Rhode Island College Student Population

How many students at RIC?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Rhode Island College has a total enrollment of 6,155 students, including 5,154 undergraduate and 1,001 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 1,838 male students (29.9%) and 4,317 female students (70.1%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 3,075 White students (50%) and 1,652 Hispanic students (26.8%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 5,154 undergraduate students (83.7%) and 1,001 graduate students (16.3%).
• Class Delivery: 170 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 1,012 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Master's College and University (larger programs) - which average 10,123 - RIC's body is much smaller.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 1,838 male (29.86%) and 4,317 female (70.14%) students are attending Rhode Island College. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 42.58.

By class level, 5,154 (83.74%) are undergraduate students and 1,001 (16.26%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 32.11% are male and 67.89% are female, while among graduate students, 18.28% are male and 81.72% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 3,075 White, 670 Black, and 197 Asian students out of a total of 6,155 are attending at Rhode Island College. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Rhode Island College is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 66.1% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, RIC has 73 students under 18 years old and 17 students over 65 years old. There are 4,336 students under 25 years old, and 1,818 students over 25 years old out of 6,155 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 73 students are younger than 18 and 9 students are older than 65. RIC has 4,138 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 1,015 students aged 25 and over.

It has 198 graduate students aged under 25 and 803 students aged 25 and over.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Rhode Island College, 170 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,012 students are enrolled in some online courses.

158 students who live in Rhode Island or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 12 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 5,154 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 577 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 11.20%.466 students have transferred in as full-time status and 111 students transferred in as part-time status.