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Rhode Island College

Tuition, net price, acceptance rate, SAT/ACT scores, graduation rate, and graduate salary · Providence, Rhode Island

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Net price / year

$9,478

after grants & scholarships

lower than 75% of public 4-year colleges

Acceptance rate

92%

Graduation rate

47%

within 150% of normal time

lower than 51% of public 4-year colleges

Median earnings

$59,430

4 years after graduating

higher than 52% of public 4-year colleges

Rhode Island College at a glance

What is the tuition at Rhode Island College?: In-state undergraduate tuition and fees are $11,300 for the 2024-25 academic year, or $27,299 for out-of-state students.
What is the cost of attendance at Rhode Island College?: The average cost of attendance is $17,454 a year before financial aid (2023-24), counting tuition, books, housing and other living expenses.
What is the net price at Rhode Island College?: The average net price for in-state students is $9,478 a year after grants and scholarships (2023-24).
What is the acceptance rate at Rhode Island College?: About 92% of applicants were admitted (fall 2024).
What SAT and ACT scores are typical at Rhode Island College?: The middle 50% of admitted students who submitted SAT scores had a total of about 870–1120 (fall 2024). Test policy reported: Considered if submitted, but not required.
What is the graduation rate at Rhode Island College?: 47% of first-time, full-time students finish within 150% of normal time, or 6 years (entering classes through fall 2018).
How much do graduates of Rhode Island College earn?: The median graduate earns $59,430 four years after finishing, among graduates working and not enrolled (2024 dollars).

Key takeaways

The earnings premium over a typical high-school graduate would cover the estimated net cost in about 2.0 years of work (not counting income forgone while studying).
At $9,478 a year, the average net price is lower than 75% of public 4-year colleges.
Families earning under $30,000 pay about $6,378 a year on average, versus $15,681 for families earning over $110,000.
The school admits 92% of applicants, so most who apply are accepted.
One year into repayment, 15% of federal-loan borrowers had paid in full or were making progress on their balance (3,554 borrowers).

Tuition and cost of attendance at Rhode Island College

Average net price (in-state)

$9,478 per year

Cost of attendance minus average grants and scholarships, for first-time full-time students receiving federal aid.

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Estimated total net cost

$37,912

Net price × 4 years, at today's prices and assuming on-time completion. Your actual cost depends on your aid.

Net price by family income

Average yearly net price for students receiving federal aid.

$0–30k $6,378
$30–48k $6,989
$48–75k $8,701
$75–110k $12,809
$110k+ $15,681

Where the sticker price goes· Cost of attendance $17,454

Tuition & fees$11,300
Books & supplies$1,200
Room & board$13,414
Other expenses$1,440

Tuition & fees (in-state): $11,300
Tuition & fees (out-of-state): $27,299

Rhode Island College acceptance rate and SAT/ACT scores

Acceptance rate

Share of applicants admitted.

Test policy: Considered if submitted, but not required

SAT range (middle 50%)870–1120

4001600

Graduation rate and salary after graduating from Rhode Island College

Graduation rate

47%

First-time, full-time students finishing within 150% of normal time.

Retention rate

73%

Full-time first-years who return the next fall.

Typical monthly payment

$217

On a standard 10-year federal plan.

Years of earnings premium to cover cost

2.0 years

Net cost ÷ (graduate earnings − high-school graduate earnings). Excludes income forgone while studying and assumes today's earnings. A rough guide, not a prediction.

Earnings vs debt

4 years after graduating$59,430

1 year after graduating$45,172

Median graduate debt$20,500

High-school graduate median (Rhode Island)$40,428

Of graduates working and not enrolled, in 2024 dollars.

Debt-to-earnings: 0.3×Median debt divided by median earnings 4 years after graduating.
Share of pay going to loans: 4.4%
3-year loan default rate: 0%

Outcomes by student group

The Scorecard reports some outcomes separately for groups of students. A group is left out when it is too small to report. These are school-level figures and say nothing about any individual student.

Completion within 150% of normal time, by group

Share of students who entered in 2018 and completed within 150% of normal time (six years at a four-year college, three at a two-year college).

White students 58%

Black students 37%

Hispanic students 40%

Asian students 47%

Pell Grant recipients 45%

All students, same entering cohort: 48%

Group rates and the all-student rate come from the same 2018 entering cohort, so they can be compared directly. Groups at small colleges can rest on very few students. Data period: Entering cohort 2018 (IPEDS).

Earnings ten years after entry

All students who entered this college, whether or not they graduated, in 2022 dollars, ten years after entry.

