Rhode Island College academics
Providence, Rhode Island · Public · 5,049 undergrads
Rhode Island College has 5,049 undergraduates and offers bachelor's degrees in 69 fields of study. The most degrees go to Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse.
The short answers
5,049
undergraduates.
982
graduate students.
69
fields of study with a bachelor's degree.
1,048
bachelor's degrees awarded in a year.
45%
of students with federal aid are the first in their family to go to college.
Who studies here
UndergraduatesCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
5,049
Graduate studentsIPEDS, 2023
982
All studentsIPEDS, 2023
5,767
Undergraduates who are womenCollege Scorecard, earlier release
69%
First in their family to go to collegeCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
45%
Typical age when startingCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
22.4 years
Median family incomeCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
$52,828
Undergraduates by race and ethnicity
WhiteCollege Scorecard
49%
Hispanic or LatinoCollege Scorecard
26%
BlackCollege Scorecard
12%
UnknownCollege Scorecard
6.9%
AsianCollege Scorecard
3.4%
Two or more racesCollege Scorecard
2%
American Indian or Alaska NativeCollege Scorecard
0.7%
InternationalCollege Scorecard
0.2%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific IslanderCollege Scorecard
0.1%
Degrees awarded in a year
Bachelor's degreesIPEDS, 2023
1,048
Master's degreesIPEDS, 2023
327
Doctoral degreesIPEDS, 2023
11
Most popular fieldIPEDS, 2023
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
Programs offered, each degree level counted onceIPEDS, 2023
105
How it works
School yearIPEDS, 2023
Semester
Online classesIPEDS, 2023
Offered
Highest degree offeredCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Master's
Type of collegeCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Professions-focused Undergraduate/Graduate-Master's Large/Medium
Research levelCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Research Colleges and Universities
Who gets in and what they earn laterCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Higher Access, Medium Earnings
Where these numbers come from
- Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers