by our College Data Analytics TeamHow diverse is URI? College Factual’s diversity report reveals the truth and stats about diversity at URI. We reviewed racial demographics, gender ratios, student age ranges, and where students come from.
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URI total enrollment is approximately 15,225 students. 13,491 are undergraduates and 1,734 are graduate students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Undergraduates
The full-time URI undergraduate population is made up of 58.5% women, and 41.5% men.
For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.
URI Racial/Ethnic Breakdown of Undergraduates
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 9,977 | 74.1% |
| Hispanic | 1,516 | 11.3% |
| Black or African American | 641 | 4.8% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 511 | 3.8% |
| Asian | 428 | 3.2% |
| Unknown | 239 | 1.8% |
| International | 154 | 1.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 5 | 0.0% |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Graduate Students
About 64.4% of full-time grad students are women, and 35.6% men.
For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.
URI Racial-Ethnic Breakdown of Graduate Students
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,036 | 59.8% |
| International | 254 | 14.7% |
| Unknown | 140 | 8.1% |
| Hispanic | 111 | 6.4% |
| Asian | 95 | 5.5% |
| Black or African American | 63 | 3.6% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 33 | 1.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | 0.1% |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 11,013 | 72.4% |
| Hispanic | 1,627 | 10.7% |
| Black or African American | 704 | 4.6% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 544 | 3.6% |
| Asian | 523 | 3.4% |
| International | 408 | 2.7% |
| Unknown | 379 | 2.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 6 | 0.0% |
University of Rhode Island faculty racial/ethnic demographics (share of instructional staff):
| Ethnicity | Percent of Faculty |
|---|---|
| White | 71.6% |
| Asian | 14.2% |
| International | 5.6% |
| Hispanic | 3.9% |
| Black or African American | 3.3% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 0.5% |
| Unknown | 0.5% |
This school is more popular with women than with men.
There are approximately 9,009 female students and 6,216 male students at URI.
University of Rhode Island faculty gender breakdown (share of instructional staff):
Among first-time degree-seeking undergraduates, 78.9% of URI students come from within the state, and 21.1% come from out of state.
The undergraduate student body is split among 35 states (may include Washington D.C.). Click on the map for more detail.
| State | Amount | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Rhode Island | 1,271 | 42.9% |
| Massachusetts | 508 | 17.1% |
| Connecticut | 335 | 11.3% |
| New York | 265 | 8.9% |
| New Jersey | 260 | 8.8% |
URI enrolls about 2.7% international (nonresident) students, adding to the multicultural environment of the campus.
A traditional college student is defined as being between the ages of 18-21. At URI, 68.7% of undergraduate students fall into that category, compared to the national average of 60%.
| Student Age Group | Amount | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| 20-21 | 6,146 | 35.7% |
| 18-19 | 5,672 | 33.0% |
| 22-24 | 2,290 | 13.3% |
| 25-29 | 994 | 5.8% |
| Under 18 | 891 | 5.2% |
| 35 and over | 730 | 4.2% |
| 30-34 | 487 | 2.8% |
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.
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