University of Rhode Island
Kingston, Rhode Island · Public · 13,381 undergraduates · web.uri.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
75%
of 28,021 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1090 to 1310
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$39,180Est.Estimate
$61,700 out of state
Your chances and merit aid at University of Rhode Island
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
75% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$61,700
a year in 2027-28, from a $61,700 sticker price (out of state)
What to do with your 1210
Send your score
Your SAT is at or above the median of freshmen who sent scores (1210).
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Superscores: it combines your best section scores from different test dates.
- Send official score reports when you apply.
Source: First Year – Undergraduate Admission | University of Rhode Island · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov1Early Decision · November 1, 2026Binding: if admitted, you commit to enroll.
- Dec1Early Action · December 1, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Dec15Other deadline · December 15, 2026
- Feb1Regular Decision · February 1, 2027The standard deadline.
Who gets in
75%
of applicants were admitted: 20,892 of 28,021 for fall 2025.
Early Action
Not binding. Apply by 12/1, hear by 12/15.
Early Decision
Binding. 74% of early applicants were admitted.
Wait list
1,430 students were offered a spot; 9 were later admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 23% of them sent SAT scores and 1.5% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1090 to 1310
Reading and Writing 550 to 670
Math 520 to 645
ACT composite 25 to 31
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 16009%
- 1200 to 139947%
- 1000 to 119929%
- 800 to 99914%
- 600 to 7991%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.65
- 4.028%
- 3.75 to 3.9915%
- 3.50 to 3.7421%
- 3.25 to 3.4913%
- 3.00 to 3.2415%
- 2.50 to 2.997%
- Below 2.501%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$39,180
a year, in state
$61,700
a year, out of state (tuition $38,560)
- Tuition (in state)$16,040
- Fees$2,460
- Food and housing$15,960
- Books and supplies$1,370
- Transportation and other$3,350
University of Rhode Island published $36,995 in state for 2025-26. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24 (in-state students), by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$15,297
- $30,001 to $48,000$15,468
- $48,001 to $75,000$17,805
- $75,001 to $110,000$23,068
- Over $110,000$31,501
Financial aid
64%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$14,829
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
31%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $10,107 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
- Aid priority date: 3/1
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
40 of 40
Earn credit with a score of 3
38 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $1,600Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition for in-state students
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ART 101 |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ART 103 |
| African American Studies | 3 | 3 | AAF201 |
| Art History | 3 | 3 | ARH 251 |
| Biology | 3 | 8 | BIO 101,102, 103 & 104 |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 7 | MTH 111 & 141 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 8 | MTH 141 & 142 |
| Chemistry | 3 | 5 | CHM 101, 102, 112 & 114 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | CHN 103 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | CHIN 104 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 4 | CSC 211 |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | 4 | CSC 106 |
| Drawing | 3 | 3 | Art 207 |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 3 | WRT 104 |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | ENG 1A3B1 | |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 3 | NRS 100 |
| European History | 3 | 6 | HIS 113 & 114 |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | FRN 103 |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | FRN 104 |
| French Language and Culture | 5 | 6 | FRN 2XX & FRN 104 |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | GER 103 |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | GER 104 |
| German Language and Culture | 5 | 6 | GER 2XX & 104 |
| Human Geography | 3 | 3 | GEG 1A2 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | ITL 103 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | ITL 104 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 5 | 6 | ITL 2XX & 104 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | JPN 201 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | JPN 202 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 5 | 6 | JPN 2XX & JPN 202 |
| Latin | 3 | 3 | LAT 302 |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECN 202 |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECN 201 |
| Music Theory | 3 | 3 | MUS 111 |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 4 | PHY 111 & 185 |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 4 | PHY 112 & 186 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 4 | PHY 112 & 186 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 4 | PHY 111 & 185 |
| Pre-Calculus | 3 | 3 | MTH111 |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | PSY 113 |
| Research | 3 | 3 | |
| Seminar | 3 | 3 | |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | SPA 103 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | SPA 104 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 5 | 6 | SPA 2XX & SPA 104 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 3 | SPA 104 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 3 | SPA 2XX |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 5 | 6 | SPA 2XX |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | STA 220 |
| Statistics | 4 | 6 | STA 220 and STA 308 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 4 | PSC 113 |
| United States History | 3 | 6 | HIS 141 & 142 |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 6 | HIS 1A3 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
72%
Come back for a second year
84%
Typical earnings
$73,439
a year, 10 years after starting here
- University of Rhode Island$95,203
- All colleges$90,887
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 50 majors here have earnings data.
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