URI Acceptance Rate: Class of 2030 (Latest)

The URI acceptance rate is 77.1% for the Class of 2027, climbing gradually from 70.7% for the Class of 2022. Even though Class of 2030 figures are not out yet, the applicant pool remains large with 25,391 applying recently. Out of that group, 19,568 students were admitted.

URI Acceptance Rate: Class of 2027

Official Class of 2030 figures are not public yet. The most recent cycle with Common Data Set numbers is the Class of 2027, when URI admitted 19,568 of 25,391 applicants, an acceptance rate of 77.1%.[1] This page is updated as soon as the Class of 2030 figures are published.

URI Acceptance Rate by Year

Across the 6 cycles with official figures, the acceptance rate has risen from 70.7% (Class of 2022) to 77.1% (Class of 2027).[1]

Class	Applied	Admitted	Acceptance rate
2027	25,391	19,568	77.1%
2026	25,481	19,465	76.4%
2025	25,105	19,196	76.5%
2024	23,856	18,013	75.5%
2023	21,259	15,360	72.3%
2022	22,784	16,113	70.7%

URI Waitlist Statistics

For the Class of 2027, URI offered a waitlist place to 1,983 applicants, of whom 776 accepted it, and 333 were ultimately admitted.[1] That is a 42.9% admit rate among students who stayed on the list.

Class	Offered a place	Accepted a place	Admitted off the waitlist
2027	1,983	776	333
2026	850	795	0
2025	2,248	708	14
2024	2,188	935	0
2023	1,340	466	90
2022	1,647	351	147

Admitted Student Test Scores (Class of 2027)

The middle 50% of enrolled students scored:[1]

• SAT (combined mid-50%): 1030–1270 (EBRW 520–650, Math 510–620)
• ACT composite (mid-50%): 26–31

The combined SAT range is the sum of the two section ranges, not a true composite percentile.

URI Yield Rate

Of the 19,568 students admitted to the Class of 2027, 3,289 enrolled, a yield rate of 16.8%.[1] Yield is what the university is really managing when it sets an admit rate, so it moves the acceptance rate more than application volume does.

Class	Admitted	Enrolled	Yield
2027	19,568	3,289	16.8%
2026	19,465	3,420	17.6%
2025	19,196	3,340	17.4%
2024	18,013	3,302	18.3%
2023	15,360	3,189	20.8%
2022	16,113	3,326	20.6%

What to Expect for the Class of 2030

Over the three most recent official classes (2025–2027) the acceptance rate at URI has sat between 76.4%–77.1%.

That band is what the school has actually done recently, not a prediction. A single cycle can break it: a change to testing policy, a new direct-admission program, or a jump in application volume moves the rate more than any trend would.

What This Means for Your Application

• Review middle test scores: The middle half of admitted students scored between 1030 and 1270 on the SAT or 26 to 31 on the ACT.
• Anticipate waitlist movement: Out of 776 students who accepted a place on the waitlist for the Class of 2027, exactly 333 gained admission.
• Prepare for large numbers: URI admitted 19,568 students for the Class of 2027 to successfully enroll a final group of 3,289 freshmen.