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Roger Williams University

Roger Williams University
1 Old Ferry Road
Bristol, RI 02809

Official telephone: (800) 458-7144
Fax number: (401) 254-3557
Website: https://www.rwu.edu/
Screen last updated on: September 2025
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 4,050
Full-time undergraduates: 3,678
Part-time undergraduates: 372
Total graduate students: 294
Full-time graduate students: 201
Part-time graduate students: 93
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.3% American Indian or Alaskan Native
2.0% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
3.4% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
10.9% Hispanic/Latino
0.1% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
71.9% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
2.8% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
1.0% Nonresident Alien
7.6% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 143 acres
Nearest major city: Boston

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms
  • women's dorms
  • men's dorms
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 83%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 69%
Percent of students who live off campus: 31%

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Computer equipment is provided in: computer center/lab(s)
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 150
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Other libraries on campus.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
health service
Counseling services:
career, psychological
Career placement services:
interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, Job fairs are available to students through the career center.

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student newspaper, radio station
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Dance Club; Alternative Entertainment; WQRI 88.3 FM; Inter Class Council; Outing Club

ATHLETICS
Athletic conference memberships: NCAA Division 3

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's basketball NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's gymnastics  
Men's ice hockey  
Men's rugby  
Men's soccer NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's softball NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's ultimate Frisbee  
Men's volleyball  
Women's basketball NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's gymnastics  
Women's ice hockey  
Women's rugby  
Women's soccer NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's softball NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's ultimate Frisbee  
Women's volleyball  

Intramural/Recreational sports:
baseball; basketball; cheerleading; equestrian sports; field hockey; golf; lacrosse; sailing; soccer; softball; tennis; volleyball; wrestling; swimming and diving; track and field; cross-country running

GETTING AWAY
Nearest international airport: T.F. Green

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: 53% within six months of graduation

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