- The Inkwell
- Rhode Island
- Roger Williams University
Bristol, RISuburb: largeZIP 02809Founded 1956
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1956
- Carnegie class
- Master's: medium programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1966
- Campuses
- 2
- Website
- www.rwu.edu
Rhode IslandPrivate nonprofit
Roger Williams University
Roger Williams University is a private nonprofit university in Bristol, Rhode Island, with 3,946 undergraduates. It admits 88% of applicants, graduates 67% within six years and costs $37,645 a year after aid.
67%graduate
Admission rate88%
Retention81%
4-year graduation61%
Pell Grant share21%
Federal loans57%
$37,645net price / year
88%admission rate
1223average SAT
67%graduate in 6 years
$77,127median earnings, 10 yrs
$25,000median debt
#250 of 1,704 for earnings#1,631 of 1,739 for lowest net price#462 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,106 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $66,939tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $45,978
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $45,978
- Average net price
- $37,645national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$28,854
$30,001–48,000$29,971
$48,001–75,000$30,430
$75,001–110,000$36,865
$110,001+$42,874
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 88%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1223
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 580–660
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 560–650
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 24–29
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college88%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college81%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college67%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college21%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 67%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 61%
- First-year retention
- 81%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 52%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $59,549
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $77,127middle 50%: $55,314–$105,746
- Median debt at graduation
- $25,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$105,746
Median, Roger Williams University$77,127
Lower quarter$55,314
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 3,946
- Part-time
- 8.7%
- Women / men
- 52% / 48%
- Average age at entry
- 20.5
- First-generation students
- 20%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 21%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 10 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 42%
- Average faculty salary
- $13,293 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $17,170
- Endowment, end of year
- $77,367,776
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White70%
Hispanic12%
Black4.0%
Asian2.0%
Two or more races2.9%
U.S. nonresident1.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.3%
Unknown8.1%
24 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management24%
Legal professions12%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting11%
Biological & biomedical sciences7.4%
Psychology6.7%
Engineering5.7%
Architecture5.2%
Education5.1%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 217518. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q3940116.