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 446 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is teacher education subject specific.
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RIC is ranked #711 out of 2,217 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2024 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when RIC held the #1,317 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 9 colleges in Rhode Island, RIC is ranked at #9.
When it comes to admittance, Rhode Island College is somewhat selective. Its acceptance rate is 85%, which means you'll face some strong competition during the admissions process. Do what you can to make your application stand out.
With a student to faculty ratio of 13 to 1, Rhode Island College is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
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 of 74% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Rhode Island College enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
When we say that a student has graduated on time, we mean that they have finished their bachelor's degree within four years. The on-time graduation rate at RIC is 22%. That's 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 + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $9,415 | $9,876 | $12,509 | $15,817 | $17,066 |
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 55% of students took out student loans averaging $6,255 a year. That adds up to $25,020 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at RIC is 7.5%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.
See which majors at Rhode Island College make the most money.
Get more details about the location of Rhode Island College.
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/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/rhodeislandcollege |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/RICNews |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 161 | $62,911 |
| General Psychology | 134 | $31,457 |
| Social Work | 102 | $32,764 |
| Business Administration & Management | 83 | $38,526 |
| Accounting | 83 | $42,172 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 72 | $34,403 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 55 | $37,920 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 54 | $33,615 |
| Allied Health Professions | 50 | $56,461 |
| Health Sciences & Services | 44 | $35,470 |
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 2020-2021, 4,272 students took at least one online class at Rhode Island College. This is a decrease from the 7,030 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 4,272 | 689 |
| 2019-2020 | 7,030 | 6,526 |
| 2018-2019 | 296 | 19 |
| 2017-2018 | 270 | 17 |
| 2016-2017 | 356 | 20 |
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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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