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%).

Student Population by Gender and School Level for Rhode Island Colleges

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.

Summary Table of Student Population by Gender and School Level for Rhode Island Colleges
School LevelTotalMenWomen
All Levels75,952 31,787
(41.85%)
44,165
(58.15%)
4-year Colleges62,150 26,447
(42.55%)
35,703
(57.45%)
Community Colleges12,346 4,870
(39.45%)
7,476
(60.55%)
Trade Schools1,456 470
(32.28%)
986
(67.72%)

Student Population Comparison By Gender for All Rhode Island Colleges

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.

Student Population Comparison by Gender between Rhode Island Colleges
SchoolTotal EnrollmentUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen TotalMenWomen
Brown UniversityPrivate, 4-year11,1895,381
(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-year3,5362,210
(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-year4,5661,728
(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-year1,8951,087
(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-year276267
(96.7%)
9
(3.3%)
276 267
(96.7%)
9
(3.3%)
- - -
Providence CollegePrivate, 4-year4,4732,028
(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-year5,7871,683
(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 year12,2634,800
(39.1%)
7,463
(60.9%)
12,263 4,800
(39.1%)
7,463
(60.9%)
- - -
University of Rhode IslandPublic, 4-year17,4737,314
(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-year2,620857
(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-year4,3972,170
(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-year2,872914
(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-year1351
(0.7%)
134
(99.3%)
135 1
(0.7%)
134
(99.3%)
- - -
Roger Williams University School of LawPrivate, 4-year552230
(41.7%)
322
(58.3%)
- - -552 230
(41.7%)
322
(58.3%)
Lincoln Technical Institute-LincolnPrivate, Less than 2-year67383
(12.3%)
590
(87.7%)
673 83
(12.3%)
590
(87.7%)
- - -
IYRS School of Technology & TradesPrivate, 2-4 year8370
(84.3%)
13
(15.7%)
83 70
(84.3%)
13
(15.7%)
- - -
Paul Mitchell the School-Rhode IslandPrivate, Less than 2-year1294
(3.1%)
125
(96.9%)
129 4
(3.1%)
125
(96.9%)
- - -
Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-CranstonPrivate, Less than 2-year1308
(6.2%)
122
(93.8%)
130 8
(6.2%)
122
(93.8%)
- - -
Johnson & Wales University-OnlinePrivate, 4-year2,505765
(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-year113107
(94.7%)
6
(5.3%)
113 107
(94.7%)
6
(5.3%)
- - -
College UnboundPrivate, 4-year28580
(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-- - - - -- - -