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Rhode Island College Overview

Located in Providence, Rhode Island, Rhode Island College is a public institution. Providence is a good match for students who enjoy the safety and convenience of the suburbs.

What Is Rhode Island College Known For?

1,491 Undergraduate Awards
$32,081 Avg Cost After Aid
81% Acceptance Rate
  • The highest award offered at RIC is the doctor's degree.
  • In 2019-2020, 100% of the faculty were full-time.
  • Students who graduate from RIC with a bachelor's degree make about $49,249 a year. That's 21% more than those who graduate from other schools.

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Rhode Island College Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at RIC.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#33 Most Popular Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#46 Most Popular Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#69 Most Popular Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#106 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#161 Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#173 Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#201 Most Popular Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#214 Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards RIC has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#1 Best Child Advocacy & Policy Master’s Degree Schools College Factual
#1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Child Advocacy & Policy College Factual
#1 Best Child Advocacy & Policy Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans College Factual
#1 Highest Paid Child Advocacy & Policy Graduates College Factual
#2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Education/Teaching of Individuals in Secondary Special Education Programs College Factual
#43 Highest Paid Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduates College Factual

Where Is Rhode Island College?

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Contact details for RIC are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 600 Mount Pleasant Ave, Providence, RI 02908
Phone: 401-456-8000
Website: www.ric.edu
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/rhodeislandcollege
Twitter: https://twitter.com/RICNews

How Do I Get Into RIC?

You can apply to RIC online at: https://www.commonapp.org/

Admission Requirements for RIC

Submission Required?
High School GPA recommended
High School Rank recommended
High School Transcript required
College Prep Program required
Recommendations required
SAT or ACT Scores required
TOEFL required

How Hard Is It To Get Into RIC?

81% Acceptance Rate
69% Of Accepted Are Women
84% Submit SAT Scores
The acceptance rate at Rhode Island College is 81%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 31% of accepted students are men and 69% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 74%, and the acceptance rate for women is 85%.

Average Test Scores

About 84% of students accepted to RIC submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 450 and 560. Math scores were between 420 and 540.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Rhode Island College  ( 450 to 560 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Rhode Island College  ( 420 to 540 )
200
800
RIC received ACT scores from 3% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 18 and 25.

ACT Composite Scores for Rhode Island College  ( 18 to 25 )
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Can I Afford Rhode Island College?

$32,081 Net Price
67% Take Out Loans
7.5% Loan Default Rate
The overall average net price of RIC is $32,081. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At RIC, approximately 67% of students took out student loans averaging $6,584 a year. That adds up to $26,336 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at RIC is 7.5%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

Rhode Island College Undergraduate Student Diversity

4,611 Full-Time Undergraduates
71% Women
41% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 5,998 undergraduate students at RIC, with 4,611 being full-time and 1,387 being part-time.

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There are also 1,074 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 4,611 full-time undergraduates at RIC, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Rhode Island College students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 126
Black or African American 444
Hispanic or Latino 1,171
White 2,478
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 388

Geographic Diversity

Rhode Island students aren't the only ones who study at Rhode Island College. At this time, 13 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 17 countries are represented at RIC. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Nigeria, Brazil, and Italy.

Online Learning at Rhode Island College

6,526 Took All Classes Online
7,030 Took At Least One Class Online
8,586.0% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 7,030 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at RIC has changed over the last few years.

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Online Growth Rankings of RIC

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Rhode Island College was 8,586.0%. This is the #31 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at RIC regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Rhode Island College Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Basic Certificate Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Nursing 0 161 3 33 3 200
Social Work 0 102 0 82 0 184
General Psychology 0 134 0 1 0 135
Business Administration & Management 18 83 7 17 0 125
Accounting 0 83 0 5 0 88
Teacher Education Grade Specific 10 54 0 17 0 81
Teacher Education Subject Specific 0 55 0 21 0 76
Criminal Justice & Corrections 0 72 0 2 0 74
Special Education 0 25 1 32 0 58
Allied Health Professions 0 50 0 0 0 50
Mental & Social Health Services 0 23 10 15 0 48
General English Literature 0 40 0 5 0 45
Health & Medical Administrative Services 0 41 0 4 0 45
Health Sciences & Services 0 44 0 0 0 44
Fine & Studio Arts 0 42 0 0 0 42
Marketing 0 41 0 0 0 41
General Biology 0 40 0 0 0 40
Computer Science 0 39 0 0 0 39
Communication & Media Studies 0 34 0 0 0 34
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 0 0 16 18 0 34
Teaching English or French 0 0 6 23 0 29
Management Information Systems 0 26 0 0 0 26
Sociology 0 26 0 0 0 26
Political Science & Government 0 25 0 0 0 25
Drama & Theater Arts 0 24 0 0 0 24
Public Relations & Advertising 0 22 0 0 0 22
History 0 20 0 2 0 22
Finance & Financial Management 0 19 0 0 0 19
Other Education 0 0 1 17 0 18
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 0 12 0 0 0 12
Interdisciplinary Studies 0 10 0 1 0 11
Natural Resources Conservation 0 10 0 0 0 10
Dance 0 10 0 0 0 10
Music 0 10 0 0 0 10
Public Administration 0 9 0 0 0 9
Ethnic Studies 0 8 0 0 0 8
Communication Sciences 0 8 0 0 0 8
Mathematics 0 6 0 2 0 8
Philosophy 0 8 0 0 0 8
Health & Physical Education 0 7 0 0 0 7
Chemistry 0 7 0 0 0 7
Economics 0 6 0 0 0 6
Romance Languages 0 5 0 0 0 5
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 0 4 0 0 0 4
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 4 0 0 0 4
Physics 0 4 0 0 0 4
Anthropology 0 4 0 0 0 4
Human Development & Family Studies 0 0 3 0 0 3
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 0 2 0 0 0 2
General Education 0 0 0 0 2 2
Dental Support Services 0 2 0 0 0 2
Journalism 0 1 0 0 0 1
Writing Studies 0 0 0 1 0 1
Geography & Cartography 0 1 0 0 0 1
Area Studies 0 0 0 0 0 0
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 0 0 0 0 0 0
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 0 0 0 0 0 0
Public Health 0 0 0 0 0 0
International Studies 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0
General Social Sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 28 1,463 47 298 5 1,841

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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