by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
Rhode Island College was awarded 32 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is social work.
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According to College Factual's 2025 analysis, RIC is ranked #487 out of 2,152 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This is an improvement over the previous year, when RIC held the #711 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
RIC is also ranked #6 out of 9 schools in Rhode Island.
The acceptance rate at Rhode Island College is 88%, which is higher than many other schools to which you may be applying. But don't think getting into RIC is a sure thing. The admissions staff is still going to review your application to see if you are a good fit for the school.
About 15% 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 570. Math scores were between 420 and 540.
The student to faculty ratio at RIC is an impressive 11 to 1. That's quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Rhode Island College is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Rhode Island College is 71%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full time students who obtain their bachelor's degree in four years or less. This rate is 21% for first-time, full-time students at RIC, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Rhode Island College.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 5,998 undergraduates at RIC with 4,611 being full-time and 1,387 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $9,147 | $9,929 | $13,098 | $16,317 | $18,148 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of RIC, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At RIC, approximately 57% of students took out student loans averaging $7,110 a year. That adds up to $28,440 over four years for those students.
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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/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 196 | $73,235 |
| Social Work | 187 | $33,561 |
| General Psychology | 149 | $33,694 |
| Business Administration & Management | 73 | $43,047 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 72 | $38,095 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 71 | $44,789 |
| Accounting | 63 | $48,921 |
| Health Sciences & Services | 61 | $34,995 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 59 | $38,163 |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 49 | $37,320 |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2022-2023, 2,365 students took at least one online class at Rhode Island College. This is a decrease from the 4,272 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 2,365 | 241 |
| 2021-2022 | 4,272 | 689 |
| 2020-2021 | 7,030 | 6,526 |
| 2018-2019 | 270 | 17 |
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Footnotes
*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.
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