Student Population at RWU

Total Enrollment

4,397

Undergraduate

4,103

Graduate

294

Online Enrollment

222

Men Students

2,170

Women Students

2,227

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 4,397 students have enrolled at Roger Williams University - 4,103 undergraduate and 294 graduate.

By gender, 2,170 male and 2,227 female students are attending Roger Williams University. By attendance status, there are 3,902 full-time students and 495 part-time students.

The number of students at Roger Williams University is average compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Rhode Island.

Roger Williams University offers online degree/certificate programs and 222 students enrolled in online programs.

*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.

Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between Roger Williams University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 2,170 male and 2,227 female students attending RWU. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.97 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).

The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at RWU.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at RWU
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	4,103	3,701	402
Men	2,058	1,828	230
Women	2,045	1,873	172

Population by Gender/Attending Status at RWU
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	294	201	93
Men	112	68	44
Women	182	133	49

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 3,221 White students (73.25%) and 433 Hispanic students (9.85%) at Roger Williams University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Roger Williams University.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Roger Williams University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	10	4	6
Asian	86	37	49
Black or African American	127	72	55
Hispanic	394	160	234
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	4	4	0
White	3,018	1,543	1,475
Two or More Races	111	54	57
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	312	168	144
Total	4,103	2,058	2,045

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Roger Williams University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	0	0	0
Asian	5	2	3
Black or African American	17	8	9
Hispanic	39	11	28
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	203	84	119
Two or More Races	15	4	11
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	7	2	5
Total	294	112	182

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 3,995 students whose age under twenty five and 280 students whose age is over thirty years old at Roger Williams University.

Especially, 100 students are younger than eighteen and 4 students are older than sixty five.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Roger Williams University.

Population by Student Age at Roger Williams University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	4,103	2,058	2,045
Under 18	100	42	58
18-19	1,783	851	932
20-21	1,680	849	831
22-24	244	155	89
25-29	79	41	38
30-34	59	30	29
35-39	42	20	22
40-49	79	45	34
50-64	31	23	8
65 and over	4	1	3
unknown	2	1	1
Total	4,103	2,058	2,045

Population by Student Age at Roger Williams University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	294	112	182
20-21	9	3	6
22-24	179	60	119
25-29	41	16	25
30-34	18	5	13
35-39	14	7	7
40-49	24	13	11
50-64	9	8	1
Total	294	112	182

Online Student Population

At Roger Williams University, 639 students (14.53% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 222 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.

By location of enrolled students, 111 students live in Rhode Island where Roger Williams University is located in and 109 students have enrolled from other states.