The student population at University of Rhode Island is 17,473 (14,768 undergraduate and 2,705 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 1,086 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at URI is 84.52% which is increased by 1,414 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 328 and it has been decreasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.39 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

775 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 244.44% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 17,336 where 17,473 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

84.52% of total students is undergraduate students and 15.48% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 1,414 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 328 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.39 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in URI than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at University of Rhode Island since 2013.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1416,38713,3546,1707,1843,0331,2851,748
2014-1516,571
184
13,589
235
6,283
113
7,306
122
2,982
-51
1,211
-74
1,771
23
2015-1616,613
42
13,641
52
6,223
-60
7,418
112
2,972
-10
1,203
-8
1,769
-2
2016-1717,822
1,209
14,812
1,171
6,512
289
8,300
882
3,010
38
1,212
9
1,798
29
2017-1818,089
267
15,107
295
6,582
70
8,525
225
2,982
-28
1,186
-26
1,796
-2
2018-1917,777
-312
14,778
-329
6,452
-130
8,326
-199
2,999
17
1,220
34
1,779
-17
2019-2017,465
-312
14,548
-230
6,417
-35
8,131
-195
2,917
-82
1,149
-71
1,768
-11
2020-2117,649
184
14,904
356
6,461
44
8,443
312
2,745
-172
1,071
-78
1,674
-94
2021-2217,511
-138
14,744
-160
6,389
-72
8,355
-88
2,767
22
1,037
-34
1,730
56
2022-2317,473
-38
14,768
24
6,312
-77
8,456
101
2,705
-62
1,002
-35
1,703
-27
Average17,33614,4256,3808,0442,9111,1581,754
University of Rhode Island Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 14,425 where 14,768 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at University of Rhode Island since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1413,35411,8295,4786,3511,525692833
2014-1513,58912,1395,5916,5481,450692758
2015-1613,64112,2935,6116,6821,348612736
2016-1714,81212,4855,5646,9212,3279481,379
2017-1815,10712,6295,6067,0232,4789761,502
2018-1914,77812,4855,5526,9332,2939001,393
2019-2014,54812,5965,6206,9761,9527971,155
2020-2114,90412,7125,5327,1802,1929291,263
2021-2214,74412,7915,5077,2841,9538821,071
2022-2314,76812,9315,4907,4411,8378221,015
Average14,42514,4255,5556,93414,4258251,111
University of Rhode Island Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 2,911 where 2,705 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at University of Rhode Island since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-143,0331,8337511,0821,200534666
2014-152,9821,8857391,1461,097472625
2015-162,9721,8357151,1201,137488649
2016-173,0101,7816981,0831,229514715
2017-182,9821,7977171,0801,185469716
2018-192,9991,8367111,1251,163509654
2019-202,9171,8156801,1351,102469633
2020-212,7451,6776391,0381,068432636
2021-222,7671,7386191,1191,029418611
2022-232,7051,6835801,1031,022422600
Average2,9112,9116851,1032,911473651
University of Rhode Island Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 71.34%. The percentage was 67.93% 10 years ago and URI still has a high percentage of white students. 3.45% of enrolled students is Asian and 4.84% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at University of Rhode Island over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-14515397721,254611,131332
2014-15445348031,288611,396394
2015-16425798091,400511,532414
2016-17466428551,5311012,522376
2017-18476348921,6041512,801417
2018-19396219011,5901712,732429
2019-20386308351,6411612,330454
2020-21275978831,7131212,357490
2021-22296058251,714712,400493
2022-23326028461,7621012,465549
Average405988421,5501012,167435
University of Rhode Island Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

775 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 4% of total students. The number of online students has increased 244.44% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at University of Rhode Island from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-1516,5712255,07411,272
2015-1616,6132375,69810,678
2016-1717,8225402,37814,904
2017-1818,0897393,01314,337
2018-1917,7777243,05513,998
2019-2017,4656463,31413,505
2020-2117,6493,85511,8061,988
2021-2217,5111,0235,50410,984
2022-2317,4737755,23711,461
Average17,4419745,00911,459

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