Rhode Island College College Portrait

Welcome! Rhode Island College is one of the finest, most affordable public colleges in New England. Take a look at our profile and see why. The campus is an open, accessible suburban environment located only minutes from the vibrant cultural life of big city Providence. We offer our approximately 9,000 students a wide variety of undergraduate as well as graduate programs all taught by some of the finest faculty found anywhere.

For over one hundred and fifty years Rhode Island College has sent its graduates out into the world. Our Arts and Sciences programs prepare students for a wide variety of careers as well as graduate study, especially in teaching, nursing, social work, theater, and many other liberal arts disciplines. We are dedicated to ensuring that all of our students experience academic life in a caring community that values diversity, civility, and civic engagement. We also represent the fulfillment of Rhode Island’s promise to provide affordable access to superior higher education for all of our students.