A total of 75,952 students are enrolled in Rhode Island colleges including 4-year colleges, community colleges, and trade schools.
By race, there are 224 native american or Alaska native students (0.29%), 4,104 asian students (5.40%), 5,999 african-american students (7.90%), 11,197 hispanic students (14.74%), 57 native hawaiian or other pacific islander students (0.08%), and 43,370 white students (57.10%).
For Rhode Island colleges, IYRS School of Technology & Trades has the highest rate of white students (0.00% and College Unbound has the lowest rate of white students (0.21%.
For Afraican-american students, Lincoln Technical Institute-Lincoln has the highest rate of black students (0.32% and Salve Regina University has the lowest rate of black students (0.02% among Rhode Island colleges.
For Asian students, Rhode Island School of Design has the highest rate of asian students (0.19% and Salve Regina University has the lowest rate of asian students (0.01% among Rhode Island colleges.
In Rhode Island 4-year colleges and universites, there are 3,752 asian students (6.04%), 4,307 african-american students (6.93%), 7,366 hispanic students (11.85%), and 36,990 white students (59.52%).
In Rhode Island community colleges, there are 1,355 african-american students (10.98%), 3,419 hispanic students (27.69%), and 5,852 white students (47.40%).
In Rhode Island trade schools, there are 337 african-american students (23.15%), 412 hispanic students (28.30%), and 528 white students (36.26%).
| School Level | Total Enrollment | American Indian / Native American | Asian | African-American | Hispanic | Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | White | Two or More Race | Race Unknown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Levels | 75,952 | 224 (0.29%) |
4,104 (5.40%) |
5,999 (7.90%) |
11,197 (14.74%) |
57 (0.08%) |
43,370 (57.10%) |
2,982 (3.93%) |
3,656 (4.81%) |
| 4-year Colleges | 62,150 | 175 (0.28%) |
3,752 (6.04%) |
4,307 (6.93%) |
7,366 (11.85%) |
43 (0.07%) |
36,990 (59.52%) |
2,117 (3.41%) |
3,055 (4.92%) |
| Community Colleges | 12,346 | 41 (0.33%) |
332 (2.69%) |
1,355 (10.98%) |
3,419 (27.69%) |
10 (0.08%) |
5,852 (47.40%) |
807 (6.54%) |
512 (4.15%) |
| Trade Schools | 1,456 | 8 (0.55%) |
20 (1.37%) |
337 (23.15%) |
412 (28.30%) |
4 (0.27%) |
528 (36.26%) |
58 (3.98%) |
89 (6.11%) |
The following table compares student population by race 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 | American Indian / Native American | Asian | African-American | Hispanic | Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | White | Two or More Race | Race Unknown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 11,189 | 35 (0.3%) |
1,789 (16.0%) |
873 (7.8%) |
1,162 (10.4%) |
14 (0.1%) |
3,871 (34.6%) |
702 (6.3%) |
497 (4.4%) |
| Bryant UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 3,536 | 5 (0.1%) |
131 (3.7%) |
140 (4.0%) |
254 (7.2%) |
2 (0.1%) |
2,654 (75.1%) |
88 (2.5%) |
85 (2.4%) |
