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Rhode Island Colleges by the Numbers
11 four-year Rhode Island colleges — click any for its profile: acceptance rates, SAT ranges, tuition for all 11, with Rhode Island medians up top.
Rhode Island's ten-year earnings benchmark of $70,005 sits 30% above the national median for college-goers. Not one of Rhode Island's listed schools still requires test scores; 2 — Johnson & Wales University-Online among them — don't consider scores at all. Rhode Island has 11 four-year colleges with full admissions profiles here — from University of Rhode Island at 13,381 undergraduates down to campuses a fraction of that size.
The most selective door in the state is Brown University at 5.4% admitted; the most open is Rhode Island College at 91.8%. Published in-state tuition runs from $11,300 at the cheapest campus to $71,412 at the most expensive — a $60,112 spread inside Rhode Island alone.
Each Rhode Island school links to its profile — admissions, cost, earnings. To see where you stand in Rhode Island, bring your saved calculator numbers.
Rhode Island medians
| Acceptance rate | Tuition (in-state) | Median earnings (10 yr) | 6-yr graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 70.2% | $44,418 | $70,005 | 75.1% |
Medians across 11 active bachelor's-degree institutions in Rhode Island; the table below lists the 11 with complete admissions records.
All Rhode Island colleges in our data
| College | City | Acceptance | SAT middle 50% | Tuition (in) | Undergrads | Median earnings (10 yr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown University | Providence | 5.4% | 1500–1570 | $71,412 | 7,226 | $93,487 |
| Bryant University | Smithfield | 65.5% | 1160–1340 | $52,677 | 3,194 | $90,008 |
| Johnson & Wales University-Online | Providence | 91% | not considered | $13,365 | 2,202 | $43,418 |
| Johnson & Wales University-Providence | Providence | 88.4% | 970–1230 | $42,419 | 3,868 | $43,418 |
| New England Institute of Technology | East Greenwich | 66.7% | not considered | $37,275 | 1,718 | $48,684 |
| Providence College | Providence | 50.9% | 1250–1400 | $63,550 | 4,229 | $87,054 |
| Rhode Island College | Providence | 91.8% | 860–1160 | $11,300 | 5,049 | $56,318 |
| Rhode Island School of Design | Providence | 18.7% | 1370–1540 | $62,688 | 2,084 | $68,140 |
| Roger Williams University | Bristol | 87.7% | 1130–1300 | $44,418 | 3,946 | $70,266 |
| Salve Regina University | Newport | 68.2% | 1160–1295 | $50,100 | 2,121 | $72,975 |
| University of Rhode Island | Kingston | 72.2% | 1030–1270 | $16,942 | 13,381 | $69,743 |
Scores shown are among students who submitted them; "not considered" schools ignore tests entirely. Wondering where your own numbers fit? TheGPA calculator andSAT score calculator give you the other half of this table.
Data: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (Jun 2026), IPEDS ADM2023/HD2024. Retrieved 2026-09-01.