Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Smithfield, RI
Population 1,100,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,606 (49%)
Days Without Precipitation 241 (40%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 3,314
Men / Women 65% / 35%
From State 12%
From Region 63%
Athletes 26.5%

Racial/Ethnic

White 72%
Hispanic 9%
International 6%
Asian 4%
Black 4%
Mixed 3%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Business 523 68% / 32% 6% $85,898 86 98%
Information Technology 6 83% / 17% 0% $94,550 92 96%
Accounting 62 +1 65% / 35% 11% $89,574 88 100%
Accounting and Finance 7 71% / 29% 0% $89,574 88 100%
Business Administration 75 +7 72% / 28% 4% $80,340 81 99%
Business Analytics 17 100% / 0% 0% $84,445 85 100%
Entrepreneurship 10 70% / 30% 20% $63,920 51 92%
Finance 172 +8 79% / 21% 3% $93,129 91 96%
Financial Planning and Services 12 83% / 17% 0% $93,129 91 96%
Human Resources Management 8 38% / 62% 0% $76,533 76 100%
International Business 12 +1 25% / 75% 25% $92,709 91 94%
Logistics 33 +2 64% / 36% 12% $80,340 81 99%
Marketing 109 +9 49% / 51% 6% $78,577 79 99%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Health and Behavioral Sciences 49 27% / 73% 2% $69,950 65
Biology 16 +2 38% / 62% 0% $69,765 65
Exercise and Movement Science 1 0% / 100% 0%
Health Sciences 14 29% / 71% 0% $77,603 78
Health Informatics 1 100% / 0% 0% $86,233 86
Pediatric Psychology $62,267 47
Psychology 17 12% / 88% 6% $62,864 48
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Humanities and Social Sciences 58 43% / 57% 7% $77,641 78 96%
Applied Mathematics 5 +1 40% / 60% 20% $92,335 90 98%
Computational and Applied Mathematics 10 40% / 60% 0% $92,335 90 98%
Environmental Science 3 33% / 67% 0% $61,239 44
Economics 7 +6 71% / 29% 29% $73,304 72 100%
Chinese 1 0% / 100% 0%
Communication 12 +1 33% / 67% 0% $67,263 60 95%
Cultural Studies 2 0% / 100% 0% $65,646 56
Digital Communication 2 50% / 50% 0% $65,773 56
History 1 +1 100% / 0% 0% $64,072 52
International/Global Studies $75,909 76
Political Science 11 +3 27% / 73% 9% $84,720 85 92%
Sociology 2 100% / 0% 0% $61,200 44
Sociology and Anthropology 2 100% / 0% 0%
Spanish $64,868 54

Financial

Tuition & Fees $56,364
ROI Percentile 84th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 87%
4-Year Graduation Rate 77%
6-Year Graduation Rate 80%
Transfer-Out Rate 15%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

% Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Business & Economics 83.3% 525 68% / 32% 6% $85,632 86 98%
Humanities & Social Sciences 7.9% 50 30% / 70% 4% $69,299 64 94%
Life & Natural Sciences 2.5% 16 38% / 62% 0% $69,765 65
Health Sciences 2.4% 15 27% / 73% 0% $77,603 78
Physical Sciences & Math 2.4% 15 40% / 60% 7% $92,335 90 98%
Computer Science 1.0% 6 83% / 17% 0% $94,550 92 96%
Agriculture & Food Science 0.5% 3 33% / 67% 0% $61,239 44

Research

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $0.2M #529 100% $0
Life & Natural Sciences $0.2M #486 92% $0
Business & Economics $0.1M #369 0% $0
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.0M #523 0% $0
Computer Science $0.0M #513 0% $0
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 $0
Education $0 #457 $0
Engineering $0 #449 $0
Health Sciences $0 #441 $0
Total $0.5M #583 78% $0

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 59%
Yield (Unbound) 14%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 59% 59% 59%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 12%
SAT Range 1190 – 1330
SAT Math Range 580 – 670
SAT RW Range 610 – 660