| Johnson & Wales University-ProvidencePrivate, 4-year | 4,566 | 18 (0.4%) |
164 (3.6%) |
488 (10.7%) |
694 (15.2%) |
- | 2,680 (58.7%) |
114 (2.5%) |
207 (4.5%) |
| New England Institute of TechnologyPrivate, 4-year | 1,895 | 8 (0.4%) |
64 (3.4%) |
175 (9.2%) |
252 (13.3%) |
- | 1,081 (57.0%) |
46 (2.4%) |
253 (13.4%) |
| New England Tractor Trailer Training School of Rhode IslandPrivate, Less than 2-year | 276 | 1 (0.4%) |
3 (1.1%) |
76 (27.5%) |
134 (48.6%) |
3 (1.1%) |
59 (21.4%) |
- | - |
| Providence CollegePrivate, 4-year | 4,473 | 2 (0.0%) |
79 (1.8%) |
166 (3.7%) |
396 (8.9%) |
5 (0.1%) |
3,429 (76.7%) |
140 (3.1%) |
165 (3.7%) |
| Rhode Island CollegePublic, 4-year | 5,787 | 32 (0.6%) |
189 (3.3%) |
594 (10.3%) |
1,401 (24.2%) |
3 (0.1%) |
3,068 (53.0%) |
102 (1.8%) |
392 (6.8%) |
| Community College of Rhode IslandPublic, 2-4 year | 12,263 | 41 (0.3%) |
330 (2.7%) |
1,355 (11.0%) |
3,416 (27.9%) |
10 (0.1%) |
5,778 (47.1%) |
804 (6.6%) |
511 (4.2%) |
| University of Rhode IslandPublic, 4-year | 17,473 | 32 (0.2%) |
602 (3.4%) |
846 (4.8%) |
1,762 (10.1%) |
10 (0.1%) |
12,465 (71.3%) |
549 (3.1%) |
739 (4.2%) |
| Rhode Island School of DesignPrivate, 4-year | 2,620 | 3 (0.1%) |
509 (19.4%) |
112 (4.3%) |
215 (8.2%) |
- | 618 (23.6%) |
130 (5.0%) |
49 (1.9%) |
| Roger Williams UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 4,397 | 10 (0.2%) |
91 (2.1%) |
144 (3.3%) |
433 (9.8%) |
4 (0.1%) |
3,221 (73.3%) |
126 (2.9%) |
319 (7.3%) |
| Salve Regina UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 2,872 | 3 (0.1%) |
29 (1.0%) |
64 (2.2%) |
242 (8.4%) |
5 (0.2%) |
2,256 (78.6%) |
76 (2.6%) |
132 (4.6%) |
| Empire Beauty School-WarwickPrivate, Less than 2-year | 135 | 1 (0.7%) |
- | 28 (20.7%) |
43 (31.9%) |
- | 44 (32.6%) |
13 (9.6%) |
6 (4.4%) |
| Roger Williams University School of LawPrivate, 4-year | 552 | - | 19 (3.4%) |
31 (5.6%) |
71 (12.9%) |
- | 395 (71.6%) |
12 (2.2%) |
16 (2.9%) |
| Lincoln Technical Institute-LincolnPrivate, Less than 2-year | 673 | 3 (0.4%) |
10 (1.5%) |
214 (31.8%) |
173 (25.7%) |
- | 178 (26.4%) |
24 (3.6%) |
71 (10.5%) |
| IYRS School of Technology & TradesPrivate, 2-4 year | 83 | - | 2 (2.4%) |
- | 3 (3.6%) |
- | 74 (89.2%) |
3 (3.6%) |
1 (1.2%) |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Rhode IslandPrivate, Less than 2-year | 129 | 2 (1.6%) |
- | 5 (3.9%) |
16 (12.4%) |
1 (0.8%) |
85 (65.9%) |
10 (7.8%) |
10 (7.8%) |
| Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-CranstonPrivate, Less than 2-year | 130 | 1 (0.8%) |
3 (2.3%) |
3 (2.3%) |
16 (12.3%) |
- | 98 (75.4%) |
8 (6.2%) |
1 (0.8%) |
| Johnson & Wales University-OnlinePrivate, 4-year | 2,505 | 21 (0.8%) |
80 (3.2%) |
584 (23.3%) |
391 (15.6%) |
- | 1,193 (47.6%) |
17 (0.7%) |
185 (7.4%) |
| MotoRing Technical Training InstitutePrivate, Less than 2-year | 113 | - | 4 (3.5%) |
11 (9.7%) |
30 (26.5%) |
- | 64 (56.6%) |
3 (2.7%) |
1 (0.9%) |
| College UnboundPrivate, 4-year | 285 | 6 (2.1%) |
6 (2.1%) |
90 (31.6%) |
93 (32.6%) |
- | 59 (20.7%) |
15 (5.3%) |
16 (5.6%) |