Roger Williams University, Bristol, Rhode Island
• Private
• Undergraduate enrollment – 4000
• Admit rate – 88%
• Financial Aid forms required – FAFSA only
• Retention rate – 79%
• Average Class size – 19
CURRICULUM
• All classes taught by professors
• 6 academic schools – Business, Architecture, Social & Natural Sciences, Humanities, Arts & Education, Engineering, Justice Studies
• Business school currently has 100% placement rate, students manage $500M
• Recently added Entrepreneurship and Sports Management programs
• Architecture school enjoying recent $20M donation, new Real Estate program
• 3+1 & 4+1 MBA offered
• 3+3 JD offered
• Flexible and customizable programs through Powerful Combinations initiative
• Gen Ed program emphasizes 6 academic themes that are skills-based and outcomes-focused
• Strong connections with faculty and mentorship through advisors and peer
• All students can start research as early as their first year
• Offer 60-80 honors program seats – preferred deadline
• Ability to change majors with relative ease
STUDENT BODY
• Short and longer term study abroad options available
• D3 Athletics and club sports very popular – NO football team
• Strong sailing and dance programs
• Over 90% of students come from outside of the state, including 23 states and 32 countries
• Plenty of weekend activities with 80+ student organizations including rock climbing
• Conveniently located just 30 minutes from Providence, 15-20 minutes from Newport, 1 hour from Boston when you want to explore off campus
• For out of state students note that the campus is accessible by plane, train and bus and shuttle service is provided around holiday breaks
• 24/7 Health and counseling center
• Accessibility services available – including dining & housing needs
• Peer tutoring and faculty tutoring available
• Students can choose to live in living and learning communities
• 2 year requirement to live on-campus and many live on-campus all 4 years
• No Greek Life
ADMISSIONS PROCESS
• Applications are read holistically and in context of the student’s high school, will work with students to help them reach their goal (i.e., offer bridge classes for certain majors)
• Architecture applicants are required to submit a portfolio of 8-13 pieces
FINANCIALS
• FAFSA only school
• 98% of students receive some form of aid
• All out-of-state students awarded a $1500 travel grant
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