Note: The acceptance rate is calculated as the number of admitted students divided by the number of applicants. The admission yield (enrollment rate) is calculated as the number of enrolled students divided by the number of admitted students.
The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 60.96% where the current academic year rate is 64.22% at Rhode Island Colleges. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 60.92% and women students' rate is 61.19%.
The following table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Rhode Island Colleges over the past 11 years (2014-2025).
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-15 | 61.31% | 58.25% | 63.96% |
| 2015-16 | 61.76% 0.45% |
65.20% 6.95% |
61.54% -2.42% |
| 2016-17 | 59.41% -2.36% |
58.56% -6.64% |
60.42% -1.12% |
| 2017-18 | 57.90% -1.51% |
57.57% -0.99% |
57.99% -2.43% |
| 2018-19 | 59.49% 1.59% |
58.12% 0.55% |
60.55% 2.55% |
| 2019-20 | 60.06% 0.57% |
59.73% 1.61% |
59.46% -1.09% |
| 2020-21 | 61.27% 1.21% |
61.14% 1.41% |
60.82% 1.36% |
| 2021-22 | 62.10% 0.83% |
63.03% 1.89% |
61.70% 0.88% |
| 2022-23 | 63.08% 0.99% |
63.98% 0.96% |
62.47% 0.77% |
| 2023-24 | 60.00% -3.09% |
60.40% -3.58% |
59.61% -2.86% |
| 2024-25 | 64.22% 4.22% |
64.17% 3.77% |
64.58% 4.97% |
| Average | 60.96% | 60.92% | 61.19% |
The average admission yield of the last 12 years is 28.92% where the current academic year yield is 27.03%. The yield, also known as enrollment rate is the percentage of admitted students who finally enrolled. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Rhode Island Colleges from 2014 to 2025.
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-15 | 27.67% | 29.02% | 26.99% |
| 2015-16 | 30.51% 2.85% |
34.61% 5.59% |
28.82% 1.83% |
| 2016-17 | 30.61% 0.09% |
32.99% -1.62% |
29.45% 0.63% |
| 2017-18 | 28.30% -2.31% |
31.29% -1.70% |
27.39% -2.06% |
| 2018-19 | 29.39% 1.10% |
28.11% -3.18% |
29.78% 2.39% |
| 2019-20 | 29.74% 0.35% |
27.79% -0.32% |
29.98% 0.20% |
| 2020-21 | 26.92% -2.82% |
28.90% 1.11% |
26.16% -3.82% |
| 2021-22 | 29.18% 2.26% |
31.03% 2.13% |
27.63% 1.47% |
| 2022-23 | 29.79% 0.61% |
31.60% 0.57% |
28.35% 0.72% |
| 2023-24 | 29.02% -0.77% |
30.26% -1.34% |
27.63% -0.72% |
| 2024-25 | 27.03% -1.99% |
28.80% -1.46% |
25.99% -1.64% |
| Average | 28.92% | 30.40% | 28.01% |
The average number of applicants is 117,211, the average number of admitted is 57,906, and the average number of enrolled students is 11,658 over the last 10 years.
The number of applicants to Rhode Island Colleges decreased by -0.68% (922 applicants) compared to last year.
The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Rhode Island Colleges from 2014 to 2025.
| Year | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-15 | 101,085 | 54,038 | 11,857 |
| 2015-16 | 100,966 -0.12% |
53,455 -1.08% |
11,741 -0.98% |
| 2016-17 | 111,006 9.94% |
59,899 12.05% |
12,481 6.30% |
| 2017-18 | 110,405 -0.54% |
57,905 -3.33% |
11,626 -6.85% |
| 2018-19 | 110,786 0.35% |
55,902 -3.46% |
11,085 -4.65% |
| 2019-20 | 116,115 4.81% |
58,225 4.16% |
11,930 7.62% |
| 2020-21 | 113,890 -1.92% |
58,828 1.04% |
11,296 -5.31% |
| 2021-22 | 122,975 7.98% |
58,273 -0.94% |
11,104 -1.70% |
| 2022-23 | 129,918 5.65% |
58,549 0.47% |
11,686 5.24% |
| 2023-24 | 136,548 5.10% |
60,295 2.98% |
11,724 0.33% |
| 2024-25 | 135,626 -0.68% |
61,594 2.15% |
11,708 -0.14% |
| Average | 117,211 | 57,906 | 11,658 |