Bristol, Rhode Island · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Large suburb
Overview
Located in Bristol, Rhode Island, Roger Williams University is a private nonprofit four-year institution. The campus sits in a large suburban area. It enrolled 4,350 students in fall 2024, including 4,038 undergraduates and 312 graduate students.
Roger Williams University offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 86 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration, Legal Professions and Studies, Other, and Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology. It awarded 1,186 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 5 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
81% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 10 to 1.
Key figures
4,350
Students enrolled
81%
First-year retention
1,186
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
86
Programs and majors
10:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateAssociateBachelorMaster
Programs and majors offered 86
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
81%
First-year retention, part-time students
50%
Student-to-faculty ratio
10:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
918
Associate degrees
82
Master's degrees
170
Certificates under 1 year
1
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
8
Postbaccalaureate certificates
7
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
4,350
Undergraduates, fall 2024
4,038
Graduate students, fall 2024
312
Full-time, fall 2024
88%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
4,984
Undergraduates, 2024-25
4,615
Graduate students, 2024-25
369
Full-time, 2024-25
78%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
51%
Men
49%
White
67%
Hispanic or Latino
12%
Black or African American
5%
Asian
3%
Two or more races
2%
International (U.S. nonresident)
2%
Race or ethnicity unknown
9%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
5
Programs with a fully online option
3
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
11%
Students taking some online courses
35%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Large suburb
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Research designation
Research Colleges and Universities
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Conference of New England
President
Ioannis Miaoulis
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization