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