Campus
URI’s main campus is located in northern South Kingstown, and is accessed via Rhode Island Route 138 from either the west or east.
University of Rhode Island
Rhode Island, USA
Think Big. We Do.
The University of Rhode Island, commonly referred to as URI, is the principal public research as well as the land grant and sea grant university for the state of Rhode Island. Its main campus is located in the village of Kingston in southern Rhode Island.
Academic
URI is the only public institution in Rhode Island offering undergraduate, graduate, and professional students the distinctive educational opportunities of a major research university.
Student Life
There are more than 120 student organizations at URI – from cycling and sailing to slam poetry and meditation. Get involved with the student newspaper or radio station. Build a house. Develop your leadership skills. Try something new. On-campus jobs and off-campus internships can open doors you didn’t even know were there.
Quick Facts
Smaller campuses include the Feinstein Campus in Providence, the Rhode Island Nursing Education Center in Providence, the Narragansett Bay Campus in Narragansett, and the W. Alton Jones Campus in West Greenwich.
Degree
Undergraduate / Graduate & Professional
Requirements
Application / High School Transcript, College Transcript, Diploma / Passport / Financial Document / English Test Score / Letter of Recommendation
Established
1892
School Type
Public
Student
18,072
Tuition & Fees
15,431 per semester
Test Score
TOEFL 79 / IELTS 6.5
Accept. Rate / Min. GPA
76.8% / 2.0
Programs and Majors
- Accounting
- Africana Studies (African and African American Studies)
- Animal Science and Technology
- Animal Science
- Animal Management
- Pre-Veterinary
- Anthropology
- Aquaculture and Fishery Technology
- Art
- Art History
- Biological Sciences
- Biology
- Biomedical Engineering
- Business Administration
- Accounting
- Entrepreneurial Management
- Finance
- General Business Administration
- Global Business Management
- Marketing
- Supply Chain Management
- International Business
- One-year M.B.A.
- Textile Marketing
- Textiles, Fashion Merchandising, and Design
- Cell and Molecular Biology
- General
- Biochemistry
- Bioinformatics
- Biotechnology
- Microbiology
- Chemical Engineering
- Chemistry
- Chemistry and Forensic Chemistry
- Chinese (also see Chinese Language Flagship)
- Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Classical Studies
- Classical Studies or Classical Culture and Civilization Track
- Latin, Greek, and Classical Civilization (Minors)
- Communication and Media
- Communication Studies
- Film Media
- Journalism
- Public Relations
- Writing and Rhetoric
- Communication Studies
- Communicative Disorders
- Computer Engineering
- Computer Science
- International Computer Science
- Criminology and Criminal Justice (new for Fall 2017)
- Economics
- Education
- Early Childhood Education
- Elementary Education
- Music Education
- Physical Education
- Secondary Education
- Engineering
- Biomedical Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Pharmaceutical Engineering
- Biology Track
- Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Computer Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Industrial and Systems Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Ocean Engineering
- International Engineering Program (includes a B.S. in engineering and a B.A. in German, French, Spanish, Chinese, or Italian)
- Nuclear Engineering (Minor)
- English
- Environmental and Natural Resource Economics
- Double Major in Business and Environmental Economics
- Environmental Economics and Management
- Green Markets and Sustainability
- Environmental Science and Management
- Fashion (see Textiles, Fashion Merchandising and Design)
- Film Media
- Finance
- French
- Gender and Women’s Studies
- Geology and Geological Oceanography
- Geological Oceanography
- Geology
- German
- Global Business Management
- Health Studies
- Global & Environmental Health
- Health Promotion
- Health Services
- History
- Human Development and Family Studies
- Early Childhood Education
- Industrial and Systems Engineering
- International Business Program
- International Engineering Program
- Italian
- Journalism
- Kinesiology
- Applied
- Pre-Professional
- Physical and Health Education Teacher Education
- Landscape Architecture
- Management
- Marine Affairs
- Marine Biology
- Marketing
- Mathematics
- Mechanical Engineering
- Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology Manufacturing
- Biotechnology – Manufacturing
- Medical Laboratory Science
- Military Science (Army ROTC)
- Music
- Music Composition
- Music Education
- Music History and Literature
- Music Performance
- Jazz Studies
- Nursing
- Nutrition and Dietetics
- Ocean Engineering
- Pharmacy: Pharm.D. (0-6 Doctor of Pharmacy)
- Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Philosophy
- Physics
- Physics and Physical Oceanography
- Plant Sciences
- Ornamental Horticulture
- Sustainable Crop Production
- Turfgrass Management
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Public Relations
- Secondary Education
- Sociology
- Criminology and Criminal Justice
- Spanish
- Supply Chain Management
- Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems
- SustainableAgriculture
- Nutrition and Food
- Food and Society
- Textile Marketing
- Textiles, Fashion Merchandising, and Design
- Theatre
- Acting
- Directing
- Design and Technology
- Stage and Theatre Management
- Wildlife and Conservation Biology
- Women’s Studies (see Gender and Women’s Studies)
- Writing and Rhetoric
- Accounting
- Biological and Environmental Sciences
- Chemical Engineering
- Chemistry
- Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Communication Studies
- Computer Science
- Cyber Security Professional Science
- Dietetics
- Nursing
- Education
- Electrical Engineering
- English
- Environmental and Natural Resource Economics
- Finance
- History
- Human Development and Family Studies
- Interdisciplinary Neuroscience
- International Relations
- Kinesiology
- Labor Relations and Human Resources
- Marine Affairs
- Master of Business Administration
- Master of Environmental Science and Management
- Master of Library and Information Studies
- Master of Marine Affairs
- Master of Music
- Master of Oceanography
- Master of Public Administration
- Mathematics
- Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics
- Medical Laboratory Science
- Medical Physics
- Nursing
- Nutrition and Science
- Ocean Engineering
- Oceanography
- Pharmaceutical Science
- Psychology
- Physics
- Spanish
- Special Education
- Speech Language Pathology
- Statistics
- System Engineering
- Textiles, Fashion, Merchandising and Design