College Unbound SAT Scores, ACT Scores, Acceptance Rate, and Admissions Requirements
With a 100% acceptance rate, your first question should be whether College Unbound fits your goals, schedule, and budget, not whether you can clear an admissions bar. Because it is test-optional, submit SAT or ACT scores only if they add clear strength to your academic record; otherwise, focus on GPA, credits, and readiness to persist.
Data on this page is sourced from our college data partners and was last updated on July 9, 2026.
College Unbound facts and stats
College Unbound is an urban institution with an undergraduate enrollment of 495 students. College Unbound has a freshman retention rate of 86%, which is above the national average of roughly 70%. The student-to-faculty ratio is 11:1.
Providence, RI

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Key College Unbound application dates
Key dates
Regular Decision
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Early Action
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Early Decision
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Priority Deadline
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Test dates
August 22, 2026
Registration deadline: August 7, 2026
September 12, 2026
Registration deadline: August 28, 2026
October 3, 2026
Registration deadline: September 18, 2026
September 19, 2026
Registration deadline: August 14, 2026
October 17, 2026
Registration deadline: September 11, 2026
December 12, 2026
Registration deadline: November 6, 2026
If you choose to submit scores to test-optional College Unbound, take your first SAT or ACT by the spring of junior year. Use the summer before senior year and the fall for superscore-focused retakes, and make sure your final fall scores arrive before the application deadline you plan to use.
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What you'll actually pay
College Unbound is a private not-for-profit, so the same tuition and fees rate applies to all students. Tuition and fees are $11,016, and students can use the FAFSA and institutional aid options to plan their net cost.

As a private not-for-profit college, College Unbound’s total cost will include its $11,016 in tuition and fees plus living expenses, books, transportation, and personal costs. What students actually pay can vary based on their financial need and any grants or scholarships they receive. Families should compare the published price with their expected aid to estimate the net cost.
Student life at College Unbound
Student activities and organization details coming soon.
Campus housing details coming soon.
No fraternity or sorority life on campus.
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Providence, RIAcceptance rate: 5.4%
SAT: 1510–1560
ACT: 34–35
Bryant University
Smithfield, RIAcceptance rate: 65.5%
SAT: 1200–1320
ACT: 27–28
Johnson & Wales University, Providence
Providence, RIAcceptance rate: 88.4%
SAT: 890–1160
ACT: 22–27
New England Institute of Technology
East Greenwich, RIAcceptance rate: 66.7%
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