Largest Rhode Island Colleges and Universities

Largest Rhode Island Colleges with Most Enrollment

University of Rhode Island has the most students of 17,210 for the academic year 2024-2025 in Rhode Island. Brown University is ranked second with 11,956 students and Rhode Island College follows them with 6,155 students.

Colleges whose programs are focused on certificate, associate, and/or special subjects such as arts and music are excluded from the ranking. The following table compares the schools that have most students by gender.

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Largest Rhode Island Colleges with Most Enrollment
	Name	Total # of Students	Female	Male
1	University of Rhode Island Public, four-yearsKingston, RI	17,210	10,130	7,080
2	Brown University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsProvidence, RI	11,956	6,253	5,703
3	Rhode Island College Public, four-yearsProvidence, RI	6,155	4,317	1,838
4	Providence College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsProvidence, RI	4,666	2,552	2,114
5	Roger Williams University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsBristol, RI	4,350	2,293	2,057
6	Johnson & Wales University-Providence Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsProvidence, RI	4,303	2,739	1,564
7	Bryant University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSmithfield, RI	3,636	1,347	2,289
8	Salve Regina University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsNewport, RI	2,791	1,943	848

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