Roger Williams University Student Population

How many students at RWU?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Roger Williams University has a total enrollment of 4,350 students, including 4,038 undergraduate and 312 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 2,057 male students (47.3%) and 2,293 female students (52.7%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 3,014 White students (69.3%) and 517 Hispanic students (11.9%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 4,038 undergraduate students (92.8%) and 312 graduate students (7.2%).
• Class Delivery: 364 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 410 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Master's College and University (medium programs) - which average 2,040 - RWU's body is significantly larger.

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, 2,057 male (47.29%) and 2,293 female (52.71%) students are attending Roger Williams University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 89.71.

By class level, 4,038 (92.83%) are undergraduate students and 312 (7.17%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 48.12% are male and 51.88% are female, while among graduate students, 36.54% are male and 63.46% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 3,014 White, 185 Black, and 96 Asian students out of a total of 4,350 are attending at Roger Williams University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Roger Williams University is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 49.7% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, RWU has 100 students under 18 years old and 2 students over 65 years old. There are 3,856 students under 25 years old, and 494 students over 25 years old out of 4,350 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 100 students are younger than 18 and 2 students are older than 65. RWU has 3,654 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 384 students aged 25 and over.

It has 202 graduate students aged under 25 and 110 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 Roger Williams University, 364 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 410 students are enrolled in some online courses.

212 students who live in Rhode Island or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 152 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 4,038 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 168 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 4.16%.110 students have transferred in as full-time status and 58 students transferred in as part-time status.