Student Population at URI
Total Enrollment
17,473
Undergraduate
14,768
Graduate
2,705
Online Enrollment
775
Men Students
7,314
Women Students
10,159
For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 17,473 students have enrolled at University of Rhode Island - 14,768 undergraduate and 2,705 graduate.
By gender, 7,314 male and 10,159 female students are attending University of Rhode Island. By attendance status, there are 14,614 full-time students and 2,859 part-time students.
The number of students at University of Rhode Island is large compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in Rhode Island. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as University of Georgia and University of Massachusetts-Amherst, its population is small (average population is 33,685).
University of Rhode Island offers online degree/certificate programs and 775 students enrolled in online programs.
*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.
Enrollment Comparison Chart
The below chart compares the student population between University of Rhode Island and similar colleges.
Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status
By gender, there are 7,314 male and 10,159 female students attending URI. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.72 to 1 and the ratio is similar to national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at URI.
| Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 14,768 | 12,931 | 1,837 |
| Men | 6,312 | 5,490 | 822 |
| Women | 8,456 | 7,441 | 1,015 |
| Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 2,705 | 1,683 | 1,022 |
| Men | 1,002 | 580 | 422 |
| Women | 1,703 | 1,103 | 600 |
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, there are 12,465 White students (71.34%) and 1,762 Hispanic students (10.08%) at University of Rhode Island(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at University of Rhode Island.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 28 | 12 | 16 |
| Asian | 483 | 218 | 265 |
| Black or African American | 749 | 355 | 394 |
| Hispanic | 1,602 | 650 | 952 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| White | 10,772 | 4,557 | 6,215 |
| Two or More Races | 495 | 217 | 278 |
| Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 440 | 208 | 232 |
| Total | 14,768 | 6,312 | 8,456 |
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Asian | 119 | 41 | 78 |
| Black or African American | 97 | 41 | 56 |
| Hispanic | 160 | 56 | 104 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| White | 1,693 | 610 | 1,083 |
| Two or More Races | 54 | 16 | 38 |
| Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 299 | 92 | 207 |
| Total | 2,705 | 1,002 | 1,703 |
Online Student Population
At University of Rhode Island, 6,012 students (34.41% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 775 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 438 students live in Rhode Island where University of Rhode Island is located in and 314 students have enrolled from other states.
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 17,473 | 14,768 | 2,705 |
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes | 775 | 242 | 533 |
| Enrolled Some in Online Classes | 5,237 | 5,004 | 233 |
| Not Enrolled in Online Classes | 11,461 | 9,522 | 1,939 |
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total (Enrolled Excl.) | 775 | 242 | 533 |
| Rhode Island Residents | 438 | 150 | 288 |
| Other State in U.S. | 314 | 92 | 222 |
| Outside of U.S. | 23 | 0 | 23 |
| Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 |