Total Student Population Comparison
The total student population of selected colleges is 38,260 with 21,915 female students and 16,345 male students. This enrollment statistics is based on the latest data from IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education for academic year 2022-2023. The following table compares the student population for both undergraduate and graduate schools between selected colleges.
Among the selected colleges, University of Rhode Island has the most enrolled students of 17,473, while Johnson & Wales University-Online has the least number of students of 2,505 for both in graduate and undergraduate programs.
| Name | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brown University | 11,189 | 5,381 | 5,808 |
| Providence College | 4,473 | 2,028 | 2,445 |
| University of Rhode Island | 17,473 | 7,314 | 10,159 |
| Rhode Island School of Design | 2,620 | 857 | 1,763 |
| Johnson & Wales University-Online | 2,505 | 765 | 1,740 |
| Total | 38,260 | 16,345 | 21,915 |
Undergraduate Student Population
The total undergraduate population of selected colleges is 30,354 with 17,281 female students and 13,073 male students. The following table compares 2022-2023 undergraduate enrollment between selected colleges.
Among the selected colleges, University of Rhode Island has the most enrolled undergraduate students of 14,768, while Johnson & Wales University-Online has the least number of undergraduate students of 1,843.
| Name | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brown University | 7,639 | 3,675 | 3,964 |
| Providence College | 3,996 | 1,841 | 2,155 |
| University of Rhode Island | 14,768 | 6,312 | 8,456 |
| Rhode Island School of Design | 2,108 | 691 | 1,417 |
| Johnson & Wales University-Online | 1,843 | 554 | 1,289 |
| Total | 30,354 | 13,073 | 17,281 |
Graduate Student Population
The total graduate population of selected colleges is 7,906 with 4,634 female students and 3,272 male students. The following table compares 2022-2023 graduate enrollment between selected colleges.
Among the selected colleges, Brown University has the most enrolled graduate students of 3,550, while Providence College has the least number of graduate students of 477.
| Name | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brown University | 3,550 | 1,706 | 1,844 |
| Providence College | 477 | 187 | 290 |
| University of Rhode Island | 2,705 | 1,002 | 1,703 |
| Rhode Island School of Design | 512 | 166 | 346 |
| Johnson & Wales University-Online | 662 | 211 | 451 |
| Total | 7,906 | 3,272 | 4,634 |
Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment
The following table compares 2022-2023 distance learning enrollment for both undergraduate and graduate programs between selected colleges. In undergraduate programs, out of total 30,354 students, 2,194 students (7.23%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 5,435 students (17.91%) have learned from at least one online course. For graduate schools, out of total 7,906 students, 1,364 students (17.25%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 414 students (5.24%) have learned from at least one online course.
| Name | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Online Exclusively | Some Online Classes | Total | Online Exclusively | Some Online Classes | |
| Brown University | 7,639 | 59 (0.77%) |
353 (4.62%) | 3,550 | 148 (4.17%) |
28 (0.79%) |
| Providence College | 3,996 | 50 (1.25%) |
55 (1.38%) | 477 | 22 (4.61%) |
135 (28.30%) |
| University of Rhode Island | 14,768 | 242 (1.64%) |
5,004 (33.88%) | 2,705 | 533 (19.70%) |
233 (8.61%) |
| Rhode Island School of Design | 2,108 | - | 23 (1.09%) | 512 | - | 17 (3.32%) |
| Johnson & Wales University-Online | 1,843 | 1,843 (100.00%) |
- | 662 | 661 (99.85%) |
1 (0.15%) |
| Average | 30,354 | 2,194 (7.23%) |
5,435 (17.91%) |
7,906 | 1,364 (17.25%) |
414 (5.24%) |