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Acceptance Rate
50.16%
Yield (Enrollment Ratio)
20.55%
Applicants
116,278
Admitted
58,321
Enrolled
11,986
Applying To Rhode Island Colleges
The average acceptance rate is 50.16% at Rhode Island colleges and universities where total 116,278 students have applied and 58,321 have been accepted. The average undergraduate application fees is $65.00 and the graduate application fees is $57.00. Next table presents the general admission information for applying to Rhode Island colleges.
| Open Admission Policy | 9 out of 24 schools |
|---|---|
| Average Undergraduate Application Fees | $ 65.00 |
| Average Graduate Application Fees | $ 57.00 |
| Average Acceptance Rate | 50.16% |
| Average Yield (Enrollment Rate) | 20.55% |
| Average Test Scores | 1,220 SAT / 25 ACT |
Acceptance Rates and Headcounts
For academic year 2020-2021, total 116,278 students (48,074 men and 68,182 women) applied to and 58,321 (23,940 men and 34,367 women) students were accepted to admit Rhode Island Colleges. Among them, 5,450 men and 6,536 women were enrolled into Rhode Island schools. The average acceptance rate is 50.16% and admission yield (enrollment rate) is 20.55%. The table below shows the Rhode Island colleges admission statistics including admission and enrolment rates.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Applicants | 116,278 | 48,074 | 68,182 |
| Admitted | 58,321 | 23,940 | 34,367 |
| Enrolled | 11,986 | 5,450 | 6,536 |
| Acceptance Rate | 50.16% | 49.80% | 50.40% |
| Enrollment Ratio | 20.55% | 22.77% | 19.02% |
Average SAT and ACT Scores
For Rhode Island college, 6,002 students (69.00% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 1,535 students (16.00%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees. For score submitters, SAT 75th percentile score is 1,311 and 25th percentile score is 1,128. For ACT scores, 75th percentile score is 80 and 25th percentile score is 68. Next table shows the detail SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Rhode Island colleges and universities.
| 25th Percentile | 75th Percentile | |
|---|---|---|
| Evidence-Based Reading and Writing | 563.00 | 648.00 |
| SAT Math | 565.00 | 663.00 |
| ACT Composite | 23.00 | 27.00 |
| ACT Math | 22.00 | 26.00 |
| ACT English | 23.00 | 27.00 |
Calendar System and Accepted Credits
In Rhode Island State, 11 schools use semester calendar systems and 3 schools are based on quarter system. Next table lists the number of schools with their calendar systems.
Next table describes credits that Rhode Island colleges and universities are accepting for their students
Application Requirements
8 Rhode Island schools require High School GPA and 12 schools require High School Record (or Transcript). The test scores such as SAT and ACT are required by 4 Rhode Island colleges. Next table summarizes the application requirements for applying to Rhode Island colleges.
| Required | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| High School GPA | 8 | 2 |
| High School Rank | 0 | 6 |
| High School Record (or Transcript) | 12 | 0 |
| Completion of College Preparatory Program | 7 | 3 |
| Recommendations | 8 | 1 |
| Formal Demonstration of Competencies | 1 | 5 |
| Admission Test Scores | 4 | 3 |
| TOEFL | 10 | 2 |
| Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.) | 0 | 1 |
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