University of Rhode Island

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for University of Rhode Island

University of Rhode Island operates as a public institution located in Kingston, Rhode Island (suburb: large), with a total reported enrollment of 13,381 students of which 17,656 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. University of Rhode Island is categorized as “16” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 72.2%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,160 and an ACT midpoint of 28. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $21,440, with published in-state tuition of $16,942 and a Pell grant recipient share of 21.8%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $22,250, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 72.2%, and the first-year retention rate is 83.6%. Graduates earn a median of $69,743 ten years after enrolling, compared with $57,446 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 560700.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 73.9% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.