University of Rhode Island

University of Rhode Island
Former names
Rhode Island College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts (1892–1909)
Rhode Island State College (1909–1951)
Motto"Hope"
TypePublic land-grant research university
EstablishedMay 19, 1892 (1892-05-19)
AccreditationNECHE
Academic affiliations
Endowment$278.7 million (2025)
PresidentMarc Parlange
ProvostBarbara E. Wolfe
Academic staff
784 full-time, 364 part-time
Students17,210 (fall 2024)
Undergraduates14,376 (fall 2024)
Postgraduates2,834 (fall 2024)
Location,
United States
CampusLarge Suburb, 1,254 acres (5.07 km2)
Other campuses
NewspaperThe Good 5¢ Cigar
ColorsNavy Blue and Keaney Blue
   
NicknameRams
Sporting affiliations
MascotRhody the Ram
Websiteuri.edu

The University of Rhode Island (URI) is a public land-grant research university with its main campus in Kingston, Rhode Island, United States. It serves as the state's flagship public research institution and land-grant university of Rhode Island. The university is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity". As of 2019, URI enrolled 14,653 undergraduate students, 1,982 graduate students, and 1,339 non-degree students, making it the largest university in the state.

Its main campus is located in the village of Kingston in southern Rhode Island. Satellite campuses include 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, which closed in June of 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. 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. 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.