University of Kentucky vs University of Rhode Island

Lexington, KY · Kingston, RI · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair KY:RI

PUBLIC-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-OPEN · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-PAR · COMPLETE-HIGH · GAP-ACCEPT

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE KY × RI
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-HIGH High completion
  • GAP-ACCEPT Largest gap · Acceptance Rate

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Only one enrollment path is a trend

ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023

Size changed directionally at one school over 2013–2023; the peer's series stays a range. Pair any selectivity note with that asymmetry before treating the two campuses as parallel growth stories.

  • University of Kentucky: enrollment ranged 21,050–23,189 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • University of Rhode Island: enrollment grew +6.3% over 2013–2023; fitted +74 students/yr fitted, r² 0.56.
  • University of Kentucky: acceptance rate eased +34.6% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.53).
  • University of Rhode Island: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.01).

College Scorecard institution series; dollars are nominal. Direction claims require r² ≥ 0.40 on the fitted annual slope, otherwise the page reports the observed range. Descriptive history, not a recommendation.

Scorecard metrics

Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.

Largest gaps: University of Kentucky vs University of Rhode Island

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of Rhode Island leads on acceptance rate (72.2% vs 92.9% at University of Kentucky)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION University of Kentucky leads on in-state tuition ($13,502 vs $16,942 at University of Rhode Island)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 University of Rhode Island leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($57,446 vs $47,266 at University of Kentucky)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between University of Kentucky and University of Rhode Island?
University of Rhode Island leads on acceptance rate at 72.2% versus 92.9% at University of Kentucky. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between University of Kentucky and University of Rhode Island?
University of Kentucky leads on in-state tuition at $13,502 versus $16,942 at University of Rhode Island. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between University of Kentucky and University of Rhode Island?
University of Rhode Island leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $57,446 versus $47,266 at University of Kentucky. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); acceptance rate focus for this pair · 2025