest Graduation Rates
- Low Students to Faculty Ratio
- High Student to Faculty Ratio