The top city with the most 4-year colleges in Rhode Island is Providence, RI with a total of 8 colleges with 33,040 students enrolled. Providence is the largest city in terms of both the number of schools and total student population in Rhode Island.The largest college in Providence is Brown University with 11,956 students enrolled.
Other top cities in Rhode Island include
- Newport, RI (3 colleges, 2,859 students). The biggest institution in Newport is Salve Regina University with 2,791 students.
- Bristol, RI (2 colleges, 4,834 students). The largest college in Bristol is Roger Williams University with 4,350 students.
- Cranston, RI (2 colleges, 283 students). .
- Kingston, RI (1 colleges, 17,210 students). The largest college in Kingston is University of Rhode Island with 17,210 students.
- Warwick, RI (1 colleges, 12,275 students). .
- Smithfield, RI (1 colleges, 3,636 students). The biggest institution in Smithfield is Bryant University with 3,636 students.
- East Greenwich, RI (1 colleges, 1,922 students). The top college in East Greenwich is New England Institute of Technology with 1,922 students.
- Lincoln, RI (1 colleges, 659 students). The leading institution in Lincoln is University of Nebraska-Lincoln with 24,393 students.
- Pawtucket, RI (1 colleges, 646 students). .
Rhode Island Cities with Most Colleges
The following table lists cities with the most number of 4-year colleges in Rhode Island, including the total number of schools, total enrollment, undergraduate and graduate students
, along with the distribution of men and women students across institutions. Click on any city to explore detailed information about colleges in that area. Each page also includes information about community colleges and trade schoools in the metropolitan region and nearby cities.