University of Rhode Island

University of Rhode Island
Former names	Rhode Island College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts (1892–1909); Rhode Island State College (1909–1951)
Motto	"Hope"
Type	Public land-grant research university
Established	May 19, 1892
Accreditation	NECHE
Academic affiliations	Sea-grant; Space-grant;
Endowment	$203 million (2022)
President	Marc Parlange
Provost	Barbara E. Wolfe
Administrative staff	675 full time
Students	18,061 (Fall 2021)
Undergraduates	14,654 (Fall 2021)
Postgraduates	3,407 (Fall 2021)
Location	Kingston, Rhode Island, United States
Campus	Large Suburb, 1,254 acres (5.07 km2)
Other campuses	Narragansett; Providence; West Greenwich;
Newspaper	The Good 5¢ Cigar
Colors	Navy Blue and Keaney Blue;
Nickname	Rams
Sporting affiliations	NCAA Division I FCS - Atlantic 10; CAA; NEISA;
Mascot	Rhody the Ram
Website	www.uri.edu

The University of Rhode Island (URI) is a public land-grant research university with its main campus in Kingston, Rhode Island, United States. It is the flagship public research as well as the land-grant university of Rhode Island. The university is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity".^[4] As of 2019, the URI enrolled 14,653 undergraduate students, 1,982 graduate students, and 1,339 non-degree students, making it the largest university in the state.^[5]^[6]

Its main campus is located in the village of Kingston in southern Rhode Island. Satellite campuses include the Rhode Island Nursing Education Center in Providence's Jewelry District, the Narragansett Bay Campus in Narragansett, and the W. Alton Jones Campus in West Greenwich. The university offers bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees in 80 undergraduate and 49 graduate areas of study through nine academic schools and colleges. Another college, University College for Academic Success, serves primarily as an advising college for all incoming undergraduates and follows them through their first two years of enrollment at URI.

^ As of March 7, 2022. U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2021 Endowment Market Value and Change in Endowment Market Value from FY20 to FY21 (Report). National Association of College and University Business Officers and TIAA. 2022. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Final Enrollment Reports" (PDF). University of Rhode Island. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
^ "Brand Colors". September 1, 2016. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
^ "Carnegie Classifications Institution Lookup". carnegieclassifications.iu.edu. Center for Postsecondary Education. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
^ "Facts". uri.edu.
^ "The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)". U.S. Department of Education National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved August 30, 2017.

[1] As of March 7, 2022. U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2021 Endowment Market Value and Change in Endowment Market Value from FY20 to FY21 (Report). National Association of College and University Business Officers and TIAA. 2022. Retrieved June 5, 2023.

[Enrollment-2] "Final Enrollment Reports" (PDF). University of Rhode Island. Retrieved July 2, 2019.

[3] "Brand Colors". September 1, 2016. Retrieved November 28, 2023.

[4] "Carnegie Classifications Institution Lookup". carnegieclassifications.iu.edu. Center for Postsecondary Education. Retrieved September 13, 2020.

[5] "Facts". uri.edu.

[ipeds-6] "The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)". U.S. Department of Education National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved August 30, 2017.

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