University of Rhode Island
Kingston, Rhode Island · Also known as URI · Website
$69,743
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$69,743
median earnings, 10 years after starting
University of Rhode Island is a public 4-year college in Kingston, Rhode Island with 13,381 undergraduates and 2,834 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $21,440 a year (tuition and fees $16,942 in-state, $37,146 out-of-state). It admits 72% of applicants and 73% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $69,743 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $22,250 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$21,440
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$16,942
Out-of-state $37,146
Admission rate
72%
US median 78%
Completion rate
73%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$22,250
About $236 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$69,743
Rank 384 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $21,440
- Tuition in-state
- $16,942
- Tuition out-of-state
- $37,146
- Cost of attendance
- $34,321
- Students with a need-based grant
- 22%
- Students with federal loans
- 49%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $14,368
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $12,923
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $17,803
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $23,394
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $28,460
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $12,862 in 2015-16 to $16,942 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 72%
- Average SAT
- 1,160
- SAT reading, middle
- 600
- SAT math, middle
- 590
- ACT, middle
- 28
- Undergraduates
- 13,381
- Graduate students
- 2,834
- Part-time students
- 4.7%
- Women
- 58%
- Students per teacher
- 17
- Completion rate
- 73%
- Retention rate
- 84%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 211
- Endowment
- $317.8M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 384 of 5,094 US colleges and 7 of 19 in Rhode Island (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | RI median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $21,440 | $25,425 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $16,942 | $39,847 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 72% | 70% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 73% | 78% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 84% | 83% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $22,250 | $13,000 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $57,446 | $46,407 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $69,743 | $53,085 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 69% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 81% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
211 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 292 | $19,500 | $82,218 | $96,020 | $88,910 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 241 | $20,500 | $37,414 | $56,571 | $50,706 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 200 | $22,813 | $36,785 | $64,520 | $56,359 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 173 | $22,250 | $45,846 | $80,379 | $57,214 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 164 | $20,500 | $55,160 | $79,692 | $68,257 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 144 | $22,214 | $42,181 | $72,328 | $63,560 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 122 | $21,875 | $44,363 | $56,999 | $47,382 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 122 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationProfessional | Professional | 121 | $49,650 | $97,570 | $137,117 | $138,348 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 116 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 105 | $21,875 | $50,529 | $87,196 | $83,343 |
| CriminologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 104 | $19,000 | $31,729 | Withheld | $55,556 |
| Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 99 | $24,458 | $70,724 | $89,901 | $92,135 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 90 | $19,750 | $67,736 | $88,915 | $92,374 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 90 | $20,987 | $46,394 | $75,011 | $69,303 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 88 | $25,000 | $34,205 | $51,416 | $48,568 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 87 | $22,793 | $89,971 | $108,248 | $103,485 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 86 | $19,567 | $31,649 | $60,559 | $63,293 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 65 | $22,458 | $57,529 | $86,076 | $76,194 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 64 | $20,505 | $34,633 | $60,922 | $58,928 |
| Film/Video and Photographic ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 63 | $19,500 | $29,634 | $44,983 | $43,765 |
| Animal SciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 62 | $19,613 | $35,520 | $50,203 | $49,634 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 62 | $23,830 | $59,220 | $67,384 | $55,000 |
| Library Science and AdministrationOnlineMaster's | Master's | 59 | $30,750 | $47,709 | $56,115 | $56,301 |
| Wildlife and Wildlands Science and ManagementBachelor's | Bachelor's | 55 | $23,817 | $25,523 | $45,571 | $45,338 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Kingston and Rhode Island on Local Economy
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- Homes: Homes for sale in Rhode Island
Questions and answers
How much does University of Rhode Island cost?
$21,440 a year is the average net price at University of Rhode Island after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $16,942 for in-state students and $37,146 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $34,321. Families earning under $30,000 pay $14,368 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at University of Rhode Island?
72% of applicants are admitted to University of Rhode Island. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,160 and the middle ACT score is 28. The median admission rate of colleges in Rhode Island is 70%.
How much do University of Rhode Island graduates earn?
$69,743 a year is the median pay of former University of Rhode Island students who work, 10 years after they started ($57,446 after 6 years). That ranks 384 of 5,094 US colleges and 7 of 19 in Rhode Island. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management (Master's) at $113,214.
How much student debt do University of Rhode Island graduates have?
$22,250 is the median federal student loan debt of University of Rhode Island graduates, about $236 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 49% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at University of Rhode Island?
73% of first-time, full-time students at University of Rhode Island finish within 6 years. 84% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at University of Rhode Island?
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (292 bachelor's graduates), Psychology, General (241 bachelor's graduates), Communication and Media Studies (200 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 211 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.