University of Rhode Island
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.
University of Rhode Island is a public research university in Kingston, RI (suburb setting), with 14,670 undergraduates (59% women). It admitted 77% of 25,391 applicants — lower half for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1030–1270 on the SAT and 26–31 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $54,390 a year for out-of-state students and $34,994 in-state; aided first-year students paid $20,964 on average after grants (lower half for affordability in its division). 70% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, health professions & nursing, engineering. The campus reported 0.74 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — upper half for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where University of Rhode Island ranks
0 top-ten finishes among Division I schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 70%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $16,408 in-state · $35,804 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 33 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 7 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research University of Rhode Island
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.
University of Rhode Island teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Atlantic 10 Conference | 28 | at cap | 3 | $1.2M | $42,145 | 997 | |
| Baseball | Atlantic 10 Conference | 36 | 2 over | 5 | $1.2M | $33,382 | 966 | |
| Men's Basketball | Atlantic 10 Conference | 15 | at cap | 5 | $7.9M | $523,813 | 984 | |
| Women's Basketball | Atlantic 10 Conference | 13 | room 2 | 6 | $3.7M | $288,205 | 996 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Atlantic 10 Conference | — | — | 2 | — | — | 998 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Atlantic 10 Conference | — | — | 2 | — | — | 994 | |
| Football | Coastal Athletic Association | 100 | room 5 | 1 | $6.9M | $68,822 | 976 | |
| Men's Golf | Atlantic 10 Conference | 9 | at cap | 4 | $588k | $65,360 | 1000 | |
| Women's Lacrosse | Atlantic 10 Conference | 32 | room 6 | 3 | $910k | $28,448 | — | |
| Women's Rowing | Atlantic 10 Conference | 49 | room 19 | 4 | $1.8M | $36,792 | 985 | |
| Men's Soccer | Atlantic 10 Conference | 27 | room 1 | 5 | $1.1M | $41,893 | 973 | |
| Softball | Atlantic 10 Conference | 23 | room 2 | 4 | $1.2M | $50,519 | 980 | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Atlantic 10 Conference | 31 | 1 over | 1 | $830k | $26,760 | 997 | |
| Women's Tennis | Atlantic 10 Conference | 9 | room 1 | 1 | $583k | $64,817 | 1000 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Atlantic 10 Conference | 91 | 46 over | 1 | $1.1M | $11,778 | 989 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Atlantic 10 Conference | 130 | 85 over | 1 | $1.4M | $10,464 | 986 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Atlantic 10 Conference | 16 | room 2 | 2 | $980k | $61,232 | 1000 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.