Public university in Kingston, Rhode Island, U.S.

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<p>The <b>University of Rhode Island</b> (<b>URI</b>) is a <a href="/en/Public_university" title="Public university" class="wl">public</a> <a href="/en/Land-grant_university" title="Land-grant university" class="wl">land-grant</a> <a href="/en/Research_university" title="Research university" class="wl">research university</a> with its main campus in <a href="/en/Kingston,_Rhode_Island" title="Kingston, Rhode Island" class="wl">Kingston</a>, <a href="/en/Rhode_Island" title="Rhode Island" class="wl">Rhode Island</a>, United States. It is the flagship public research as well as the land-grant university of the <a href="/en/U.S._state" title="U.S. state" class="wl">state</a> of <a href="/en/Rhode_Island" title="Rhode Island" class="wl">Rhode Island</a>. Its main campus is located in the village of <a href="/en/Kingston,_Rhode_Island" title="Kingston, Rhode Island" class="wl">Kingston</a> in southern Rhode Island. Satellite campuses include the Feinstein Campus in <a href="/en/Downtown,_Providence,_Rhode_Island" title="Downtown, Providence, Rhode Island" class="wl">Downtown Providence</a>, the Rhode Island Nursing Education Center in Providence's <a href="/en/Jewelry_District_(Providence)" title="Jewelry District (Providence)" class="wl">Jewelry District</a>, the Narragansett Bay Campus in <a href="/en/Narragansett,_Rhode_Island" title="Narragansett, Rhode Island" class="wl">Narragansett</a>, and the <a href="/en/W._Alton_Jones" title="W. Alton Jones" class="wl">W. Alton Jones</a> Campus in <a href="/en/West_Greenwich,_Rhode_Island" title="West Greenwich, Rhode Island" class="wl">West Greenwich</a>.</p>

