Rhode Island College
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Rhode Island College is a public master's university in Providence, RI (suburb setting), with 4,785 undergraduates (71% women). It admitted 81% of 4,988 applicants — lower half for selectivity among Division III schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 860–1160 on the SAT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $42,878 a year for out-of-state students and $27,345 in-state; aided first-year students paid $11,549 on average after grants (top 10% for affordability in its division). 46% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in health professions & nursing, business, public administration & social work. The campus reported 0.76 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — upper half for safety among Division III schools.
Against Division III schools
Percentile among 421 Division III institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Rhode Island College ranks
1 top-ten finish among Division III schools, across 63 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 46%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $10,986 in-state · $26,519 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 5 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Rhode Island College
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Rhode Island College teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Little East Conference | 24 | — | 2 | $121k | $5,062 | — | |
| Baseball | Little East Conference | 40 | — | 1 | $185k | $4,613 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | Little East Conference | 17 | — | 1 | $151k | $8,902 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Little East Conference | 14 | — | 1 | $204k | $14,577 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | Little East Conference | 15 | — | 1 | $23k | $1,538 | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | Little East Conference | 10 | — | 1 | $24k | $2,439 | — | |
| Men's Golf | Little East Conference | 8 | — | 2 | $27k | $3,342 | — | |
| Women's Golf | Little East Conference | 1 | — | 1 | $21k | $21,410 | — | |
| Women's Gymnastics | Independent | 29 | — | 1 | $101k | $3,485 | — | |
| Women's Lacrosse | Little East Conference | 17 | — | 1 | $60k | $3,500 | — | |
| Men's Soccer | Little East Conference | 29 | — | 1 | $130k | $4,476 | — | |
| Softball | Little East Conference | 21 | — | 1 | $149k | $7,099 | — | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Little East Conference | 14 | — | 1 | $42k | $3,031 | — | |
| Men's Tennis | Little East Conference | 14 | — | 2 | $59k | $4,234 | — | |
| Women's Tennis | Little East Conference | 12 | — | 2 | $58k | $4,826 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | Little East Conference | 26 | — | 1 | $58k | $2,232 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | Little East Conference | 16 | — | 1 | $53k | $3,296 | — | |
| Men's Volleyball | Great Northeast Athletic Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Little East Conference | 17 | — | 1 | $65k | $3,846 | — | |
| Men's Wrestling | New England Wrestling Assn | 30 | — | 4 | $101k | $3,378 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.