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Here Are The Best Rhode Island Colleges, According To New Rankings
RHODE ISLAND — Brown University is the best college in Rhode Island, according to rankings released Monday by Niche, a college ranking and review platform. In all seven colleges in Rhode Island were ranked among the best.
Niche said its 2024 Best Colleges Rankings reflect the declining importance of SAT and ACT scores and the increasing importance prospective students and their families place on value and economic mobility — that is, the ability of students to improve their economic status after graduation.
The platform evaluated 4,048 public and private four-year colleges nationwide and developed separate lists for the best academics value, food, dorms and college life.
The top five colleges in Rhode Island are:
1. Brown UniversityOverall Niche grade: A+Acceptance rate: 6 percentNet price: $25,028SAT range: 1460 to 1570
2. Rhode Island School of DesignOverall Niche grade: A-Acceptance rate: 19 percentNet price: $38,234SAT range: 1310 to 1480
3. Providence CollegeOverall Niche grade: B+Acceptance rate: 58 percentNet price: $39,566SAT range: 1120-1330
4. Salve ReginaOverall Niche grade: BAcceptance rate: 73 percentNet price: $36,708SAT range: 1020-1190
5. University of Rhode IslandOverall Niche grade: BAcceptance rate: 76 percentNet price: $20,496SAT range: 1090-1290.
Other Rhode Island schools ranked by Niche are found on the website.
To rank the schools, Niche analyzed data from the U.S. Department of Education along with reviews and ratings from current students, alumni and parents. The new economic mobility index takes into account the percentage of students receiving Pell Grants, the net tuition price for students from low-income households and the median earnings of those students six years after they get their first post-graduation jobs.
The top schools nationwide are, respectively: Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut;
Stanford University, Stanford, California; Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge; Harvard University, Cambridge; and Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey.
The best value colleges are, respectively, Harvey Mudd College, Claremont, California; Stanford University; Massachusetts Institute of Technology; California Institute of Technology, Pasadena; and Clarmont-McKenna College.
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