University of Rhode Island Business Programs

Located in Kingston, Rhode Island, University of Rhode Island is a public institution. URI is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

University of Rhode Island Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at URI.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#15	Most Popular Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#41	Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#153	Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards URI has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#2	Best Apparel and Accessories Marketing Operations Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#5	Highest Paid Sports Communication Graduates	College Factual

Where Is University of Rhode Island?

Contact details for URI are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	Green Hall, 35 Campus Avenue, Kingston, RI 02881
Phone:	401-874-1000
Website:	web.uri.edu/
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/universityofri
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/universityofri

How Do I Get Into URI?

You can apply to URI online at: https://web.uri.edu/admission

Admission Requirements for URI

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	considered but not required
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	required
SAT or ACT Scores	considered but not required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into URI?

The acceptance rate at University of Rhode Island is 76%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 37% of accepted students are men and 63% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 71%, and the acceptance rate for women is 78%.

Average Test Scores

About 90% of students accepted to URI submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 550 and 630. Math scores were between 540 and 630.

URI received ACT scores from 14% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 22 and 28. Math scores were between 22 and 27. Composite scores were between 23 and 28.

Can I Afford University of Rhode Island?

The overall average net price of URI is $39,767. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At URI, approximately 69% of students took out student loans averaging $11,205 a year. That adds up to $44,820 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at URI is 4.3%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

University of Rhode Island Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 14,904 undergraduate students at URI, with 12,712 being full-time and 2,192 being part-time.

There are also 2,745 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 12,712 full-time undergraduates at URI, 44% are male and 56% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of Rhode Island students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	424
Black or African American	644
Hispanic or Latino	1,343
White	9,424
International Students	149
Other Races/Ethnicities	728

Geographic Diversity

Rhode Island students aren't the only ones who study at University of Rhode Island. At this time, 34 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 70 countries are represented at URI. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and South Korea.

Online Learning at University of Rhode Island

In 2019-2020, 15,661 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at URI has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of URI

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of Rhode Island was 130.2%. This is the #300 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at URI regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

University of Rhode Island Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	0	65	0	91	0	156
Accounting	0	90	0	23	0	113
Finance	0	100	0	2	0	102
Public Relations	0	96	0	0	0	96
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	0	89	0	0	0	89
Supply Chain Management	0	73	0	0	0	73
General Economics	0	42	0	0	0	42
Environmental/Natural Resource Economics	7	29	0	0	0	36
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	0	0	34	0	0	34
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	0	21	0	0	0	21
International Business/Trade/Commerce	0	16	0	0	0	16
General Business/Commerce	0	3	0	0	7	10
Labor & Industrial Relations	0	0	0	9	0	9
Apparel and Accessories Marketing Operations	0	8	0	0	0	8
Sports Communication	0	8	0	0	0	8
Applied Economics	0	0	0	2	2	4
Entrepreneurship	0	3	0	0	0	3
TOTAL	7	643	34	127	9	820

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Tnricci under License

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