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Rhode Island: Almanac 2012

August 26, 2012
DEMOGRAPHICS

State: Nation:

Population:

State rank: 43

1,052,567

308,745,538

Age distribution:

Up to 4

5.5%

6.5%

5 to 14

11.8%

13.3%

15 to 19

7.6%

7.1%

20 to 24

7.8%

7.0%

25 to 44

25.1%

26.6%

45 to 64

27.8%

26.4%

65 and older

14.4%

13.0%

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DEMOGRAPHICS

State: Nation:

Population:

State rank: 43

1,052,567

308,745,538

Age distribution:

Up to 4

5.5%

6.5%

5 to 14

11.8%

13.3%

15 to 19

7.6%

7.1%

20 to 24

7.8%

7.0%

25 to 44

25.1%

26.6%

45 to 64

27.8%

26.4%

65 and older

14.4%

13.0%

Racial and ethnic distribution:

American Indian

0.6%

0.9%

Asian

2.9%

4.8%

Black

5.7%

12.6%

Pacific Islander

0.1%

0.2%

White

81.4%

72.4%

More than one race

3.3%

2.9%

Hispanic (may be any race)

12.4%

16.3%

Other

6.0%

6.2%

Educational attainment of adults (highest level):

8th grade or less

7.0%

6.2%

Some high school, no diploma

9.2%

8.7%

High-school diploma

28.4%

29.0%

Some college, no degree

17.5%

20.6%

Associate degree

7.5%

7.5%

Bachelor’s degree

18.5%

17.6%

Master’s degree

8.5%

7.2%

Doctoral degree

1.3%

1.2%

Professional degree

2.0%

2.0%

Proportion who speak a language other than English at home:

21.1%

20.0%

Per capita personal income:

State rank: 17

$43,992

$41,663

Poverty rate:

14.0%

15.3%

New public-high-school graduates:

Estimated for 2012-13

8,750

2,912,480

Projected change from 2007-8 to 2020-21

-22.7%

-0.6%

New GED diploma recipients:

1,653

434,126

FINANCE

State: Nation:

Average tuition and fees:

At public 4-year institutions

$9,250

$7,136

At public 2-year institutions

$3,652

$2,439

At private 4-year institutions

$31,400

$22,771

State funds for higher-education operating expenses:

$193,745,895

$72,543,813,412

One-year change:

13.1%

-7.5%

State spending on student aid:

Need-based grants

$13,170,000

$6,543,322,000

Non-need-based grants

n/a

$2,698,392,000

Nongrant aid

n/a

$1,813,221,000

Total

$13,170,000

$11,054,934,000

Total spending on research and development by colleges and universities:

$428,738,000

$61,234,893,000

One-year change

56.2%

6.9%

Sources of research financing:

Federal government

44.9%

61.2%

State and local governments

2.0%

6.3%

Industry

1.4%

5.2%

Nonprofit

5.1%

6.1%

Institution itself

46.4%

19.4%

Other

0.2%

1.7%

Share of research spending for specific fields:

Engineering

6.3%

15.3%

Environmental sciences

11.3%

4.9%

Life sciences

29.2%

57.0%

Math and computer sciences

5.4%

3.7%

Physical sciences

6.9%

7.6%

Psychology

1.0%

1.8%

Social sciences

4.2%

3.3%

Other sciences

2.8%

1.9%

Fields other than science and engineering

32.9%

4.7%

Largest endowment:

Brown University

$2,496,926,000

Top fund raisers:

Brown University

$160,511,664

University of Rhode Island

$18,911,042

Providence College

$11,773,300

THE PROFESSION

State: Nation:

Average pay of full-time professors

Public doctoral institutions:

Professor

$95,728

$112,647

Associate professor

$73,310

$78,804

Assistant professor

$60,576

$67,236

All

$76,738

$81,647

Public master’s institutions:

Professor

n/a

$87,677

Associate professor

n/a

$70,215

Assistant professor

n/a

$59,511

All

n/a

$68,178

Private nonprofit doctoral institutions:

Professor

$139,676

$133,973

Associate professor

$81,728

$86,108

Assistant professor

$73,101

$72,242

All

$98,478

$95,028

Private nonprofit master’s institutions:

Professor

$106,666

$82,002

Associate professor

$88,583

$66,466

Assistant professor

$70,635

$55,352

All

$87,495

$65,735

Other 4-year institutions:

Public

n/a

$61,039

Private nonprofit

n/a

$65,697

2-year colleges:

Public

$61,819

$62,301

Private nonprofit

n/a

$46,347

STUDENT DEMOGRAPHICS

State: Nation:

Enrollment:

Undergraduate

73,974

18,078,672

Graduate and professional

11,136

2,937,454

At public 4-year institutions

25,449

7,924,771

At public 2-year institutions

17,775

7,218,038

At private 4-year institutions, nonprofit

41,886

3,822,260

At private 2-year institutions, nonprofit

n/a

32,660

At private 4-year institutions, for-profit

n/a

1,588,220

At private 2-year institutions, for-profit

n/a

430,177

Total

85,110

21,016,126

Public institutions

51%

72%

4-year institutions

79%

63%

2-year institutions

21%

37%

Degrees awarded:

Associate

3,590

849,452

Bachelor’s

10,647

1,650,014

Master’s

2,396

693,025

Doctorate

746

158,558

Residence of new students:

State: State residents made up 38% of all freshmen enrolled in Rhode Island in the fall of 2010 who had graduated from high school in the previous year; 64% of all Rhode Island residents who were freshmen attended college in their home state.

Nation: 81% of all freshmen in the fall of 2010 who had graduated from high school in the previous year attended colleges in their home states.

Graduation rates at public 4-year institutions:

All

57.8%

56.0%

Men

55.4%

53.0%

Women

59.5%

58.5%

American Indian

n/a

37.0%

Asian

60.3%

66.3%

Black

46.8%

38.3%

Hispanic

46.3%

47.8%

White

58.4%

58.9%

ACCESS AND EQUITY

State: Nation:

Enrollment highlights:

American Indian

398

196,374

Asian

4,010

1,218,118

Black

5,660

3,038,751

Pacific Islander

52

64,046

Hispanic

7,589

2,741,448

White

62,538

12,722,549

Foreign

4,046

709,565

Two or more races

817

325,275

Total

85,110

21,016,126

Women

55.8%

57.0%

Minority

21.8%

36.1%

Underrepresented minority

16.0%

28.4%

Foreign

4.8%

3.4%

Full-time

73.9%

62.2%

Test scores:

State: Students averaged 1477 on the SAT, which was taken by an estimated 68% of Rhode Island’s high-school seniors.

Nation: Students averaged 21.1 on the ACT and 1500 on the SAT.

COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES

State: Nation:

Number of institutions:

Public 4-year institutions

2

678

Public 2-year institutions

1

978

Private 4-year institutions, nonprofit

10

1,543

Private 2-year institutions, nonprofit

0

87

Private 4-year institutions, for-profit

0

649

Private 2-year institutions, for-profit

0

664

Total

13

4,599

Institution censured or sanctioned by the AAUP:

Johnson & Wales University

Institutions under NCAA sanctions:

None

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