Enrollment Trends at RWU

The average student population over the last 11 years is 4,704 where 4,350 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 2 year-over-year increases and 7 decreases. It peaked at 5,193 students in 2017 and was lowest at 4,344 in 2024. Overall, enrollment dropped from 4,801 to 4,350 students, a net loss of 451 (9.4%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Roger Williams University since 2015.

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 4,396 where 4,038 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Roger Williams University since 2015.

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 307 where 312 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Roger Williams University since 2015.

The percentage of white students is 69.29%. The percentage was 73.63% 10 years ago and RWU still has a high percentage of white students. 2.21% of enrolled students is Asian and 4.25% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 11.89% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 73.63% to 69.29%. Asian enrollment grew from 1.46% to 2.21%. Black student enrollment increased from 2.58% to 4.25%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 6.06% to 11.89%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5027 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.4530 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Roger Williams University over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

364 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 8% of total students. The number of online students has increased 1.68% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Roger Williams University from 2015 to 2025.