Rhode Island College Teaching Programs

Located in Providence, Rhode Island, Rhode Island College is a public institution. Providence is a good match for students who enjoy the safety and convenience of the suburbs.

Where Is Rhode Island College?

Contact details for RIC are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	600 Mount Pleasant Ave, Providence, RI 02908
Phone:	401-456-8000
Website:	www.ric.edu

How Do I Get Into RIC?

You can apply to RIC online at: https://www.commonapp.org/

Admission Requirements for RIC

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into RIC?

With an acceptance rate of 88%, RIC is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

Approximately 30% of accepted students are men and 69% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 84%, and the acceptance rate for women is 89%.

Average Test Scores

About 15% of students accepted to RIC submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 450 and 570. Math scores were between 420 and 540.

Can I Afford Rhode Island College?

The overall average net price of RIC is $32,081. 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

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At RIC, approximately 55% of students took out student loans averaging $6,255 a year. That adds up to $25,020 over four years for those students.

Rhode Island College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 5,252 undergraduate students at RIC, with 4,058 being full-time and 1,194 being part-time.

There are also 1,079 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 4,058 full-time undergraduates at RIC, 32% are male and 68% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	130
Black or African American	408
Hispanic or Latino	980
White	2,215
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	317

Geographic Diversity

Rhode Island students aren't the only ones who study at Rhode Island College. At this time, 13 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 17 countries are represented at RIC. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Nigeria, Brazil, and Italy.

Online Learning at Rhode Island College

In 2022-2023, 2,365 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

Rhode Island College Teaching Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Early Childhood Education	47	0	2	0	49
Other Education	0	8	18	0	26
General Special Education	20	1	3	0	24
Elementary Education	14	0	7	0	21
Health Education	12	0	8	0	20
General Education	0	0	0	15	15
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching	12	0	0	0	12
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	0	0	9	0	9
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities	0	1	7	0	8
Art Education	5	0	2	0	7
Social Science Teacher Education	7	0	0	0	7
Music Education	3	0	3	0	6
Other Special Education & Teaching	0	0	5	0	5
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs	0	0	5	0	5
English & Language Arts Education	4	0	0	0	4
Technology Education	4	0	0	0	4
Spanish Education	3	0	0	0	3
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism	0	2	0	0	2
History Education	2	0	0	0	2
Mathematics Education	2	0	0	0	2
Other Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	0	0	2	0	2
Secondary Education	0	0	2	0	2
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Junior High/Middle School Special Education Programs	1	0	0	0	1
Biology Education	1	0	0	0	1
Modern Language Education	0	0	1	0	1
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Secondary Special Education Programs	0	0	0	0	0
Chemistry Education	0	0	0	0	0
French Language Teacher Education	0	0	0	0	0
Physics Education	0	0	0	0	0
Reading Teacher Education	0	0	0	0	0
Science Education	0	0	0	0	0
Social Studies Education	0	0	0	0	0
Technical Teacher Education	0	0	0	0	0
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching	0	0	0	0	0
Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching	0	0	0	0	0
Teacher Development & Methodology	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	137	12	74	15	238

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 Arctichistorian01 under License

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