Graduation Rate at URI

[updated for 2024-2025 graduation data]

At University of Rhode Island, the graduation rate is 73 % within 150% normal time, the retention rate is 84 %, as of August 31, 2025.

Its graduation rate is higher than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 56.21% (public Research University with high research activity).

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Graduation Rates in Reasonable Completion Time

For the academic year 2024-2025, 2,349 students out of 3,204 candidates have completed their courses within 150% normal time (i.e. in 6 years for 4-year BS degree) at University of Rhode Island.

By gender, 948 male and 1,401 female students graduated the school last year completing their jobs in the period.

CandidatesCompletersGraduation Rates
Total3,2042,34973.31%
Men1,38994868.25%
Women1,8151,40177.19%
University of Rhode Island graduation rate by gender

Graduation Rate By Race/Ethnicity

The following table shows graduation rate by race and at University of Rhode Island.

  • American Indian or Alaska Native: 60.00%
  • Asian: 86.24%
  • Black (Non-Hispanic): 59.72%
  • Hispanic: 59.83%
  • White: 76.35%
  • Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: 100.00%
  • Two or More Race: 60.19%
  • Unknown: 76.40%
Graduation Rate by Gender
TotalMaleFemale
American Indian or Alaska Native60.00%(3/5) - 75.00%(3/4)
Asian86.24%(94/109) 88.64%(39/44) 84.62%(55/65)
Black (Non-Hispanic)59.72%(86/144) 53.03%(35/66) 65.38%(51/78)
Hispanic59.83%(207/346) 51.77%(73/141) 65.37%(134/205)
White76.35%(1,818/2,381) 72.26%(758/1,049) 79.58%(1,060/1,332)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander100.00%(1/1) - 100.00%(1/1)
Two or More Race60.19%(62/103) 45.71%(16/35) 67.65%(46/68)
Unknown76.40%(68/89) 60.53%(23/38) 88.24%(45/51)
University of Rhode Island graduation rate by race

Transfer-out and Retention Rates

At URI, the transfer-out rate is 17.07%.

URI's retention rate is 84% for full-time students and 48 % for part-time students last year. Its retention rate is around the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 77.30%.


Non-Resident Alien Graduation Rate

A non-resident alien student is not a US citizen/green card holder and studies with a student visa, such as an F visa, in the United States. At University of Rhode Island, 10 of 26 non-resident alien students completed their studies and the graduation rate was 38.46%.

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