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 Public, 4 or more years located in Amherst, MA and URI is a Public, 4 or more years located in Kingston, RI.

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Both are Public, 4 or more years schools.
UMass Amherst has more expensive tuition & fees ($36,427) than URI ($32,578).
It is harder to admit to UMass Amherst than URI.
UMass Amherst has a higher submitted SAT score (1,290) than URI (1,145).
UMass Amherst has higher submitted ACT score (29) than URI (26).
UMass Amherst has more students with 30,593 students while URI has 17,777 students.
UMass Amherst has more full-time faculties with 1,417 faculties while URI has 761 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 AmherstURI

UMass Amherst	vs.	URI
Amherst, Massachusetts	Location	Kingston, Rhode Island
Public, 4 or more years	School Type	Public, 4 or more years
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice
Research University (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Research University (high research activity)
In-State$16,439 Out-Of-State$36,427	Tuition & Fees	In-State$15,004 Out-Of-State$32,578
73% ($9,757)	% Receiving Financial Aid (Avg. amount)	71% ($10,243)
$9,757	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$10,243
57.58 %	Acceptance Rates	70.06 %
19.63 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	20.66 %
1,290	SAT Score	1,145
29	ACT Score	26
82 %	Graduation Rate	69 %
13 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
91 %	Retention Rate	83 %
30,593	Student Population	17,777
1,417	Number of Faculties	761
17 to 1	Student to Faculty Ratio	16 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare	On Campus Student Services	Remedial Service, Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare