URI vs. UMass Amherst

Compare two graduate schools with tuition, enrollment, programs, and more academic characteristics. URI ranked 175th and UMass Amherst ranked 98th in college ranking.

URIvs.UMass Amherst

Both URI and UMass Amherst are public. URI is located in Kingston, RI and UMass Amherst is located in Amherst, MA.
  • UMass Amherst Graduate School has more expensive graduate school tuition of $34,720 than URI Graduate School ($31,952).
  • UMass Amherst Graduate School is larger with 7,838 graduate students than URI Graduate School (2,705 students).
  • UMass Amherst Graduate School is more graduate programs of 328 programs than URI Graduate School (217 programs).
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#104 in National Universities
#2 in Rhode Island
Rankings#79 in National Universities
#12 in Massachusetts
Public, 4 yearsSchool TypePublic, 4 years
Kingston, RILocationAmherst, MA
Academic
$65Graduate School Application Fee$85
Research University (high research activity)Carnegie ClassificationResearch University (very high research activity)
Master's
Doctorate (Research)
Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Doctorate (Other)
Post-Bachelor Certificate
Post-Master Certificate
Offered Graduate DegreesMaster's
Doctorate (Research)
Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Post-Bachelor Certificate
Post-Master Certificate
217 ProgramsNumber of Graduate Programs328 Programs
17 ProgramsNumber of Online Graduate Programs47 Programs
Tuition & Fees
$17,450 Rhode Island residents
$31,952 out-of-state
Average Graduate Programs$17,009 Massachusetts residents
$34,720 out-of-state
Student Population
17,473Total Students32,229
2,705Graduate Enrollment7,838
775Online Graduate Enrollment3,853
Special Learning Opportunities and Student Services
Online Degree/Certificate Program Offered for Both Undergraduate and GraduateDistance Learning (Online Classes)Online Degree/Certificate Program Offered for Both Undergraduate and Graduate
ROTC
Study Abroad
Weekend/Evening College
Teacher Certifiate
Special OpportunitiesROTC
Study Abroad
Weekend/Evening College
Teacher Certifiate
✔ (Dormitory Capacity: 5,570)
$8,506 average annual costs
On-Campus Living✔ (Dormitory Capacity: 14,484)
$7,840 average annual costs
✔ (99 meals per week)
$5,650 average annual costs
Meal PlanNot offered or not Reported
Faculties and Staffs
17 to 1Students to Faculty Ratio18 to 1
772 Full-time
350 Part-time
Number of Faculties1,452 Full-time
308 Part-time
2,586 Full-time
523 Part-time
Number of Staffs5,154 Full-time
531 Part-time
$89,554 for Faculties
$64,470 Part-time
Average Salary$115,252 for Faculties
$64,812 Part-time
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