Typical range: middle half of students

25th percentile $35,091 · median $56,318 · 75th percentile $75,388

Median by family income

Lowest third of family incomes $58,619

Middle third $50,038

Highest third $54,500

Median by sex

Male students $61,177

Non-male students $53,177

This is not the same as the graduates' earnings shown above. It covers everyone who entered, including students who left without a degree, ten years after entry and in 2022 dollars. The graduates' figure covers only completers, four years after finishing, in 2024 dollars. Do not compare the two directly.

Data period: Students who entered in academic years 2009-10 and 2010-11 (pooled), earnings measured in 2020 and 2021, 2022 dollars (Treasury).

Median federal student debt, by group

Median federal loan debt of students who borrowed, when they left school, by group.

By Pell Grant status

Pell Grant recipients $13,760

Not Pell recipients $14,000

By first-generation status

First-generation students $13,700

Not first-generation $14,000

By family income

Family income $0–$30,000 $12,500

Family income $30,001–$75,000 $15,000

Family income over $75,000 $14,999

By gender

Men $12,000

Women $14,750

Data period: Loans in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (pooled, NSLDS).

How borrowers are doing

One year after leaving school and entering repayment, here is where the 3,554 federal-loan borrowers from this college stood. It covers borrowers only, not students who did not take federal loans.

Repayment status one year after entering repayment

Paid in full 7%
Making progress 8%
Not making progress 12%
Delinquent 3%
Default 0%
Forbearance 56%
Deferment 14%
Discharged 0%

What the terms mean

Paid in full:: The borrower has paid off the loans completely.
Making progress:: Payments are reducing the loan balance, not just covering interest.
Not making progress:: The borrower is paying, but not enough to shrink the balance.
Delinquent:: Payments are late but the loan is not yet in default.
Default:: The borrower has missed payments for so long that the loan is officially in default.
Forbearance:: Payments are temporarily paused or reduced, and interest may keep adding up.
Deferment:: Payments are on hold for an approved reason, such as returning to school.
Discharged:: The loan was cancelled, for example because of a disability or a school closure.

3,554 borrowers · Data period: Borrowers who entered repayment in the AY2018-19 and AY2019-20 cohorts (pooled, NSLDS).

Programs and majors at Rhode Island College ranked by earnings

Program	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Earnings over time	Compared with the U.S. median for this field	Median debt
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Bachelor's · Graduates: 61	$84,238	1 yr$60,9994 yrs$84,2385 yrs$67,913	U.S. median $70,786 U.S. middle half $50.9K–$95.9K · Above the U.S. median	$25,152
Computer Science Bachelor's · Graduates: 39	$83,259	1 yr$60,3614 yrs$83,259	U.S. median $107,009 U.S. middle half $74.8K–$152K · Below the U.S. median	$22,801
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Bachelor's · Graduates: 213	$83,068	1 yr$73,2354 yrs$83,0685 yrs$80,586	U.S. median $88,910 U.S. middle half $67.9K–$114.5K · Below the U.S. median	$24,750
Management Information Systems and Services Bachelor's · Graduates: 34	$76,873	1 yr$47,8574 yrs$76,873	U.S. median $83,290 U.S. middle half $58.8K–$111.6K · Below the U.S. median	$18,060
Mathematics Bachelor's · Graduates: 18 Small sample	$72,410	—	U.S. median $69,562 U.S. middle half $49.1K–$97.4K · Above the U.S. median	—
Finance and Financial Management Services Bachelor's · Graduates: 32	$70,470	1 yr$34,9914 yrs$70,4705 yrs$74,665	U.S. median $83,343 U.S. middle half $60.8K–$111.5K · Below the U.S. median	$19,041
Accounting and Related Services Bachelor's · Graduates: 128	$68,616	1 yr$48,9214 yrs$68,6165 yrs$66,478	U.S. median $76,194 U.S. middle half $56.2K–$97.2K · Below the U.S. median	$15,783
Chemistry Bachelor's · Graduates: 23 Small sample	$66,959	1 yr$44,6484 yrs$66,9595 yrs$94,239	U.S. median $65,120 U.S. middle half $48.3K–$84K · Above the U.S. median	$14,250
Sociology Bachelor's · Graduates: 54	$59,643	1 yr$36,7424 yrs$59,6435 yrs$49,819	U.S. median $52,657 U.S. middle half $37.7K–$69.5K · Above the U.S. median	$17,805
Biology, General Bachelor's · Graduates: 40	$58,779	1 yr$39,9104 yrs$58,7795 yrs$68,594	U.S. median $57,214 U.S. middle half $38.9K–$79.2K · Above the U.S. median	$22,250

