A total of 75,952 students are enrolled in Rhode Island colleges including 4-year colleges, community colleges, and trade schools.
By gender, there are 31,787 men students and 44,165 students. The men to woman students ratio is 0.72 to 1.
In 4-year colleges, 57.45% of total enrollment is women students and 42.55% is men students. In community colleges, the women students' proportion is 60.55%.
For Rhode Island colleges with more than 1,000 students, Bryant University has the highest ratio of men students (62.50%) and Rhode Island College has the highest ratio of women students (70.92%).
By gender, 41.85% of total students is men students (31,787) and 58.15% is women students (44,165) in Rhode Island collegs.
In 14 4-year Rhode Island colleges in United States, there are 26,447 men students which is 42.55% of total students. The proportion of women students at 4-year Rhode Island colleges is 57.45% (35,703).
Of the 12,346 students attending Rhode Island community colleges (2-4 years colleges), 39.45% are men (7,476) and 60.55% are women students (7,476).
In Rhode Island trade schools (less than 2-years schools), there are 470 men and 986 women students, accounting for 32.28% and 67.72% of total students.
| School Level | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Levels | 75,952 | 31,787 (41.85%) |
44,165 (58.15%) |
| 4-year Colleges | 62,150 | 26,447 (42.55%) |
35,703 (57.45%) |
| Community Colleges | 12,346 | 4,870 (39.45%) |
7,476 (60.55%) |
| Trade Schools | 1,456 | 470 (32.28%) |
986 (67.72%) |
The following table compares student population by gender and school level between Rhode Island colleges. A total of 75,952 students have enrolled in Rhode Island colleges including both undergraduate and graduate programs.
| School | Total Enrollment | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | |
| Brown UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 11,189 | 5,381 (48.1%) |
5,808 (51.9%) |
7,639 | 3,675 (48.1%) |
3,964 (51.9%) | 3,550 | 1,706 (48.1%) |
1,844 (51.9%) |
| Bryant UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 3,536 | 2,210 (62.5%) |
1,326 (37.5%) |
3,204 | 2,043 (63.8%) |
1,161 (36.2%) | 332 | 167 (50.3%) |
165 (49.7%) |
| Johnson & Wales University-ProvidencePrivate, 4-year | 4,566 | 1,728 (37.8%) |
2,838 (62.2%) |
4,158 | 1,610 (38.7%) |
2,548 (61.3%) | 408 | 118 (28.9%) |
290 (71.1%) |
| New England Institute of TechnologyPrivate, 4-year | 1,895 | 1,087 (57.4%) |
808 (42.6%) |
1,720 | 1,054 (61.3%) |
666 (38.7%) | 175 | 33 (18.9%) |
142 (81.1%) |
| New England Tractor Trailer Training School of Rhode IslandPrivate, Less than 2-year | 276 | 267 (96.7%) |
9 (3.3%) |
276 | 267 (96.7%) |
9 (3.3%) | - | - | - |
| Providence CollegePrivate, 4-year | 4,473 | 2,028 (45.3%) |
2,445 (54.7%) |
3,996 | 1,841 (46.1%) |
2,155 (53.9%) | 477 | 187 (39.2%) |
290 (60.8%) |
| Rhode Island CollegePublic, 4-year | 5,787 | 1,683 (29.1%) |
4,104 (70.9%) |
4,719 | 1,461 (31.0%) |
3,258 (69.0%) | 1,068 | 222 (20.8%) |
846 (79.2%) |
| Community College of Rhode IslandPublic, 2-4 year | 12,263 | 4,800 (39.1%) |
7,463 (60.9%) |
12,263 | 4,800 (39.1%) |
7,463 (60.9%) | - | - | - |
| University of Rhode IslandPublic, 4-year | 17,473 | 7,314 (41.9%) |
10,159 (58.1%) |
14,768 | 6,312 (42.7%) |
8,456 (57.3%) | 2,705 | 1,002 (37.0%) |
1,703 (63.0%) |
| Rhode Island School of DesignPrivate, 4-year | 2,620 | 857 (32.7%) |
1,763 (67.3%) |
2,108 | 691 (32.8%) |
1,417 (67.2%) | 512 | 166 (32.4%) |
346 (67.6%) |
| Roger Williams UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 4,397 | 2,170 (49.4%) |
2,227 (50.6%) |
4,103 | 2,058 (50.2%) |
2,045 (49.8%) | 294 | 112 (38.1%) |
182 (61.9%) |
| Salve Regina UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 2,872 | 914 (31.8%) |
1,958 (68.2%) |
2,190 | 679 (31.0%) |
1,511 (69.0%) | 682 | 235 (34.5%) |
447 (65.5%) |
| Empire Beauty School-WarwickPrivate, Less than 2-year | 135 | 1 (0.7%) |
134 (99.3%) |
135 | 1 (0.7%) |
134 (99.3%) | - | - | - |
| Roger Williams University School of LawPrivate, 4-year | 552 | 230 (41.7%) |
322 (58.3%) |
- | - | - | 552 | 230 (41.7%) |
322 (58.3%) |
| Lincoln Technical Institute-LincolnPrivate, Less than 2-year | 673 | 83 (12.3%) |
590 (87.7%) |
673 | 83 (12.3%) |
590 (87.7%) | - | - | - |
| IYRS School of Technology & TradesPrivate, 2-4 year | 83 | 70 (84.3%) |
13 (15.7%) |
83 | 70 (84.3%) |
13 (15.7%) | - | - | - |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Rhode IslandPrivate, Less than 2-year | 129 | 4 (3.1%) |
125 (96.9%) |
129 | 4 (3.1%) |
125 (96.9%) | - | - | - |
| Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-CranstonPrivate, Less than 2-year | 130 | 8 (6.2%) |
122 (93.8%) |
130 | 8 (6.2%) |
122 (93.8%) | - | - | - |
| Johnson & Wales University-OnlinePrivate, 4-year | 2,505 | 765 (30.5%) |
1,740 (69.5%) |
1,843 | 554 (30.1%) |
1,289 (69.9%) | 662 | 211 (31.9%) |
451 (68.1%) |
| MotoRing Technical Training InstitutePrivate, Less than 2-year | 113 | 107 (94.7%) |
6 (5.3%) |
113 | 107 (94.7%) |
6 (5.3%) | - | - | - |
| College UnboundPrivate, 4-year | 285 | 80 (28.1%) |
205 (71.9%) |
285 | 80 (28.1%) |
205 (71.9%) | - | - | - |
| Rob Roy Academy - WoonsocketPrivate, Less than 2-year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| College Unbound - Newport/Aquidneck IslandPrivate, 4-year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |