Rhode Island

Where Rhode Island's high school graduates go to college

17,154
Total Freshmen
539
Destination Colleges
70%
Stay In-State
62%
Go to 4-Year

Enrollment by Sector

Trends Over Time

Top Destination Colleges

Where Rhode Island's high school graduates enroll as freshmen

# College State Freshmen Share
1 Community College of Rhode Island in-state Rhode Island 5,896 34.4%
2 University of Rhode Island in-state Rhode Island 2,623 15.3%
3 Rhode Island College in-state Rhode Island 1,345 7.8%
4 Johnson & Wales University-Providen in-state Rhode Island 397 2.3%
5 Roger Williams University in-state Rhode Island 304 1.8%
6 New England Institute of Technology in-state Rhode Island 256 1.5%
7 New England Tractor Trailer Trainin in-state Rhode Island 250 1.5%
8 Providence College in-state Rhode Island 198 1.2%
9 Lincoln Technical Institute-Lincoln in-state Rhode Island 188 1.1%
10 Salve Regina University in-state Rhode Island 165 1.0%
11 Southern New Hampshire University New Hampshire 152 0.9%
12 Bryant University in-state Rhode Island 128 0.7%
13 Brown University in-state Rhode Island 115 0.7%
14 University of Massachusetts-Dartmou Massachusetts 103 0.6%
15 University of New Hampshire-Main Ca New Hampshire 100 0.6%
16 University of Vermont Vermont 88 0.5%
17 Stonehill College Massachusetts 85 0.5%
18 Quinnipiac University Connecticut 84 0.5%
19 Worcester Polytechnic Institute Massachusetts 76 0.4%
20 Northeastern University Massachusetts 74 0.4%
21 Sacred Heart University Connecticut 74 0.4%
22 University of Massachusetts-Amherst Massachusetts 71 0.4%
23 Wentworth Institute of Technology Massachusetts 70 0.4%
24 The University of Tampa Florida 70 0.4%
25 Assumption University Massachusetts 69 0.4%
26 Boston College Massachusetts 64 0.4%
27 University of New Haven Connecticut 64 0.4%
28 Merrimack College Massachusetts 56 0.3%
29 Wheaton College (Massachusetts) Massachusetts 56 0.3%
30 Curry College Massachusetts 55 0.3%
31 University of Maine Maine 54 0.3%
32 University of Connecticut Connecticut 53 0.3%
33 Fairfield University Connecticut 53 0.3%
34 Boston University Massachusetts 52 0.3%
35 Plymouth State University New Hampshire 52 0.3%
36 MCPHS University Massachusetts 49 0.3%
37 Bridgewater State University Massachusetts 46 0.3%
38 Suffolk University Massachusetts 45 0.3%
39 Springfield College Massachusetts 40 0.2%
40 Lasell University Massachusetts 40 0.2%
41 Bristol Community College Massachusetts 39 0.2%
42 Nichols College Massachusetts 38 0.2%
43 Syracuse University New York 37 0.2%
44 Motoring Technical Training Institu Massachusetts 37 0.2%
45 Villanova University Pennsylvania 36 0.2%
46 Empire Beauty School-Warwick in-state Rhode Island 34 0.2%
47 American University DC 34 0.2%
48 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute New York 34 0.2%
49 Emmanuel College Massachusetts 34 0.2%
50 College of the Holy Cross Massachusetts 34 0.2%