UMass Amherst vs URI

Compare two rival schools - University of Massachusetts-Amherst and University of Rhode Island with tuition and admission information where UMass Amherst is a four-years, public located in Amherst, MA and URI is a four-years, public located in Kingston, RI.

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Both schools are four-years, public schools.
UMass Amherst has more expensive tuition & fees ($39,293) than URI ($35,804).
It is harder to admit to UMass Amherst than URI.
UMass Amherst has a higher submitted SAT score (1,370) than URI (1,170).
UMass Amherst has higher submitted ACT score (31) than URI (27).
UMass Amherst has more students with 32,229 students while URI has 17,473 students.
URI has a lower number of students per faculty with 17 to 1 while UMass Amherst's ratio is 18 to 1.
UMass Amherst has more full-time faculties with 1,452 faculties while URI has 772 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - University of Massachusetts-Amherst and University of Rhode Island.

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UMass Amherst	vs.	URI
Amherst, Massachusetts	Location	Kingston, Rhode Island
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Research University (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Research University (high research activity)
In-State$17,357 Out-Of-State$39,293	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$16,408 Out-Of-State$35,804
77%	% Receiving Financial Aid	84%
$11,636	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$12,715

63.52 %	Acceptance Rates	76.39 %
19.36 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	17.57 %
1,370	SAT Score	1,170
31	ACT Score	27
83 %	Graduation Rate	71 %
11 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
90 %	Retention Rate	85 %
32,229	Student Population	17,473
1,452	Number of Faculties	772
18 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	17 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare

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