How many students at URI? For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 17,473 students have enrolled in University of Rhode Island with 14,768 undergraduate and 2,705 graduate students.
By gender, 7,314 male and 10,159 female students are attending the school.
It has relatively many students compared to similar colleges (16,325 students in average - public Research University (high research activity)).
775 students are enrolled exclusively, and 5,237 students are enrolled in some online courses.
You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.
Student Population by Gender
University of Rhode Island has a total of 17,473 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 14,768 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 2,705 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 7,314 male and 10,159 female students (the male-female ratio is 42:58) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate |
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| Total | 17,473 | 14,768 | 2,705 |
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| Men | 7,314 | 6,312 | 1,002 |
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| Women | 10,159 | 8,456 | 1,703 |
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Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 12,465 White, 846 Black, and 602 Asian students out of a total of 17,473 are attending at University of Rhode Island. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in chart below (academic year 2022-2023 data).
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 32 | 14 | 18 |
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| Asian | 602 | 259 | 343 |
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| Black | 846 | 396 | 450 |
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| Hispanic | 1,762 | 706 | 1,056 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 10 | 5 | 5 |
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| White | 12,465 | 5,167 | 7,298 |
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| Two or more races | 549 | 233 | 316 |
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| Race Unknown | 739 | 300 | 439 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 28 | 12 | 16 |
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| Asian | 483 | 218 | 265 |
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| Black | 749 | 355 | 394 |
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| Hispanic | 1,602 | 650 | 952 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 7 | 3 | 4 |
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| White | 10,772 | 4,557 | 6,215 |
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| Two or more races | 495 | 217 | 278 |
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| Race Unknown | 440 | 208 | 232 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 4 | 2 | 2 |
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| Asian | 119 | 41 | 78 |
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| Black | 97 | 41 | 56 |
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| Hispanic | 160 | 56 | 104 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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| White | 1,693 | 610 | 1,083 |
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| Two or more races | 54 | 16 | 38 |
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| Race Unknown | 299 | 92 | 207 |
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Student Age Distribution
By age, URI has 857 students under 18 years old and 15 students over 65 years old. There are 15,036 students under 25 years old, and 2,474 students over 25 years old out of 17,511 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 857 students are younger than 18 and 3 students are older than 65. URI has 13,916 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 828 students aged 25 and over.
It has 1,120 graduate students aged under 25 and 1,646 students aged 25 and over.
*The age distribution is based on 2021-2022 enrollment data.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 857 | 507 | 350 |
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| 18-19 | 6,070 | 3,595 | 2,475 |
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| 20-21 | 5,900 | 3,369 | 2,531 |
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| 22-24 | 2,209 | 1,160 | 1,049 |
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| 25-29 | 1,077 | 598 | 479 |
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| 30-34 | 539 | 331 | 208 |
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| 35-39 | 278 | 141 | 137 |
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| 40-49 | 361 | 239 | 122 |
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| 50-64 | 204 | 137 | 67 |
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| Over 65 | 15 | 7 | 8 |
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Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 857 | 507 | 350 |
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| 18-19 | 6,063 | 3,589 | 2,474 |
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| 20-21 | 5,630 | 3,171 | 2,459 |
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| 22-24 | 1,366 | 599 | 767 |
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| 25-29 | 373 | 207 | 166 |
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| 30-34 | 179 | 102 | 77 |
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| 35-39 | 91 | 45 | 46 |
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| 40-49 | 105 | 73 | 32 |
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| 50-64 | 77 | 59 | 18 |
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| Over 65 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
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Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| 18-19 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
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| 20-21 | 270 | 198 | 72 |
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| 22-24 | 843 | 561 | 282 |
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| 25-29 | 704 | 391 | 313 |
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| 30-34 | 360 | 229 | 131 |
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| 35-39 | 187 | 96 | 91 |
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| 40-49 | 256 | 166 | 90 |
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| 50-64 | 127 | 78 | 49 |
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| Over 65 | 12 | 4 | 8 |
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Online Student Enrollment
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially who want to continue education and work in field. At University of Rhode Island, 775 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 5,237 students are enrolled in some online courses.
438 students lived in Rhode Island or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 337 students live in other State or outside of the United States.
Online Student Population
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses |
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| All Students | 17,473 | 775 | 5,237 |
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| Undergraduate | 14,768 | 242 | 5,004 |
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| Graduate | 2,705 | 533 | 233 |
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Online Student Population by Locality
| Rhode Island Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. |
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| All Students | 438 | 314 | 23 |
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| Undergraduate | 150 | 92 | 0 |
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| Graduate | 288 | 222 | 23 |
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Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 14,768 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 603 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 4.08%.534 students have transferred in as full-time status and 69 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
| Number of Students |
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| Regular Full-time | 12,397 |
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| Transfer-in Full-time | 534 |
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| Regular Part-time | 1,768 |
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| Transfer-in Part-time | 69 |
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