Enrollment Trends at RWU

-451

Total Enrollment

-271

Men

-180

Women

The student population at Roger Williams University is 4,350 (4,038 undergraduate and 312 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 451 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at RWU is 92.83% which is decreased by 517 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 66 and it has been increasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.11 to 1 which means that female students enrolled slightly more than male students.

364 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 1.68% since 2015.

Student Population Changes

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.

92.83% of total students is undergraduate students and 7.17% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 517 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 66 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.11 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in RWU than male students.

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

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-164,8014,5552,2052,350246123123
2016-175,193
392
4,902
347
2,241
36
2,661
311
291
45
126
3
165
42
2017-185,024
-169
4,703
-199
2,216
-25
2,487
-174
321
30
129
3
192
27
2018-194,860
-164
4,537
-166
2,193
-23
2,344
-143
323
2
141
12
182
-10
2019-204,838
-22
4,523
-14
2,212
19
2,311
-33
315
-8
144
3
171
-11
2020-214,702
-136
4,346
-177
2,151
-61
2,195
-116
356
41
141
-3
215
44
2021-224,529
-173
4,207
-139
2,118
-33
2,089
-106
322
-34
134
-7
188
-27
2022-234,397
-132
4,103
-104
2,058
-60
2,045
-44
294
-28
112
-22
182
-6
2023-244,344
-53
4,050
-53
1,979
-79
2,071
26
294119
7
175
-7
2024-254,350
6
4,038
-12
1,943
-36
2,095
24
312
18
114
-5
198
23
Average4,7044,3962,1322,265307128179
Roger Williams University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

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.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-164,5553,9561,8992,057599306293
2016-174,9024,1241,9022,222778339439
2017-184,7034,0421,9052,137661311350
2018-194,5373,9621,9202,042575273302
2019-204,5234,0221,9832,039501229272
2020-214,3463,8281,8911,937518260258
2021-224,2073,7651,8891,876442229213
2022-234,1033,7011,8281,873402230172
2023-244,0503,6781,7761,902372203169
2024-254,0383,6031,7231,880435220215
Average4,3964,3961,8721,9974,396260268
Roger Williams University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

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.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-162461849094623329
2016-1729120787120843945
2017-18321173651081486484
2018-19323182761061416576
2019-20315180771031356768
2020-21356232851471245668
2021-2232222587138974750
2022-2329420168133934449
2023-24294187761111074364
2024-2531221476138983860
Average307307791203075059
Roger Williams University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

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).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2015-1687012429143,53585
2016-17866145324443,69988
2017-1887412333353,68799
2018-1997612839733,677122
2019-20118112340133,59399
2020-2188514544923,492113
2021-22109116245323,377132
2022-23109114443343,221126
2023-24148514948923,111117
2024-25179618551713,014121
Average108214340973,441110
Roger Williams University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-164,8013582444,199
2016-175,1933702784,545
2017-185,0243672214,436
2018-194,8603122554,293
2019-204,8382962824,260
2020-214,7021504,052500
2021-224,5293791,5612,589
2022-234,3972224173,758
2023-244,3442703103,764
2024-254,3503644103,576
Average4,7043098033,592

Ratings & Review

Share your experiences and thoughts about Roger Williams University. It will be a great help to applicants and prospective students!