Roger Williams University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 700,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,606 (49%)
Days Without Precipitation 241 (39%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 3,656
Men / Women 48% / 52%
From State 20%
From Region 62%
Athletes 489 (13.6%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 71%
Hispanic 10%
Black 3%
Mixed 3%
Asian 2%
International 2%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Feinstein College of Arts and Sciences 467 38% 68% 2% 4% 10% 1% $66,666 34 +0.86 55 98%
Cybersecurity 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,162 4 -1.56 49 — — — — —
Applied Mathematics 3 — 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $90,211 31 -0.59 87 — — — — —
Chemistry 3 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $69,379 41 -0.21 62 — — — — —
Environmental Chemistry 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $70,365 47 -0.12 63 — — — — —
Mathematics 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $75,222 44 -0.38 72 — — — — —
Physics 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $77,439 29 -0.44 75 — — — — —
Biochemistry 3 — 0% 67% 33% 0% 0% 0% $69,758 44 -0.15 62 — — — — —
Biology 30 — 27% 67% 7% 0% 3% 0% $72,471 81 +0.70 67 100% — — — —
Aquaculture 5 — 40% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,559 85 +0.63 39 — — — — —
Environmental Science 10 — 30% 60% 10% 0% 0% 0% $66,856 87 +1.03 56 100% — — — —
Marine Biology 42 — 33% 81% 2% 0% 7% 0% $50,667 33 -0.44 15 100% — — — —
Emergency Medical Services — — — — — — — — $63,895 41 -0.31 48 — — — — —
Public Health 9 — 0% 33% 0% 11% 11% 0% $56,176 20 -0.83 27 100% — — — —
Economics 6 — 67% 83% 0% 0% 0% 0% $82,509 31 -0.58 81 — — — — —
Economics 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $82,651 31 -0.58 81 — — — — —
Health Administration — — — — — — — — $70,081 73 +0.19 63 — — — — —
Classics — — — — — — — — $59,753 74 +0.28 37 — — — — —
Creative Writing 8 — 50% 88% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,782 75 +0.53 29 — — — — —
English 5 — 60% 60% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,976 75 +0.56 29 — — — — —
Foreign Languages 1 — 100% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% $61,405 64 +0.30 42 — — — — —
History 18 — 72% 83% 0% 0% 6% 0% $59,461 73 +0.25 36 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,734 80 +0.42 43 — — — — —
Liberal Studies — — — — — — — — $58,637 66 +0.13 34 — — — — —
Philosophy — — — — — — — — $60,788 55 -0.05 40 — — — — —
Communication 21 — 43% 71% 0% 0% 10% 0% $74,006 88 +1.13 70 97% — — — —
Cultural Studies — — — — — — — — $62,032 78 +0.47 43 — — — — —
Humanities — — — — — — — — $59,843 71 +0.27 37 — — — — —
Intercultural and International Studies 6 — 50% 67% 17% 0% 0% 0% $67,492 40 -0.27 57 — — — — —
Journalism 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,707 65 +0.27 50 — — — — —
Political Science 23 — 61% 74% 0% 9% 4% 0% $66,516 35 -0.42 55 100% — — — —
Psychology 68 — 26% 69% 0% 3% 12% 3% $63,968 93 +1.35 48 95% — — — —
Public Administration 4 — 25% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $66,652 36 -0.41 55 — — — — —
Public Relations 9 — 22% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,602 26 -0.73 47 100% — — — —
Social Sciences 12 — 50% 50% 0% 17% 17% 0% $60,495 74 +0.33 39 — — — — —
Sociology and Anthropology 6 — 17% 50% 17% 17% 0% 0% $63,506 87 +0.60 47 — — — — —
Dance 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,195 90 +1.09 16 — — — — —