Show all 32 programs

Business Administration, Management and Operations Bachelor's · Graduates: 152	$58,221	1 yr$43,0474 yrs$58,2215 yrs$66,333	U.S. median $68,257 U.S. middle half $47.6K–$93.6K · Below the U.S. median	$19,033
Criminal Justice and Corrections Bachelor's · Graduates: 106	$58,156	1 yr$38,1634 yrs$58,1565 yrs$55,218	U.S. median $55,378 U.S. middle half $40.2K–$74.4K · Above the U.S. median	$18,750
Health and Medical Administrative Services Bachelor's · Graduates: 58	$57,195	1 yr$49,8254 yrs$57,1955 yrs$62,906	U.S. median $58,716 U.S. middle half $41.9K–$80.4K · Below the U.S. median	$24,705
Marketing Bachelor's · Graduates: 82	$57,119	1 yr$36,4744 yrs$57,1195 yrs$57,338	U.S. median $69,303 U.S. middle half $49.7K–$93.2K · Below the U.S. median	$18,962
Special Education and Teaching Bachelor's · Graduates: 34	$56,477	1 yr$50,0604 yrs$56,4775 yrs$56,951	U.S. median $50,499 U.S. middle half $41.4K–$60.1K · Above the U.S. median	$25,781
Political Science and Government Bachelor's · Graduates: 35	$54,540	1 yr$29,1784 yrs$54,5405 yrs$62,896	U.S. median $63,293 U.S. middle half $44.8K–$85.4K · Below the U.S. median	$17,928
Natural Resources Conservation and Research Bachelor's · Graduates: 18 Small sample	$54,516	1 yr$40,7524 yrs$54,516	U.S. median $55,012 U.S. middle half $39.4K–$72.8K · Below the U.S. median	$20,437
Social Work Bachelor's · Graduates: 141	$53,312	1 yr$33,5614 yrs$53,3125 yrs$50,901	U.S. median $51,790 U.S. middle half $39.2K–$64.2K · Above the U.S. median	$21,633
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas Bachelor's · Graduates: 68	$53,057	1 yr$44,7894 yrs$53,0575 yrs$54,765	U.S. median $51,389 U.S. middle half $40.5K–$63.1K · Above the U.S. median	$26,000
Psychology, General Bachelor's · Graduates: 178	$52,758	1 yr$33,6944 yrs$52,7585 yrs$46,205	U.S. median $50,706 U.S. middle half $35.7K–$67.2K · Above the U.S. median	$19,500
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions Bachelor's · Graduates: 44	$51,379	1 yr$37,3204 yrs$51,3795 yrs$42,668	U.S. median $52,119 U.S. middle half $38.4K–$68.6K · Below the U.S. median	$26,463
Communication and Media Studies Bachelor's · Graduates: 94	$51,105	1 yr$34,3574 yrs$51,1055 yrs$45,774	U.S. median $56,359 U.S. middle half $39.6K–$76.1K · Below the U.S. median	$18,875
Music Bachelor's · Graduates: 23 Small sample	$51,090	1 yr$34,5494 yrs$51,0905 yrs$49,042	U.S. median $42,892 U.S. middle half $26K–$58.8K · Above the U.S. median	$14,133
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General Bachelor's · Graduates: 30	$50,854	1 yr$34,9954 yrs$50,8545 yrs$52,978	U.S. median $61,296 U.S. middle half $42.8K–$82.3K · Below the U.S. median	$24,641
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft Bachelor's · Graduates: 20 Small sample	$50,335	1 yr$24,5264 yrs$50,3355 yrs$37,031	U.S. median $39,775 U.S. middle half $25.5K–$55.4K · Above the U.S. median	$24,034
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods Bachelor's · Graduates: 85	$49,069	1 yr$38,0954 yrs$49,0695 yrs$51,204	U.S. median $47,382 U.S. middle half $38.4K–$56.1K · Above the U.S. median	$24,481
English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's · Graduates: 40	$48,948	1 yr$29,3894 yrs$48,9485 yrs$45,516	U.S. median $48,590 U.S. middle half $33.7K–$63.8K · Above the U.S. median	$18,091
Neurobiology and Neurosciences Bachelor's · Graduates: 21 Small sample	$48,514	1 yr$30,1724 yrs$48,5145 yrs$47,176	U.S. median $62,451 U.S. middle half $40.7K–$88.6K · Below the U.S. median	$20,784
History Bachelor's · Graduates: 31	$46,105	1 yr$31,9814 yrs$46,1055 yrs$41,708	U.S. median $50,680 U.S. middle half $36.3K–$66.7K · Below the U.S. median	$21,650
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies Bachelor's · Graduates: 22 Small sample	$45,378	4 yrs$45,3785 yrs$41,530	U.S. median $48,471 U.S. middle half $32.2K–$67.3K · Below the U.S. median	—
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies Bachelor's · Graduates: 17 Small sample	$44,144	—	U.S. median $51,710 U.S. middle half $34.9K–$68.1K · Below the U.S. median	$18,433
Fine and Studio Arts Bachelor's · Graduates: 55	$41,883	1 yr$28,2414 yrs$41,8835 yrs$42,389	U.S. median $41,367 U.S. middle half $26.2K–$56.7K · Above the U.S. median	$23,750

Earnings are for graduates working and not enrolled, 4 years after completing, in 2024 dollars.

