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  • Students

    Find out more about the characteristics of students who attend RIC.

  • Admissions

    See how many students applied, accepted, and enrolled at RIC. Learn more about students’ high school preparation and test scores.

  • College Costs & Financial Aid

    Learn about costs to attend RIC and how much financial aid is typically awarded.

  • College Cost Estimator

    Estimate your cost to attend RIC in a few simple steps.

  • Classes and Campus Life

    Learn more about professors, where students live, and campus safety at RIC.

  • Student Experiences

    Discover ways to be actively involved in your education at RIC – inside and outside the classroom.

  • Majors, Graduation and Next Steps

    See which majors are most popular at RIC and what recent graduates plan to do after earning their bachelor's degree.

  • Student Success & Progress

    Discover how many students who start at RIC finish their bachelor's degree and how long it takes.

  • Student Learning Outcomes

    Figure out what learning gains to expect in critical thinking, writing, and other important subjects at RIC.

RIC Classes & Instructors

Classroom Environment
 
Students per Faculty 15 to 1
Undergraduate classes with fewer than 30 students 75%
Undergraduate classes with fewer than 50 students 99%
 
Total Full-Time Instructional Faculty 319
% of Full-Time Instructional Faculty Who Are Female 55%
% of Full-Time Instructional Faculty Who Are Persons of Color 11%
% of Full-Time Instructional Faculty Who Have the Highest Academic Degree Offered in Their Field of Study 91%

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Campus-based Housing

45% of new freshmen live in campus-based housing or residence halls.
16% of all undergraduates live on campus

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Campus Safety

The Office of the Rhode Island College Campus Police, located in Browne Hall, in the heart of the residential community, partners with the Office of Student Life, Health Services, Residential Life and Housing and other campus organizations to provide a safe learning environment.

Campus Crime Statistics

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Carnegie Classification of Institutional Characteristics

The Carnegie Classification's were created "to reference the great diversity of colleges and universities in the United States, and ... enable [people] to identify groups of roughly comparable institutions." For information on the Carnegie Classifications system, please visit their website: http://classifications.carnegiefoundation.org/

Basic Type
Master's Colleges and Universities (larger programs)
Size and Setting
Medium four-year, primarily nonresidential
Enrollment Profile
Very high undergraduate
Undergraduate Profile
Medium full-time four-year, inclusive
Undergraduate Instructional Program
Balanced arts & sciences/professions, some graduate coexistence
Graduate Instructional Program
Single doctoral (education)

NOTE: Institutional classifications based on the Carnegie 2010 edition.

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