Music 6 — 67% 50% 0% 0% 17% 0% $54,933 87 +0.88 24 — — — — —
Theater 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,705 94 +1.29 19 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 90 — 43% 68% 1% 2% 13% 1% $74,662 98 +2.04 71 98% — — — —
Criminal Justice Administration 2 — 50% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $74,662 98 +2.04 71 98% — — — —
Forensic Science and Technology 15 — 13% 53% 0% 0% 27% 0% $64,162 77 +0.59 49 — — — — —
Law and Society 38 — 39% 53% 3% 8% 26% 0% $76,631 98 +2.31 74 97% — — — —
Legal Studies 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,502 78 +0.63 50 — — — — —
Paralegal Studies 11 — 9% 45% 9% 36% 0% 0% $54,449 19 -0.75 23 97% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Mario J. Gabelli School of Business 177 76% 78% 2% 3% 3% 1% $85,159 83 +0.01 83 98%
Accounting 21 — 81% 81% 5% 10% 5% 0% $105,696 88 +1.21 95 98% — — — —
Business — — — — — — — — $78,461 67 +0.04 76 — — — — —
Business Administration 44 — 77% 75% 0% 5% 5% 5% $76,775 64 -0.04 74 99% — — — —
Finance 54 — 76% 80% 4% 0% 4% 0% $95,435 51 -0.13 90 100% — — — —
Financial Planning — — — — — — — — $95,435 51 -0.13 90 100% — — — —
International Business 3 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $71,121 37 -0.55 65 100% — — — —
Marketing 53 — 70% 81% 0% 4% 0% 0% $74,626 45 -0.23 71 95% — — — —
Operations Management 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $76,775 18 -0.90 74 99% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Architecture, Art, and Historic Preservation 77 55% 70% 1% 4% 13% 0% $65,546 30 +0.12 53
Architectural History and Criticism 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $68,753 52 +0.08 60 — — — — —
Architecture 51 — 67% 63% 2% 2% 18% 0% $69,450 57 +0.16 62 — — — — —
Graphic Design 16 — 38% 81% 0% 12% 0% 0% $56,036 39 -0.31 27 — — — — —
Historic Preservation and Conservation 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $67,658 46 -0.05 58 — — — — —
Studio Art 6 — 33% 83% 0% 0% 17% 0% $55,957 89 +0.98 27 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Education 52 15% 81% 0% 0% 6% 0% $56,313 4 +0.42 28 100%
Elementary Education 33 — 6% 82% 0% 0% 3% 0% $56,705 83 +0.66 29 100% — — — —
English Education 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,798 47 -0.23 21 — — — — —
Foreign Language Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $53,798 47 -0.23 21 — — — — —
History Education 3 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,798 46 -0.29 21 — — — — —
Mathematics Education 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $53,798 37 -0.38 21 — — — — —
Secondary Education 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,705 61 +0.19 29 100% — — — —
Secondary Education 11 — 9% 73% 0% 0% 9% 0% $56,705 61 +0.19 29 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Engineering, Computing, and Construction Management 145 80% 77% 2% 3% 6% 1% $103,946 95 +0.23 95 100%
Civil Engineering — — — — — — — — $84,700 12 -1.09 83 100% — — — —
Computer Engineering — — — — — — — — $117,928 64 +0.04 98 — — — — —
Electrical and Electronics Engineering — — — — — — — — $109,275 38 -0.37 96 — — — — —
Engineering 57 — 74% 67% 5% 4% 9% 2% $100,209 62 +0.13 93 — — — — —
Computer Science 15 — 93% 40% 0% 20% 13% 7% $117,933 48 -0.20 98 — — — — —
Cybersecurity 12 — 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $98,955 62 +0.28 92 — — — — —
Digital Technology — — — — — — — — $101,635 65 +0.16 94 — — — — —
Construction Management 60 — 85% 92% 0% 0% 2% 0% $105,261 64 +0.43 95 100% — — — —
