1,248 SAT and 29 ACT in Average for Rhode Island Colleges in 2025 Admission

1,248

SAT Score

29

ACT Score

For the 2025 Rhode Island college admission cycle, a total of 2,907 enrolled students submitted SAT scores and 545 students submitted ACT scores to Rhode Island colleges.

The average SAT score for Rhode Island colleges is 1,248 and the average ACT composite score is 29. Compared to the previous year, the Rhode Island's average SAT score decreased by 10 points from 1,258 to 1,248, representing a 0.8% change.

The average acceptance rate for Rhode Island colleges with available SAT data is 44.81% with a yield rate of 18.63%. This represents a 0.65 percentage point increase in selectivity compared to the previous admission cycle.

Among Rhode Island colleges, Brown University has the highest SAT score of 1,540.

Average SAT Scores for Rhode Island Colleges

The following table compares the SAT scores between four-years colleges in Rhode Island. Those colleges have admission requirements and criteria to admit (not open admission). The green or red arrows with numbers indicate change from the previous year for each column.

Data source: IPEDS
SAT Scores for Rhode Island Colleges
SchoolSAT ScoreACT ScoreAcceptance RateYield
Brown University1,540355.39%
0.16%
65.16%
2.06%
Rhode Island School of Design1,480
-10
3218.66%
4.85%
41.47%
-9.75%
Providence College1,33031
1
50.89%
2.17%
19.19%
-0.51%
Bryant University1,260
10
28
-2
65.46%
-0.19%
13.73%
-1.46%
Roger Williams University1,22026
-2
87.71%
-0.07%
13.04%
-1.09%
Salve Regina University1,22028
-2
68.17%
-1.74%
13.17%
-0.69%
University of Rhode Island1,160-72.16%
-4.91%
15.38%
-1.43%
Johnson & Wales University-Providence1,030
-70
25
2
88.41%
4.71%
15.78%
1.51%
Rhode Island College990
-20
-91.82%
10.73%
23.11%
3.01%