Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at RI College is greatly skewed towards women students, with 69.0% of undergraduate students being women and 31.0% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 5,252, with 3,625 women and 1,627 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at RI College is greatly skewed towards women students, with 78.8% of undergraduate students being women and 21.2% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 1,079, with 850 women and 229 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 31.0% 1,627 students
- women 69.0% 3,625 students
Graduate Students
- men 21.2% 229 students
- women 78.8% 850 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 53.2% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 2,780 students.
Following behind are Hispanic students, constituting 25.1% of the student body, with 1,310 students. African American students represent 10.6% of the population, with 554 students, while Asian students account for 3.3%, with 173 students. Mixed race students account for 2.0% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 107 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.0% , with 2 students.
International students make up 0.2% of the undergraduate population, totaling 11 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 5.6% of the population, totaling 291 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within RI College.
Undergraduate Students
- White 53.2% 2,780 students
- Hispanic 25.1% 1,310 students
- African American 10.6% 554 students
- Unknown race 5.6% 291 students
- Asian 3.3% 173 students
- Mixed race 2.0% 107 students
- International students 0.2% 11 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 2 students
Graduate Students
- White 64.5% 695 students
- Hispanic 14.2% 153 students
- Unknown race 10.1% 109 students
- African American 7.1% 76 students
- Asian 2.6% 28 students
- Mixed race 1.4% 15 students
- International students 0.1% 1 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
Transfer Students
- White 57.3% 302 students
- Hispanic 19.4% 102 students
- African American 9.9% 52 students
- Unknown race 6.3% 33 students
- Asian 3.8% 20 students
- Mixed race 3.0% 16 students
- Hawaiian 0.2% 1 students
- International students 0.2% 1 students
Students Age Diversity
- 20-21 31% 1,638 students
- 22-24 23% 1,202 students
- 18-19 22% 1,180 students
- 25-29 12% 614 students
- 30-34 5% 253 students
- 40-49 3% 156 students
- 35-39 2% 123 students
- 50-64 1% 62 students
- 25-29 24% 260 students
- 22-24 19% 209 students
- 30-34 18% 199 students
- 40-49 15% 162 students
- 35-39 11% 118 students
- 50-64 10% 107 students
- 20-21 1% 13 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at Rhode Island College in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhode Island | 484 | 79.47% | |
| Mississippi | 84 | 13.79% | |
| Connecticut | 17 | 2.79% | |
| New York | 10 | 1.64% | |
| New Jersey | 3 | less than 1% | |
| California | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Maine | 2 | less than 1% | |
| New Hampshire | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Florida | 1 | less than 1% | |
| North Carolina | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Oklahoma | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Pennsylvania | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Tennessee | 1 | less than 1% |
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