The U.S. median and middle half (25th to 75th percentile) are for graduates of the same field and credential level at all colleges, 4 years after completing.

The 1-year, 4-year and 5-year figures come from different graduating cohorts and dollar years (1-year: AY2018-19 and AY2019-20 graduates, 2022 dollars; 4-year: AY2017-18 and AY2018-19 graduates, 2024 dollars; 5-year: AY2014-15 and AY2015-16 graduates, 2022 dollars), so read them as three separate measures, not a single career path.

Small samples are noisy: the Scorecard adds privacy noise to program figures and some rows are based on only a handful of graduates, so rows marked “small sample” can move a lot from year to year.

What students study

The largest fields among the degrees and certificates this college awarded, grouped by two-digit CIP code (the federal Classification of Instructional Programs). Fields under 1% are left out.

Share of degrees and certificates awarded, by field

Health Professions and Related Programs 24.3%

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services 17.8%

Education 10.5%

Psychology 10.5%

Public Administration and Social Service Professions 9.4%

Visual and Performing Arts 7%

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services 3.2%

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services 2.8%

A large share means many awards, not necessarily many students or higher earnings. Data period: Awards in academic year 2024-25 (IPEDS).

Who attends

A snapshot of the undergraduate student body as this college reported it to the federal government. Shares are shown as published; they can differ slightly from 100% because of rounding.

Race and ethnicity

White 47.9%
Black or African American 11.7%
Hispanic or Latino 28.4%
Asian 3.4%
American Indian or Alaska Native 0.4%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0.1%
Two or more races 3%
U.S. nonresident 0.1%
Race and ethnicity unknown 4.9%

Federal reporting categories. Students who are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents are counted as nonresident, and students who did not report are counted as unknown. Data period: Fall 2024 (IPEDS).

Gender

Men 32.2%
Women 67.8%

Federal reporting uses two categories. Data period: Fall 2024 (IPEDS).

Students aged 25 or older

22%

of undergraduates

Many adult students work or have families while enrolled. Data period: Fall 2023 (IPEDS).

Students and campus

Undergraduate enrollment: 5,049
Part-time students: 14%
Receive Pell Grants: 42%
Receive federal loans: 47%
Students per faculty member: 15 : 1
Setting: Suburb

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Frequently asked questions

How much is tuition at Rhode Island College?

For the 2024-25 academic year, Rhode Island College reported undergraduate tuition and fees of $11,300 for in-state students and $27,299 for out-of-state students. These are published prices before grants and scholarships; what you pay depends on your aid.

What is the cost of attendance and net price at Rhode Island College?

The average cost of attendance at Rhode Island College is $17,454 a year (2023-24), counting tuition, books, housing and other living expenses. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $9,478 a year. That is lower than 75% of public 4-year colleges.

How much financial aid do students at Rhode Island College get?

42% of undergraduates receive Pell Grants. 47% receive federal loans. The average net price runs from $6,378 a year for families earning under $30,000 to $15,681 for families earning over $110,000 (2023-24).

What is the acceptance rate at Rhode Island College?

Rhode Island College admitted about 92% of applicants in fall 2024. That means most applicants are admitted.

What SAT and ACT scores do you need for Rhode Island College?

Among admitted students who submitted SAT scores, the middle 50% had a total of about 870–1120 (fall 2024). That is a guide, not a cutoff. Reported test policy: Considered if submitted, but not required.

What are the graduation rate and retention rate at Rhode Island College?

47% of first-time, full-time students at Rhode Island College finish within 150% of normal time. 73% of full-time first-years return the next fall.

How much do Rhode Island College graduates earn after graduation?

The median graduate earns $59,430 four years after finishing, among graduates working and not enrolled in further study (2024 dollars). One year after finishing, the median is $45,172.

Is Rhode Island College worth it?

There is no single answer: it depends on your major, your aid and whether you finish. For Rhode Island College, the data shows this. The earnings premium over a typical high-school graduate would cover the estimated net cost in about 2.0 years of work. Graduates who borrowed have a median debt of $20,500, about 0.3 times their median earnings four years after finishing. 47% of first-time, full-time students finish within 150% of normal time. These are averages, not predictions, and they do not count income forgone while studying.

Sources and data periods

All figures come from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard (June 2026 release). Periods differ by measure:

Average net price: AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Acceptance rate: Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Graduation rate: Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
Median earnings: Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median graduate debt: NSLDS FY2020, FY2021 pooled cohorts

Some figures are blank because the school did not report them or the group was too small to publish. How we calculate things