Some colleges do not have an open admissions policy, but they accept all or most applicants who meet the admission requirements. The average acceptance rate of the 10 Easiest Rhode Island Colleges to Get In is 64.22% for the academic year 2024-2025.
This ranking is only based on acceptance rates and more admission stats such as SAT and ACT scores are helpful to measure the chances to get in more accurately.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $43,128 and graduate tuition & fees is $25,942 for the academic year 2024-2025.
We note that the actual tightness of admission lies in considering other admission requirements such as SAT score.| School Name | Acceptance Rate | Yield | SAT Score | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Total Population | Graduation Rate | Students to Faculty Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 2 | Rhode Island College Providence, RIPublic, 4-year | 91.82% 10.73% | 23.11% | 990 | $27,299 ($11,300) | 6,155 | 48.00% | 15 to 1 |
| 2 6 | Johnson & Wales University-Online Providence, RIPrivate, 4-year | 90.97% 36.71% | 54.50% | - | $13,365 | 2,839 | - | 13 to 1 |
| 3 1 | Johnson & Wales University-Providence Providence, RIPrivate, 4-year | 88.41% 4.71% | 15.78% | 1,030 | $41,982 | 4,303 | 55.00% | 14 to 1 |
| 4 3 | Roger Williams University Bristol, RIPrivate, 4-year | 87.71% 0.07% | 13.04% | 1,220 | $45,197 | 4,350 | 69.00% | 10 to 1 |
| 5 1 | University of Rhode Island Kingston, RIPublic, 4-year | 72.16% 4.91% | 15.38% | 1,160 | $37,146 ($16,942) | 17,210 | 73.00% | 17 to 1 |
| 6 - | Salve Regina University Newport, RIPrivate, 4-year | 68.17% 1.74% | 13.17% | 1,220 | $50,100 | 2,791 | 77.00% | 12 to 1 |
| 7 2 | New England Institute of Technology East Greenwich, RIPrivate, 4-year | 66.73% 6.00% | 22.80% | - | $37,275 | 1,922 | 60.00% | 11 to 1 |
| 8 1 | Bryant University Smithfield, RIPrivate, 4-year | 65.46% 0.19% | 13.73% | 1,260 | $52,677 | 3,636 | 80.00% | 13 to 1 |
| 9 - | Providence College Providence, RIPrivate, 4-year | 50.89% 2.17% | 19.19% | 1,330 | $63,550 | 4,666 | 86.00% | 11 to 1 |
| 10 - | Rhode Island School of Design Providence, RIPrivate, 4-year | 18.66% 4.85% | 41.47% | 1,480 | $62,688 | 2,520 | 89.00% | 8 to 1 |
| Average | 70.10% | 23.22% | 1,211 | $43,128 ($14,121) | 5,039 | 70.78% | 12 to 1 |