48%
Graduation Rate
73%
Retention Rate
[updated for 2024-2025 graduation data]
At Rhode Island College, the graduation rate is 48 % within 150% normal time, the retention rate is 73 %, as of August 31, 2025.
Its graduation rate is around the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 49.72% (public Master's College and University with larger programs).
Graduation Rates in Reasonable Completion Time
For the academic year 2024-2025, 399 students out of 829 candidates have completed their courses within 150% normal time (i.e. in 6 years for 4-year BS degree) at Rhode Island College.
By gender, 97 male and 302 female students graduated the school last year completing their jobs in the period.
| Candidates | Completers | Graduation Rates |
| Total | 829 | 399 | 48.13% |
| Men | 234 | 97 | 41.45% |
| Women | 595 | 302 | 50.76% |
Graduation Rate By Race/Ethnicity
The following table shows graduation rate by race and at Rhode Island College.
- American Indian or Alaska Native: 0.00%
- Asian: 47.37%
- Black (Non-Hispanic): 36.54%
- Hispanic: 40.16%
- White: 57.77%
- Two or More Race: 42.42%
- Unknown: 44.74%
Graduation Rate by Gender
| Total | Male | Female |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.00%(-/4) |
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- |
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| Asian | 47.37%(9/19) |
36.36%(4/11) |
62.50%(5/8) |
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| Black (Non-Hispanic) | 36.54%(38/104) |
39.39%(13/33) |
35.21%(25/71) |
|---|
| Hispanic | 40.16%(98/244) |
30.16%(19/63) |
43.65%(79/181) |
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| White | 57.77%(223/386) |
50.96%(53/104) |
60.28%(170/282) |
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| Two or More Race | 42.42%(14/33) |
41.67%(5/12) |
42.86%(9/21) |
|---|
| Unknown | 44.74%(17/38) |
30.00%(3/10) |
50.00%(14/28) |
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