URI Demographics & Diversity Report

• Student Population
• Racial/Ethnic Diversity
• Male/Female Diversity
• Location Diversity
• Student Age Diversity

URI Student Population

How Many Students Attend University of Rhode Island?

URI total enrollment is approximately 17,649 students. 12,712 are undergraduates and 1,677 are graduate students.

URI Undergraduate Population

Male/Female Breakdown of Undergraduates

The full-time URI undergraduate population is made up of 56% women, and 44% men.

For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.

URI Racial/Ethnic Breakdown of Undergraduates

See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.

URI Graduate Student Population

Male/Female Breakdown of Graduate Students

About 62% of full-time grad students are women, and 38% men.

For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.

URI Racial-Ethnic Breakdown of Graduate Students

See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.

Racial/Ethnic Diversity

URI Racial Demographics:

URI Male/Female Diversity

There are approximately 10,117 female students and 7,532 male students at URI.

High Geographic Diversity

URI ranks 501 out of 2,183 when it comes to geographic diversity.

55.93% of URI students come from out of state, and 1.2% come from out of the country.

The undergraduate student body is split among 32 states (may include Washington D.C.). Click on the map for more detail.

Top 5 States

International Students at URI

Students from 70 countries are represented at this school, with the majority of the international students coming from China, India, and South Korea.

Learn more about international students at URI.

High Student Age Diversity

A traditional college student is defined as being between the ages of 18-21. At URI, 62.49% of students fall into that category, compared to the national average of 60%.

Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

References

• Department of Homeland Security Citizenship and Immigration Services

• National Center for Education Statistics

• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System

• Image Credit: By Tnricci under License

• Read College Factual's Diversity Ranking Methodology.