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Rhode Island College

Providence, Rhode Island·Public, 4-year or above·New England·ric.edu
6-yr Graduation
48%
-1.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Total enrollment
6,155
peer median 8,491
Avg net price
$9,478
-$5.8k vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

IPEDS
Applied
5,415
5,415 candidates competed
Admitted
4,972
91.8% acceptance rate
Enrolled
1,149
23.1% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
48%-1.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
4-year graduation
27%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
48%
Full-time retention
73%

Pell equity

7.8pp gap
Pell recipients
45%213 of 477
Non-Pell (all)
53%186 of 352
Subsidized loan, no Pell
57%62 of 109
No Federal Aid
51%124 of 243

Non-Pell students graduate at a 7.8-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 108 Title IV programs, 41 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 67 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
108
Passing
41
38.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

108programs
  • Passing41 · 38.0%
  • No Data67 · 62.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
6
Safe
34
No data
67

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

41
Fine and Studio Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+7.8%
$41,883 vs $38,865
Ethnic Cultural Minority Gender and Group Studies
Bachelor Degree · Area, Ethnic, Cultural, And Gender Studies
+13.6%
$44,144 vs $38,865
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
Bachelor Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
+16.8%
$45,378 vs $38,865
History
Bachelor Degree · History
+18.6%
$46,105 vs $38,865
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Master's Degree · Education
+21.1%
$56,181 vs $46,391
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
Graduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+23.0%
$69,742 vs $56,700
Neurobiology and Neurosciences
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
+24.8%
$48,514 vs $38,865
English Language and Literature General
Bachelor Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
+25.9%
$48,948 vs $38,865

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

34
Fine and Studio Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
61%
$25,564 debt · $41,883 earn
Neurobiology and Neurosciences
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
54%
$26,369 debt · $48,514 earn
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
53%
$27,119 debt · $51,379 earn
History
Bachelor Degree · History
52%
$24,000 debt · $46,105 earn
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences General
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
49%
$25,000 debt · $50,854 earn
Special Education and Teaching
Bachelor Degree · Education
49%
$27,802 debt · $56,477 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Subject Areas
Bachelor Degree · Education
49%
$26,000 debt · $53,057 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
48%
$23,762 debt · $49,069 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

New England Commission of Higher Education

Accredited since 1958Next review Jun 2031

Programmatic accreditations · 6

Action history · 7

  1. Apr 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levels
  2. Apr 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNDNP) - Nursing education programs at the doctorate degree levels
  3. Apr 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    New England Commission of Higher Education
  4. May 2019Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
  5. Aug 2014Change in Agency recognition
    National Association of Schools of Art and Design, Commission on Accreditation · Art and Design (ART) - Degree-granting schools and departments and non-degree-granting programs

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

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

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$9,478
-$5,844vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs median $15,323
Federal loans
47.1%
In-state tuition
$11,300
Out-of-state
$27,299

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 2,795 students received $16.4M in Pell grants, alongside $23.2M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
2,795
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$16.4M
$16,410,195 total
Direct Loans
$23.2M
4,239 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

3k
’20
2k
’21
2k
’22
2k
’23
3k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$6.5M
1,812 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$8.4M
1,871 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$5.8M
380 loan awards
Parent PLUS$1.9M
147 loan awards
Grad PLUS$546K
29 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 2,002 borrowers who entered repayment, 62 (3.0%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
3.0%
+0.7pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
2,002
Defaulted
62
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
7.3%
2017
8.6%
2018
7.5%
2019
3.0%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Rhode Island College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs153
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

1,311 total completions
01Health Professions
36627.9%
02Public Admin
22417.1%
03Education
19314.7%
04Business
19014.5%
05Psychology
1229.3%
06Visual/Performing Arts
886.7%
07Security/Protective
372.8%
08Computer Sciences
312.4%
09Communication
302.3%
10English Language
302.3%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
6,155
12-mo unduplicated
11,222
Undergraduate
9,871
Graduate
1,351

Gender split

Men
34%3,832
Women
66%7,390

Race / ethnicity composition

White
47.9%
Hispanic
28.4%
Black
11.7%
Unknown
4.9%
Asian
3.4%
Two or more
3.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%
Non-resident
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
321
162 M · 159 W
Women athletes
49.5%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$3.5M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$2K
$3K
Head-coach salaries
$29K
$29K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 14

Soccer
29 M · 24 W
$251K
Track and Field (Indoor)
30 M · 16 W
$94K
Track and Field (Outdoor)
26 M · 16 W
$111K
Baseball
40 M · —
$185K
Basketball
17 M · 14 W
$355K
Wrestling
30 M · —
$101K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
1.21
7 offenses · 5,767 students

3-year trend

1.112 yrs ago1.731 yr ago1.21Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
24
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
21
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
2
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
2

Criminal offenses by type

Rape
3
Motor vehicle theft
2
Burglary
1
Fondling
1

By location

7total
  • On campus7

Includes 3 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
3
Dating violence
4
Stalking
7 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

  • Sexual orientation1

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs00
Liquor052

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
15.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
263

Rhode Island College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Rhode Island College selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectRhode Island College
48%—6,155$9,478Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Southern Connecticut State University
50%91.5%9,377$20,857Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
University of Southern Maine
40%79.2%7,604$13,596Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Fitchburg State University
55%86.9%5,892$14,262Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Central Connecticut State University
48%73.3%9,997$16,857Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Bridgewater State University
53%87.8%9,727$16,383Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Peer group median49%86.9%8,491$15,323

Institutions like Rhode Island College

Explore the federal data for institutions in Rhode Island College's comparison group.

IPEDS

Rhode Island College Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Office of Institutional Research and Planning
Email
irpo [at] ric.edu
Phone
401-456-8998
Address
Roberts Hall, 330 RI College Rd, Providence, RI 02908

Institutional Research & Planning supports our students’ success by providing internal and external stakeholders with accurate, timely, appropriate and usable information and analysis for decision-making that propels the mission of the college forward.

Visit IR office page
Team
1 member
  • Sara Phillips
    Director

Frequently asked questions about Rhode Island College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Rhode Island College.

What is the graduation rate at Rhode Island College?

Rhode Island College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 48% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Rhode Island College?

Rhode Island College reports a total enrollment of 6,155 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Rhode Island College?

The average net price at Rhode Island College is $9,478 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Rhode Island College?

Rhode Island College's yield rate is 23.1%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Rhode Island College located?

Rhode Island College is located in Providence, Rhode Island 02908.

Who runs Institutional Research at Rhode Island College?

Rhode Island College's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Research and Planning.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
U.S. Department of Education
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
U.S. Department of Education
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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