In the academic year 2022-2023, a total of 62,150 students have enrolled in four-years colleges in Rhode Island including undergraduate and graduate programs.

Compared to the population of 10 years ago, the the number of students decreased by 5.49% from 65,761 to 62,150. The undergraduate population decreased by 8.68% and the graduate population increased by 11.89% in last 10 years at Rhode Island Colleges.

By gender, there are 35,703 women students and 26,447 men students enrolled in the schools. The women students decreased by 2.34% and men students decreased by 9.43% in that period.

Student Population Changes

The average number of students over the past 10 years is 65,392, and 62,150 students were attending the schools in the academic year 2022-2023.

Of the total students, 81.63% are undergraduate students and 18.37% are graduate students. Over the past 10, the number of undergraduate students decreased by 4,824, and the graduate student enrollment increased by 1,213.

The women to men ratio is 1.35 to 1, meaning that there are more women students enrolled in Rhode Island Colleges than men students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Rhode Island Colleges since 2014.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1465,76155,55724,98430,57310,2044,2175,987
2014-1565,946
185		55,899
342		24,933
-51		30,966
393		10,047
-157		4,164
-53		5,883
-104
2015-1666,097
151		55,777
-122		24,547
-386		31,230
264		10,320
273		4,313
149		6,007
124
2016-1768,247
2,150		57,395
1,618		24,918
371		32,477
1,247		10,852
532		4,494
181		6,358
351
2017-1868,008
-239		56,643
-752		24,656
-262		31,987
-490		11,365
513		4,678
184		6,687
329
2018-1966,329
-1,679		54,855
-1,788		23,951
-705		30,904
-1,083		11,474
109		4,727
49		6,747
60
2019-2065,302
-1,027		53,876
-979		23,632
-319		30,244
-660		11,426
-48		4,585
-142		6,841
94
2020-2163,403
-1,899		51,944
-1,932		22,478
-1,154		29,466
-778		11,459
33		4,464
-121		6,995
154
2021-2262,674
-729		51,142
-802		22,286
-192		28,856
-610		11,532
73		4,487
23		7,045
50
2022-2362,150
-524		50,733
-409		22,058
-228		28,675
-181		11,417
-115		4,389
-98		7,028
-17
Average65,39254,38223,84430,53811,0104,4526,558
Rhode Island Colleges Student Population Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the past 10 years is 54,382. Compared 10 years ago, the number of Undergraduate students decreased by 4,824 from 55,557 to 50,733.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Rhode Island Colleges since 2014.

YearTotalFulltimeParttime
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1455,55749,54422,45227,0926,0132,5323,481
2014-1555,89949,96322,48427,4795,9362,4493,487
2015-1655,77749,92522,17427,7515,8522,3733,479
2016-1757,39550,32522,16528,1607,0702,7534,317
2017-1856,64349,77421,97727,7976,8692,6794,190
2018-1954,85548,32521,45126,8746,5302,5004,030
2019-2053,87647,79821,34226,4566,0782,2903,788
2020-2151,94445,63219,99325,6396,3122,4853,827
2021-2251,14245,33420,02725,3075,8082,2593,549
2022-2350,73344,90919,78325,1265,8242,2753,549
Average54,38254,38221,38526,76854,3822,4603,770
Rhode Island Colleges Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the past 10 years is 11,010. Compared 10 years ago, the number of Graduate students increased by 1,213 from 10,204 to 11,417.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Rhode Island Colleges since 2014.

YearTotalFulltimeParttime
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1410,2046,6542,9103,7443,5501,3072,243
2014-1510,0476,7022,9673,7353,3451,1972,148
2015-1610,3206,9803,0743,9063,3401,2392,101
2016-1710,8527,2883,1954,0933,5641,2992,265
2017-1811,3657,5273,2864,2413,8381,3922,446
2018-1911,4747,4923,2414,2513,9821,4862,496
2019-2011,4267,4063,1304,2764,0201,4552,565
2020-2111,4597,5073,1414,3663,9521,3232,629
2021-2211,5327,7793,2124,5673,7531,2752,478
2022-2311,4177,7063,1074,5993,7111,2822,429
Average11,01011,0103,1264,17811,0101,3262,380
Rhode Island Colleges Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 59.52%. The percentage was 61.80% 10 years ago and Rhode Island Colleges still has a high percentage of white students. 6.04% of enrolled students is Asian and 6.93% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Rhode Island Colleges over the past 10 years (2013-2023).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-141882,6303,4915,4044740,6391,571
2014-152152,7723,7265,8125840,9481,770
2015-161882,8733,9256,1496041,0152,097
2016-172113,0694,1936,64610742,2432,037
2017-182153,1424,2546,8906641,5302,019
2018-191933,1524,1957,0276439,8601,970
2019-201753,3374,1657,1445838,7081,869
2020-211633,3724,1657,2895137,8501,868
2021-221733,5934,2827,2364538,0601,954
2022-231753,7524,3077,3664336,9902,117
Average1903,1694,0706,6966039,7841,927
Rhode Island Colleges Student Population by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

5,064 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 8% of total students. The number of online students has increased 403.88% since 2013.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Rhode Island Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2012-1366,0681,0057,56357,500
2013-1465,7619377,45157,373
2014-1565,9461,0156,93158,000
2015-1666,0971,3227,59157,184
2016-1768,2472,1274,48161,639
2017-1868,0082,7875,45959,762
2018-1966,3293,0965,48857,745
2019-2065,3023,3865,83756,079
2020-2163,40320,39427,56715,442
2021-2262,6745,89514,84741,932
2022-2362,1505,06411,01246,074
Average65,4534,2759,47551,703