20,900 people applied for a place at URI, the most ever

3,650 got one

1,110 average SAT score

48 percent from Rhode Island

1 set of triplets

20 pairs of twins

58 freshmen named Michael, the most popular male name

38 freshmen named Emily, the most popular female name

1 freshman on America’s Got Talent, Pharm.D. student Hannah Ritchie, whose dance troupe made it to the show’s quarter-finals. She competed against Mat Franco.