Enrollment Trends at URI

The average student population over the last 11 years is 17,496 where 17,210 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 18,089 students in 2018 and was lowest at 16,613 in 2016. Overall, enrollment rose from 16,613 to 17,210 students, a net gain of 597 (3.6%).

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

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 14,635 where 14,376 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 University of Rhode Island since 2015.

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 2,861 where 2,834 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 University of Rhode Island since 2015.

The percentage of white students is 70.08%. The percentage was 69.42% 10 years ago and URI still has a high percentage of white students. 3.40% of enrolled students is Asian and 4.82% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 11.55% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students increased from 69.42% to 70.08%. Asian enrollment declined from 3.49% to 3.40%. Black student enrollment decreased from 4.87% to 4.82%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 8.43% to 11.55%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.4910 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This decreased from 0.5068 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.

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

818 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 5% of total students. The number of online students has increased 245.15% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at University of Rhode Island from 2015 to 2025.