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<style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1066479718" typeof="mw:Extension/templatestyles mw:Transclusion">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-header,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-subheader,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-above,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-title,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-image,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-below{text-align:center}</style><div class='mobile-collapse'><header class="mobile-collapse-header mobile-collapse-btn"><b>Quick facts: Former names, Motto, Type, Established, Accre...</b> <span class='arrow'>▼</span></header> <table class="infobox vcard mobile-collapse-element"><caption class="infobox-title fn org" style="font-size:125%;">University of Rhode Island</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size"><a href="/en/File:University_of_Rhode_Island_seal.svg" class="mw-file-description image media-thumb" data-hash="File:University_of_Rhode_Island_seal.svg"><img loading="lazy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/e0/University_of_Rhode_Island_seal.svg/150px-University_of_Rhode_Island_seal.svg.png" decoding="async" data-file-width="150" data-file-height="150" data-file-type="drawing" height="150" width="150" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/e0/University_of_Rhode_Island_seal.svg/225px-University_of_Rhode_Island_seal.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/e0/University_of_Rhode_Island_seal.svg/300px-University_of_Rhode_Island_seal.svg.png 2x" alt="University_of_Rhode_Island_seal.svg"></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Former names</div></th><td class="infobox-data nickname">Rhode Island College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts (1892–1909)<br>Rhode Island State College (1909–1951)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Motto</th><td class="infobox-data">"Hope"</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/en/Public_University" title="Public University" class="mw-redirect wl">Public</a> <a href="/en/Land-grant_university" title="Land-grant university" class="wl">land-grant</a> <a href="/en/Research_university" title="Research university" class="wl">research university</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Established</th><td class="infobox-data">May<span>&nbsp;</span>19, 1892<span class="noprint"><span>;</span><span> </span>130 years ago</span><span style="display:none"><span>&nbsp;</span>(<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1892-05-19</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/en/Higher_education_accreditation" title="Higher education accreditation" class="wl">Accreditation</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/en/New_England_Commission_of_Higher_Education" title="New England Commission of Higher Education" class="wl">NECHE</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Academic affiliations</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374" typeof="mw:Extension/templatestyles">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ul{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist .mw-empty-li{display:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dt::after{content:": "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li::after{content:" · ";font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li:last-child::after{content:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:first-child::before{content:" (";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:last-child::after{content:")";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol{counter-reset:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li{counter-increment:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li::before{content:" "counter(listitem)"\a0 "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/en/National_Sea_Grant_College_Program" title="National Sea Grant College Program" class="wl">Sea-grant</a></li><li><a href="/en/National_Space_Grant_College_and_Fellowship_Program" title="National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program" class="wl">Space-grant</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/en/Financial_endowment" title="Financial endowment" class="wl">Endowment</a></th><td class="infobox-data">$213 million (2021)<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-1"><a href="#cite_note-1" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 1;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[1]</span></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/en/University_president" title="University president" class="mw-redirect wl">President</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/en/Marc_Parlange" title="Marc Parlange" class="wl">Marc Parlange</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/en/Provost_(education)" title="Provost (education)" class="wl">Provost</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Barbara E. Wolfe</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Administrative staff</div></th><td class="infobox-data">675 full time</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Students</th><td class="infobox-data">18,061 (Fall 2021)<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-Enrollment_2-0"><a href="#cite_note-Enrollment-2" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 2;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[2]</span></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/en/Undergraduate_education" title="Undergraduate education" class="wl">Undergraduates</a></th><td class="infobox-data">14,654 (Fall 2021)<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-Enrollment_2-1"><a href="#cite_note-Enrollment-2" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 2;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[2]</span></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/en/Postgraduate_education" title="Postgraduate education" class="wl">Postgraduates</a></th><td class="infobox-data">3,407 (Fall 2021)<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-Enrollment_2-2"><a href="#cite_note-Enrollment-2" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 2;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[2]</span></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Location</th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div style="display:inline" class="locality"><a href="/en/Kingston,_Rhode_Island" title="Kingston, Rhode Island" class="wl">Kingston</a></div>, <div style="display:inline" class="state"><a href="/en/Rhode_Island" title="Rhode Island" class="wl">Rhode Island</a></div>, <div style="display:inline" class="country-name">United States</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Campus</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/en/Suburb" title="Suburb" class="wl">Large Suburb</a>, 1,254 acres (5.07<span>&nbsp;</span>km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Other campuses</th><td class="infobox-data"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/en/Narragansett,_Rhode_Island" title="Narragansett, Rhode Island" class="wl">Narragansett</a></li><li><a href="/en/Providence,_Rhode_Island" title="Providence, Rhode Island" class="wl">Providence</a></li><li><a href="/en/West_Greenwich,_Rhode_Island" title="West Greenwich, Rhode Island" class="wl">West Greenwich</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Newspaper</th><td class="infobox-data"><i>The Good 5¢ Cigar</i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/en/School_colors" title="School colors" class="wl">Colors</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Blue and Yellow<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-3"><a href="#cite_note-3" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 3;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[3]</span></a></span><br><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959" typeof="mw:Extension/templatestyles">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#002147; color:white;"><span>&nbsp;</span></span><span>&nbsp;</span><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#D0A627; color:black;"><span>&nbsp;</span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/en/Athletic_nickname" title="Athletic nickname" class="wl">Nickname</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/en/Rhode_Island_Rams" title="Rhode Island Rams" class="wl">Rams</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Sporting affiliations</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/en/NCAA_Division_I" title="NCAA Division I" class="wl">NCAA Division I</a> <a href="/en/NCAA_Division_I_Football_Championship_Subdivision" title="NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision" class="wl">FCS</a> - <a href="/en/Atlantic_10_Conference" title="Atlantic 10 Conference" class="wl">Atlantic 10</a></li><li><a href="/en/Colonial_Athletic_Association" title="Colonial Athletic Association" class="wl">CAA</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Mascot</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/en/Rhody_the_Ram" title="Rhody the Ram" class="mw-redirect wl">Rhody the Ram</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="mw:ExtLink nofollow" href="http://www.uri.edu" class="external text" target="_blank">www<wbr>.uri<wbr>.edu</a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span class="mw-default-size"><a href="/en/File:University_of_Rhode_Island_logo.svg" class="mw-file-description image media-thumb" data-hash="File:University_of_Rhode_Island_logo.svg"><img loading="lazy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/University_of_Rhode_Island_logo.svg/200px-University_of_Rhode_Island_logo.svg.png" decoding="async" data-file-width="155" data-file-height="62" data-file-type="drawing" height="80" width="200" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/University_of_Rhode_Island_logo.svg/300px-University_of_Rhode_Island_logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/University_of_Rhode_Island_logo.svg/400px-University_of_Rhode_Island_logo.svg.png 2x" alt="University_of_Rhode_Island_logo.svg"></a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <footer class='mobile-collapse-footer mobile-collapse-btn'><b>Close</b> <span class='arrow'>▲</span></footer></div>

<p>The university offers <a href="/en/Bachelor's_degrees" title="Bachelor's degrees" class="mw-redirect wl">bachelor's degrees</a>, <a href="/en/Master's_degrees" title="Master's degrees" class="mw-redirect wl">master's degrees</a>, and <a href="/en/Doctoral_degrees" title="Doctoral degrees" class="mw-redirect wl">doctoral degrees</a> in 80 undergraduate and 49 graduate areas of study through nine academic schools and colleges. These schools and colleges include Arts and Sciences, Business, Education and Professional Studies, Engineering, Health Sciences, Environment and Life Sciences, Nursing, Pharmacy and Oceanography. 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. The university is <a href="/en/Carnegie_Classification_of_Institutions_of_Higher_Education" title="Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education" class="wl">classified</a> among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity".<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-4"><a href="#cite_note-4" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 4;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[4]</span></a></span> 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.<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-5"><a href="#cite_note-5" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 5;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[5]</span></a></span><span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-ipeds_6-0"><a href="#cite_note-ipeds-6" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 6;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[6]</span></a></span></p>



The University of Rhode Island 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 the state of Rhode Island. Its main campus is located in the village of Kingston in southern Rhode Island. Satellite campuses include the Feinstein Campus in Downtown Providence, 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. These schools and colleges include Arts and Sciences, Business, Education and Professional Studies, Engineering, Health Sciences, Environment and Life Sciences, Nursing, Pharmacy and Oceanography. 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. The university is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity". 