Enrollment Trends at CCRI

The average student population over the last 11 years is 13,807 where 12,275 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 3 year-over-year increases and 6 decreases. It peaked at 16,195 students in 2016 and was lowest at 11,962 in 2022. Overall, enrollment dropped from 16,195 to 12,275 students, a net loss of 3,920 (24.2%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Community College of Rhode Island since 2015.

The percentage of white students is 43.78% and the percentage of black students is 9.45% at Community College of Rhode Island. 2.29% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 22.63% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 58.68% to 43.78%. Asian enrollment declined from 3.29% to 2.29%. Black student enrollment increased from 8.98% to 9.45%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 19.77% to 22.63%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7435 which indicates that quite diverse. This increased from 0.6055 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Community College of Rhode Island over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

2,352 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 19% of total students. The number of online students has increased 492.44% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Community College of Rhode Island from 2015 to 2025.