Rhode Island Colleges with high acceptance rates

Colleges with the Highest Acceptance Rate in Rhode Island for 2025

These are the least selective public and private four-year colleges in Rhode Island. These colleges historically accept more than seventy-five percent of students who apply for admission and are ranked by acceptance rate. These are good safety schools for your college list and you should have a good chance on getting in if your grades and test scores are above or within their typical admission thresholds. Just because a school is less selective doesn't mean it's a lesser school academically and easy to get into for all students. Unless a college has guaranteed admission or accepts 100% of applicants, you still need sufficient grades to be accepted.

Use the filters on this page to narrow down the list based on your high school GPA, SAT and ACT scores. Once you do, your estimated admission chance will be displayed for each school. Additionally, you can filter the list by state, region or distance from your home to narrow down the list of colleges that are easiest for you to get into.

See also, the best and popular Rhode Island colleges with high acceptance rates. If you're looking for colleges that have easy admission requirements, explore rankings of Rhode Island colleges with the lowest SAT scores, lowest ACT scores and lowest GPA's.
Rhode Island High Acceptance % Public Private 4 year

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College Unbound
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Providence, Rhode Island
 

College Unbound

Private 4 Year

0 reviews

100% Acceptance Rate

 

  • 401enrollment
  • $18,507net price
  • -SAT range
  • -ACT range
  • NAAvg GPA

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Roger Williams University
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Bristol, RI

Roger Williams University

Private 4 Year

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88% Acceptance Rate

#6 Best Private Colleges in Rhode Island

  • 4,344enrollment
  • $37,936net price
  • 1130-1300SAT range
  • 24-30ACT range
  • 3.43Avg GPA

Applications Due Feb 1

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Johnson & Wales University Providence
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Providence, RI

Johnson & Wales University Providence

Private 4 Year

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84% Acceptance Rate

#7 Best Private Colleges in Rhode Island

  • 4,372enrollment
  • $33,480net price
  • 970-1230SAT range
  • 20-26ACT range
  • NAAvg GPA

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Rhode Island College
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Providence, RI

Rhode Island College

Public 4 Year

1 reviews

81% Acceptance Rate

#2 Best Public Universities in Rhode Island

  • 5,767enrollment
  • $11,549net price
  • 860-1160SAT range
  • -ACT range
  • 3.08Estimated Avg GPA

Applications Due Mar 15

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University of Rhode Island
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Kingston, RI

University of Rhode Island

Public 4 Year

5 reviews

77% Acceptance Rate

#1 Best Public Universities in Rhode Island

  • 17,351enrollment
  • $20,964net price
  • 1030-1270SAT range
  • 26-31ACT range
  • 3.58Avg GPA

Applications Due Feb 1

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