How URI's Acceptance Rate Changes

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 75.40%, and this year's acceptance rate is 76.39% at University of Rhode Island. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 72.76% and women students' rate is 77.20%.

The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at University of Rhode Island over the past 11 years (2012-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2012-13	85.35%	83.13%	86.96%
2013-14	78.71% -6.65%	79.07% -8.49%	78.47% -8.49%
2014-15	76.81% -1.90%	73.38% 0.74%	79.21% 0.74%
2015-16	73.55% -3.26%	71.33% -4.17%	75.04% -4.17%
2016-17	72.76% -0.79%	70.38% -0.68%	74.37% -0.68%
2017-18	70.06% -2.70%	68.10% -3.00%	71.37% -3.00%
2018-19	69.48% -0.58%	67.17% -0.29%	71.07% -0.29%
2019-20	74.77% 5.29%	71.93% 5.58%	76.65% 5.58%
2020-21	75.51% 0.74%	71.00% 1.84%	78.49% 1.84%
2021-22	76.00% 0.49%	72.00% 0.51%	79.00% 0.51%
2022-23	76.39% 0.39%	72.88% -0.49%	78.51% -0.49%
Average	75.40%	72.76%	77.20%

University of Rhode Island Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 19.04% where the current academic year yield is 17.57%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at University of Rhode Island from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	17.36%	19.02%	16.20%
2013-14	19.18% 1.83%	21.29% 1.59%	17.79% 1.59%
2014-15	19.57% 0.39%	22.61% -0.19%	17.60% -0.19%
2015-16	20.10% 0.53%	22.48% 0.99%	18.58% 0.99%
2016-17	21.34% 1.24%	23.40% 1.45%	20.03% 1.45%
2017-18	20.66% -0.69%	23.32% -1.07%	18.96% -1.07%
2018-19	19.32% -1.34%	21.58% -1.11%	17.85% -1.11%
2019-20	18.99% -0.33%	21.80% -0.60%	17.25% -0.60%
2020-21	18.33% -0.66%	20.58% -0.27%	16.98% -0.27%
2021-22	17.00% -1.33%	20.00% -0.99%	16.00% -0.99%
2022-23	17.57% 0.57%	19.31% 0.60%	16.60% 0.60%
Average	19.04%	21.40%	17.62%

University of Rhode Island Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 22,141, the average number of admitted is 16,676, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 3,158. The number of URI applicants decreased by 1.50% (376 applicants) compared to the previous year.

The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at University of Rhode Island from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2012-13	20,218	17,257	2,995
2013-14	19,824 -394	15,603 -2	2,993 -2
2014-15	20,923 1,099	16,071 152	3,145 152
2015-16	20,366 -557	14,980 -134	3,011 -134
2016-17	20,971 605	15,259 246	3,257 246
2017-18	21,909 938	15,349 -86	3,171 -86
2018-19	22,782 873	15,829 -113	3,058 -113
2019-20	22,113 -669	16,534 82	3,140 82
2020-21	23,856 1,743	18,013 162	3,302 162
2021-22	25,105 1,249	19,080 -58	3,244 -58
2022-23	25,481 376	19,465 176	3,420 176
Average	22,141	16,676	3,158

University of Rhode Island Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at URI

Acceptance Rate Changes

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes