Providence, RI · Public · 5,049 undergraduates · suburban
Rhode Island College
Less selective
RIC is a practical Providence-area public college with particularly strong routes into nursing, education, social services, and the arts.
Institutional profile
Established Strong in affordability, and solid in career outcomes.- Admission
- 81.1% admitted
- Price by income
- Resident and nonresident prices differ
- Completion
- 54.6%
4,988 applicants in the reported year
Compare recent average annual costs by household income
$56,318 median earnings 10 years after enrollment
What sets Rhode Island College apart
Academic design
Nursing, teacher preparation, social work, health, arts, and liberal studies are central undergraduate areas.
Campus pattern
The campus sits in Providence's residential western side.
Career & value signal
Clinical placements, student teaching, and public-service internships draw heavily on Providence-area institutions.
Can I get in?
81.1% admitted
Start with the academic record, then make the intended direction and school-specific fit concrete.
Recent applicant pool
4,988About 81 in every 100 applicants were admitted.
Academic range
Of admitted students, 11% submitted an SAT, and 0% submitted an ACT. Almost nobody admitted here sent a score, which leaves the SAT and ACT ranges standing on a handful of files.
In the season card
Where your GPA sits in the entering class
The full entering-class GPA distribution for Rhode Island College, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.
See where I landIn the season card
What Rhode Island College weighs when it reads a file
See how this college describes the role of grades, testing, essays, recommendations, activities, and demonstrated interest.
- Course rigor
- GPA
- Test scores
- Essay
- Recommendations
- Extracurriculars
- Demonstrated interest
What moves the application
The evidence that separates a strong file
Show preparation for this curriculum
Nursing, teacher preparation, social work, health, arts, and liberal studies are central undergraduate areas.
Make institutional fit specific
RIC is a practical Providence-area public college with particularly strong routes into nursing, education, social services, and the arts.
Use the application route carefully
Keep academic direction and school-specific choices coherent across the application.
How to apply
Rounds, route, and required materials
Build the calendar around the earliest realistic application round and assemble each required item once.
Fee waiver: accepted
Major and program admission
Some fields have their own entry path.
The college admit rate above covers the university as a whole. These requirements apply only to the named program.
Teacher preparationAdmits separately
What this program asks for, and when it closes.
NursingAdmits separately
What this program asks for, and when it closes.
Can I afford it?
Compare annual cost by household income.
Start with the average net price for your income range, then set that estimate beside your other realistic options.
In the season card
Average annual cost by household income at Rhode Island College
Compare recent average net prices across five federal income ranges and estimate a 4-year cost for yours.
- $0–30k
- $30–48k
- $48–75k
- $75–110k
- $110k+
Is it worth it?
Completion, debt, and earnings
Read completion, borrowing, field mix, and earnings together. One university-wide earnings figure does not describe every student path.
Degree completion across the reported entering cohort
First-year students who return for year two
And what that comes to against what they earn.
Reported 10 years after enrollment
Academic portfolio
Largest bachelor’s fields
How many students finish in each field, and median earnings four years after completing the program.
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Admits separately
Psychology, General
Social Work
Business Administration, Management and Operations
Admits separately
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
Admits separately
What is campus life like?
Rhode Island College beyond the classroom
The campus sits in Providence's residential western side.
A defining academic feature
Nursing, teacher preparation, social work, health, arts, and liberal studies are central undergraduate areas.
What shapes an ordinary week
The campus sits in Providence's residential western side.
Where the degree can lead
Clinical placements, student teaching, and public-service internships draw heavily on Providence-area institutions.