A total of 75,570 students are enrolled in Rhode Island colleges including 4-year colleges, community colleges, and trade schools.
In Rhode Island colleges and universites, 2,668 students are 18 years old or younger(3.53%), 23,715 students are 18 or 19 years old (31.38%), 21,639 students are between 20 and 22 years old (28.63%), 11,077 students are between 22 and 24 years old (14.66%), and 7,000 students are between 25 and 29 years old (9.26%).
5,832 students are between 30 and 39 years old (7.72%), 2,349 students are between 40 and 49 years old (3.11%), 1,282 students are 50 years old or older (1.70%).
In Rhode Island 4-year colleges and universites, 1,765 students are 18 years old or younger(2.83%), 20,010 students are 18 or 19 years old (32.09%), 19,477 students are between 20 and 22 years old (31.24%), 9,310 students are between 22 and 24 years old (14.93%), 5,283 students are between 25 and 29 years old (8.47%), 3,922 students are between 30 and 39 years old (6.29%), 1,635 students are between 40 and 49 years old (2.62%), 944 students are 50 years old or older (1.51%)
In Rhode Island community colleges, there are 4,552 students are younger than 20 years old (35.19%), 3,830 students are between 20 and 24 years old (29.61%), 1,654 students are between 25 and 29 years old (12.79%), and 2,892 students are 30 years old or older (22.36%).
In Rhode Island trade schools, there are 56 students are younger than 20 years old (19.44%), 99 students are between 20 and 24 years old (34.38%), 63 students are between 25 and 29 years old (21.88%), and 70 students are 30 years old or older (24.31%).
| Total Enrollment | Under 18 | 18-19 | 20-21 | 22-24 | 25-29 | 30-40 | 40-50 | 50 and Over | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Levels | 75,570 | 2,668 (3.53%) |
23,715 (31.38%) |
21,639 (28.63%) |
11,077 (14.66%) |
7,000 (9.26%) |
5,832 (7.72%) |
2,349 (3.11%) |
1,282 (1.70%) |
| 4-Year Colleges | 62,348 | 1,765 (2.83%) |
20,010 (32.09%) |
19,477 (31.24%) |
9,310 (14.93%) |
5,283 (8.47%) |
3,922 (6.29%) |
1,635 (2.62%) |
944 (1.51%) |
| Community Colleges | 12,934 | 902 (6.97%) |
3,650 (28.22%) |
2,117 (16.37%) |
1,713 (13.24%) |
1,654 (12.79%) |
1,858 (14.37%) |
699 (5.40%) |
335 (2.59%) |
| Trade Schools | 288 | 1 (0.35%) |
55 (19.10%) |
45 (15.63%) |
54 (18.75%) |
63 (21.88%) |
52 (18.06%) |
15 (5.21%) |
3 (1.04%) |
The following table compares student population by age between Rhode Island colleges. A total of 75,570 students have enrolled in Rhode Island colleges including both undergraduate and graduate programs.
| School | Total Enrollment | Under 18 | 18-19 | 20-21 | 22-24 | 25-29 | 30-40 | 40-50 | 50 and Over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 11,956 | 395 (3.30%) |
3,218 (26.92%) |
3,524 (29.47%) | 2,271 (18.99%) |
1,616 (13.52%) |
721 (6.03%) |
142 (1.19%) | 69 (0.58%) |
| Bryant UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 3,636 | 25 (0.69%) |
1,575 (43.32%) |
1,417 (38.97%) | 365 (10.04%) |
136 (3.74%) |
73 (2.01%) |
32 (0.88%) | 13 (0.36%) |
| Johnson & Wales University-ProvidencePrivate, 4-year | 4,303 | 122 (2.84%) |
1,796 (41.74%) |
1,415 (32.88%) | 578 (13.43%) |
224 (5.21%) |
106 (2.46%) |
35 (0.81%) | 27 (0.63%) |
| New England Institute of TechnologyPrivate, 4-year | 1,922 | 74 (3.85%) |
490 (25.49%) |
320 (16.65%) | 288 (14.98%) |
296 (15.40%) |
315 (16.39%) |
108 (5.62%) | 30 (1.56%) |
| Providence CollegePrivate, 4-year | 4,666 | 53 (1.14%) |
2,202 (47.19%) |
1,689 (36.20%) | 470 (10.07%) |
84 (1.80%) |
66 (1.41%) |
56 (1.20%) | 46 (0.99%) |
| Rhode Island CollegePublic, 4-year | 6,155 | 73 (1.19%) |
1,651 (26.82%) |
1,334 (21.67%) | 1,278 (20.76%) |
723 (11.75%) |
604 (9.81%) |
307 (4.99%) | 184 (2.99%) |
| Community College of Rhode IslandPublic, 2-4 year | 12,275 | 902 (7.35%) |
3,614 (29.44%) |
2,033 (16.56%) | 1,619 (13.19%) |
1,513 (12.33%) |
1,695 (13.81%) |
595 (4.85%) | 298 (2.43%) |
| University of Rhode IslandPublic, 4-year | 17,210 | 891 (5.18%) |
5,672 (32.96%) |
6,146 (35.71%) | 2,290 (13.31%) |
994 (5.78%) |
739 (4.29%) |
283 (1.64%) | 195 (1.13%) |
| Rhode Island School of DesignPrivate, 4-year | 2,520 | 29 (1.15%) |
853 (33.85%) |
853 (33.85%) | 474 (18.81%) |
209 (8.29%) |
87 (3.45%) |
14 (0.56%) | 1 (0.04%) |
| Roger Williams UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 4,350 | 100 (2.30%) |
1,640 (37.70%) |
1,624 (37.33%) | 492 (11.31%) |
153 (3.52%) |
175 (4.02%) |
111 (2.55%) | 55 (1.26%) |
| Salve Regina UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 2,791 | 3 (0.11%) |
871 (31.21%) |
984 (35.26%) | 351 (12.58%) |
150 (5.37%) |
177 (6.34%) |
136 (4.87%) | 119 (4.26%) |
| Empire Beauty School-WarwickPrivate, Less than 2-year | 107 | - | 21 (19.63%) |
15 (14.02%) | 17 (15.89%) |
28 (26.17%) |
18 (16.82%) |
6 (5.61%) | 2 (1.87%) |
| Lincoln Technical Institute-LincolnPrivate, 2-4 year | 659 | - | 36 (5.46%) |
84 (12.75%) | 94 (14.26%) |
141 (21.40%) |
163 (24.73%) |
104 (15.78%) | 37 (5.61%) |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Rhode IslandPrivate, Less than 2-year | 181 | 1 (0.55%) |
34 (18.78%) |
30 (16.57%) | 37 (20.44%) |
35 (19.34%) |
34 (18.78%) |
9 (4.97%) | 1 (0.55%) |
| Johnson & Wales University-OnlinePrivate, 4-year | 2,839 | - | 42 (1.48%) |
171 (6.02%) | 453 (15.96%) |
698 (24.59%) |
859 (30.26%) |
411 (14.48%) | 205 (7.22%) |