Manufacturing Engineering Technology 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $88,237 43 -0.04 86 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $48,428
ROI Percentile 72th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 81%
4-Year Graduation Rate 64%
6-Year Graduation Rate 69%
Transfer-Out Rate 24%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Professional 23.9% 219 51% 69% 1% 4% 14% 0% $81,622 79 +1.38 80 98% —
Business & Economics 20.0% 184 76% 78% 2% 3% 3% 1% $85,060 62 -0.02 83 98% —
Social Sciences 16.3% 150 37% 69% 1% 6% 9% 1% $65,663 76 +0.69 53 97% —
Arts 9.4% 86 55% 70% 1% 3% 13% 0% $64,341 93 +0.21 49 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 6.2% 57 33% 79% 4% 0% 5% 0% $54,375 25 -0.09 23 100% —
Engineering 6.2% 57 74% 67% 5% 4% 9% 2% $100,209 42 +0.13 93 — —
Education 5.7% 52 15% 81% 0% 0% 6% 0% $56,314 69 +0.42 28 100% —
Humanities 3.7% 34 65% 76% 3% 0% 3% 0% $58,656 71 +0.37 34 — —
Life & Natural Sciences 3.6% 33 24% 67% 9% 0% 3% 0% $72,224 73 +0.62 67 100% —
Computer Science 3.1% 28 82% 68% 0% 11% 7% 4% $107,879 46 -0.05 96 — —
Health Sciences 1.0% 9 0% 33% 0% 11% 11% 0% $56,176 2 -0.83 27 100% —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.0% 9 33% 89% 0% 0% 11% 0% $77,977 48 -0.37 76 — —

Research R3

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Life & Natural Sciences $1.2M #299 64% $0 — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $0.9M #377 59% $0 — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.5M #384 53% $0 — — — —
Engineering $0.4M #333 61% $0.0M — — — —
Education $0.2M #347 93% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0.1M #335 65% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0.1M #250 64% $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0.0M #387 31% $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0 #525 — $0 — — — —
Total $3.4M #430 62% $0.0M — — — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Lacrosse 49 $179K $190K -$10K
Baseball 45 $157K $204K -$46K
Track & Field (outdoor) 45 $61K $64K -$3K
Wrestling 39 $153K $154K -$939
Soccer 34 $117K $114K $2K
Swimming 22 $135K $127K $8K
Cross Country 20 $50K $47K $3K
Sailing 19 $178K $151K $27K
Tennis 17 $65K $60K $5K
Basketball 15 $134K $136K -$2K
Golf 11 $26K $25K $691
Total 285 $1.3M $1.3M -$15K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (outdoor) 32 $56K $59K -$3K
Soccer 27 $90K $88K $2K
Swimming 25 $127K $119K $8K
Field Hockey 24 $79K $79K -$642
Lacrosse 24 $102K $106K -$4K
Softball 19 $163K $156K $6K
Cross Country 18 $54K $50K $3K
Equestrian 18 $54K $63K -$9K
Sailing 17 $160K $135K $24K
Basketball 16 $128K $129K -$464
Volleyball 14 $94K $104K -$9K
Tennis 12 $60K $60K -$87
Total 204 $1.2M $1.2M $17K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (outdoor) 77 $118K $124K -$6K
Lacrosse 73 $282K $297K -$15K
Soccer 61 $208K $203K $4K
Swimming 47 $263K $246K $17K
Baseball 45 $157K $204K -$46K
Wrestling 39 $153K $154K -$939
Cross Country 38 $104K $97K $6K
Sailing 36 $338K $286K $52K
Basketball 31 $263K $265K -$2K
Tennis 29 $125K $120K $5K
Field Hockey 24 $79K $79K -$642
Softball 19 $163K $156K $6K
Equestrian 18 $54K $63K -$9K
Volleyball 14 $94K $104K -$9K
Golf 11 $26K $25K $691
Total 489 $3.7M $3.6M $27K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 88%
Yield (non-ED) 13%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 88% 88% 88%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 21%
SAT Range 1140 – 1310
SAT Math Range 560 – 650
SAT RW Range 580 – 660