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This is a list of colleges and universities in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. There are currently 13 accredited, degree-granting institutions operating in the state, including two research universities, a community college, and a school of art.
Two of the state's public institutions are administered by the Rhode Island Board of Education.[1] The other, the University of Rhode Island, is overseen by its own board of trustees.[2][3][4] The state operates two public universities, the University of Rhode Island and Rhode Island College, as well as the Community College of Rhode Island, which offers degrees at six locations. The Naval War College, operated by the federal United States Navy, is located in Newport. The oldest school in the state is Brown University, a member of the Ivy League and the only Rhode Island institution founded before the American Revolution. The newest college is College Unbound, a degree completion school in Providence.[5] Enrollment sizes range from College Unbound at 208 students to the University of Rhode Island, the state's flagship public university, with 20,720 students.
The institutions included on this list are all regionally accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education.[6]
Institutions
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The Academic Innovation Center at Bryant University
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Community College of Rhode Island, Knight Campus
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Snowden Hall at Johnson & Wales University
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The Ruane Center at Providence College
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The Student Union at Rhode Island College
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The Waterman Building at the Rhode Island School of Design
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The Commons at Roger Williams University
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The gates of Salve Regina University
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East Hall and Washburn Hall at the University of Rhode Island
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The entrance to the New England Institute of Technology
Defunct institutions
[edit]School | Location(s) | Founded | Closed |
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Barrington College | Barrington | 1900 | 1985[23] |
Gibbs College | Cranston | 1911 | 2009 |
Mount Saint Joseph College | Wakefield | 1975 | |
Rhode Island College of Pharmacy and Allied Sciences | Providence | 1902[24] | 1957[25] |
Scholfield's Commercial College | Providence | 1846[26] | ? |
Seminary of Our Lady of Providence | Warwick | 1939[27] | 1975[27] |
See also
[edit]- Higher education in the United States
- List of college athletic programs in Rhode Island
- List of American institutions of higher education
Notes
[edit]- ^ The types listed here are as categorized in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.
- ^ Enrollment is the total 12-month unduplicated headcount listed by IPEDS for 2022-2023.
- ^ The enrollment count for Johnson & Wales University does not include 2,505 students in its distance learning programs.
- ^ The Naval War College is not categorized by the Carnegie Classification. However, it is comparable to the Naval Postgraduate School, which is categorized as a masters university.
- ^ The enrollment count for the Naval War College is for the 2021–2022 academic year and does not include 5,257 students in their distance learning programs.
- ^ The enrollment count for Roger Williams University includes 552 students at the School of Law, which is listed as a separate school in IPEDS.
References
[edit]- ^ "RIOPC Mission & Responsibilities". Rhode Island Office of Postsecondary Commissioner. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ^ Parker, Paul (24 January 2020). "Raimondo announces nominees for new URI board of trustees". The Providence Journal. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ^ Phillips, Jason (6 February 2020). "New board of trustees to govern URI". The Good Five Cent Cigar. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ^ "Board of Trustees". University of Rhode Island. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ^ St. Amour, Madeline (2 December 2020). "College Unbound Receives Accreditation". Inside Higher Ed. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ^ "Rhode Island Institutions". NECHE. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
- ^ a b c "The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)". U.S. Department of Education National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
- ^ "History of Brown". Brown University. Archived from the original on 2007-12-04. Retrieved 2007-12-17.
- ^ "An Overview of Brown History". brown.edu. Brown University. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
- ^ "Quick Facts About Bryant". Bryant University. Archived from the original on 2007-12-23. Retrieved 2007-12-17.
- ^ "Colleges Struggle to Serve Millions of Dropouts. Have These Men Cracked the Code?". The Chronicle of Higher Education. 2020-01-16. Retrieved 2023-01-18.
- ^ "Our History". Our History. Community College of Rhode Island. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
- ^ "The History of Johnson & Wales". Johnson & Wales University. Archived from the original on 2007-08-22. Retrieved 2007-12-17.
- ^ "Fast Facts" (PDF). U.S. Naval War College. September 2016. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
- ^ Naval War College. "NWC History". Archived from the original on 2007-10-18. Retrieved 2007-10-06.
- ^ Eltsworth, Peter (2006-05-10). "NEIT trains tomorrow's auto pros". The Providence Journal. Retrieved 2007-10-05.
- ^ "College History". Providence College. Archived from the original on 2003-10-09. Retrieved 2007-12-17.
- ^ "About RIC - History". Rhode Island College. Retrieved 2007-12-17.
- ^ "RISD: About RISD". Rhode Island School of Design. Archived from the original on 2007-06-08. Retrieved 2007-12-17.
- ^ "History & Traditions". Roger Williams University. Archived from the original on 2007-12-27. Retrieved 2007-12-17.
- ^ "University Facts". Salve Regina University. Retrieved 2020-12-05.
- ^ "History - University of Rhode Island". University of Rhode Island. Retrieved 2007-12-05.
- ^ "Closed School List". Colleges & Universities (CIHE) / Commission on Institutions of Higher Education. 2012-10-03. Retrieved 2017-04-15.
- ^ Page 123, Rhode Island: A Guide to the Smallest State (Federal Writers' Program, 1937)
- ^ Page 244, The Civic and Architectural Development of Providence, 1636-1950 (John Hutchins Cady, 1957)
- ^ Greene, Welcome Arnold (1886). The Providence Plantations for Two Hundred and Fifty Years. Providence, RI: J. A. & R. A. Reid. p. 174. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ^ a b "History: The Beginnings of Catholicism in Rhode Island". Roman Catholic Diocense of Providence. Retrieved 2007-12-19.