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Students

Who's on campus

A small campus of 3,868 undergrads, where 30% receive Pell Grants, a typical share compared to other colleges.

−56% since fall 2014Over time

Race & ethnicity

Diversity index0.61

Diversity index vs. every college0.61
0.61
← 0.00higher than 57% of 1,8930.80 →

Economic access

Pell Grant recipients30%
National median: 34%Below typical
First-generation students35%
National median: 33%About typical
Pell Grant share vs. every college30%
30%
← 0%higher than 41% of 1,88287% →

Campus size

3,868undergrads
Compared to every college3.9K
3.9K
← 19larger than 73% of 1,89337.8K →

Where first-years come from

1,092 first-time students

84% came from other states and 1.0% from abroad; 15% are from Rhode Island. More from other states than at 98% of colleges.

  • In-state (Rhode Island)15%
  • Other states84%
  • Abroad1.0%

Top home states

  1. Massachusetts21% 230
  2. Rhode Island(home state)15% 162
  3. New York14% 156
  4. Connecticut11% 119
  5. New Jersey6.7% 73

From 41 states (counting DC) and 1 from U.S. territories.

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Share of first-yearsNoneUnder 1%1–3%3–10%10–25%25%+Home state

Students starting college for the first time, by where they lived when admitted. Colleges report it every other fall.

Transfers in and out

Transferring in, fall 2024

136

new transfer students, 11% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 17% of colleges.

134 full-time, 2 part-time.

Going on to another college

22%

of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 600 students).

Federal data doesn't count students leaving in a given year; this follows one entering class.

Who they are

3.3% of undergrads study part-time.

Men37%
National median: 44%Below typical

63% women

Another gender: Not collected by this college.

Part-time students3.3%
National median: 7.5%Below typical
Students 25 and older3.8%
National median: 11%Below typical

Degree-seeking undergraduates. Men and women add up to 100% because federal data has colleges count each student of another or unknown gender as a man or a woman.

Campus life

Housing, sports, faith, Greek life, and LGBTQ+ life

Housing for 2,248 students.

Housing

Beds

2,248

About 58 for every 100 undergrads (median college: 59). Can include graduate housing.

First-years

Not required to live on campus

Many colleges still expect it, with exceptions such as for local students.

Meal plans

Up to 18 meals a week

Athletics & programs

Athletics

NCAA Division III · Conference of New England

Of the four sports the federal survey asks about, it plays basketball, baseball, cross country/track (no football).

Recent move: Moved from the Great Northeast Athletic Conference to the Conference of New England, 2025–26

How the Conference of New England compares

ROTC

Army

Study abroad

Offered

Undergraduate research

A formal program

Calendar

Semesters

Student services

  • Academic and career counseling
  • Help finding a job while enrolled
  • Job placement after graduating
  • 21% of undergrads registered with disability services· Disability services office

Religious life

Faith communities · 1

Greek life

3chapters

On the national organizations' own chapter lists.

Councils and chapters

  • 2listedPanhellenic sororities (NPC)

    From each organization's own chapter list.

    Delta Phi Epsilon

    Alpha Upsilon Chapter

    Sigma Delta Tau

    Gamma Sigma

  • 1listedInterfraternity (NIC and IFC)

    From each organization's own chapter list.

    Lambda Chi Alpha

    Pi-Nu (Johnson & Wales Providence)

LGBTQ+ life

Policies

  • Nondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expression
  • Gender-inclusive housing

Listed by Trans Policy Clearinghouse, read October 2026; not confirmed by the college.

Undergraduates of another gender, fall 2024

Not collected by this college.

Gender unknown: 14

Colleges record gender so differently that these counts can't be compared between colleges.

Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (distance education), Fall 2024;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)