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	Rhode Island	Nation

Demographics

Population
	Rhode Island	Nation
Total (State rank: 43)	1,051,302	311,591,919

Age distribution
Age range	Rhode Island	Nation
Up to 4	5.3%	6.4%
5 to 14	11.7%	13.2%
15 to 19	7.4%	7.0%
20 to 24	7.8%	7.1%
25 to 44	25.1%	26.4%
45 to 64	28.0%	26.5%
65 and older	14.6%	13.2%

Racial and ethnic distribution
Race or ethnicity	Rhode Island	Nation
American Indian	0.4%	0.8%
Asian	3.2%	4.8%
Black	6.0%	12.6%
Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
White	81.7%	74.1%
More than one race	2.7%	2.8%
Hispanic (may be any race)	12.8%	16.7%
Other	5.9%	4.7%

Educational attainment of adults (highest level)
Level	Rhode Island	Nation
8th grade or less	6.4%	6.0%
Some high school, no diploma	8.8%	8.1%
High-school diploma	26.4%	28.4%
Some college, no degree	18.9%	21.2%
Associate degree	8.4%	7.8%
Bachelor’s degree	18.8%	17.9%
Master’s degree	8.9%	7.5%
Doctoral degree	1.3%	1.2%
Professional degree	2.1%	1.9%

Proportion who speak a language other than English at home
	Rhode Island	Nation
	21.2%	20.8%

Per capita personal income
	Rhode Island	Nation
(State rank: 15)	$44,990	$42,693

Poverty rate
	Rhode Island	Nation
	14.7%	15.9%

New high-school graduates
Estimate	Rhode Island	Nation
Total for 2013-14	10,915	3,219,207
Projected change from 2013-14 to 2023-24	-12.1%	7.9%

New GED diploma recipients
	Rhode Island	Nation
	1,560	401,388

High-school dropout rate
	Rhode Island	Nation
	4.5%	4.9%

Faculty pay

Average pay of full-time professors

Public doctoral institutions
Academic rank	Rhode Island	Nation
Professor	$105,162	$118,822
Associate professor	$79,611	$81,373
Assistant professor	$65,820	$70,325
All	$82,535	$85,690

Public master’s institutions
Academic rank	Rhode Island	Nation
Professor	$75,875	$89,076
Associate professor	$64,067	$71,297
Assistant professor	$56,051	$60,506
All	$65,186	$69,025

Private nonprofit doctoral institutions
Academic rank	Rhode Island	Nation
Professor	$155,316	$152,042
Associate professor	$98,133	$95,762
Assistant professor	$82,341	$82,983
All	$117,004	$108,803

Private nonprofit master’s institutions
Academic rank	Rhode Island	Nation
Professor	$107,392	$91,161
Associate professor	$82,162	$71,963
Assistant professor	$69,622	$58,901
All	$83,056	$69,941

Other 4-year institutions
Control	Rhode Island	Nation
Public	n/a	$61,265
Private nonprofit	$91,606	$68,804

2-year colleges
Control	Rhode Island	Nation
Public	$61,078	$62,568
Private nonprofit	n/a	$48,969

Students

Enrollment
Group	Rhode Island	Nation
Undergraduate	73,949	18,047,249
Graduate and professional	10,695	2,931,076
At public 4-year institutions	25,361	8,033,071
At public 2-year institutions	17,893	7,062,467
At private 4-year institutions, nonprofit	41,390	3,887,322
At private 2-year institutions, nonprofit	n/a	39,553
At private 4-year institutions, for-profit	n/a	1,559,080
At private 2-year institutions, for-profit	n/a	396,832
Total	84,644	20,978,325

Share of enrollment
Institution type	Rhode Island	Nation
Public	51%	72%
4-year	79%	64%
2-year	21%	36%

Degrees awarded
Level	Rhode Island	Nation
Associate	3,461	942,217
Bachelor’s	10,863	1,712,538
Master’s	2,545	730,635
Doctorate	709	163,715

Residence of new students

State

State residents made up 39% 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

82% 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 4-year institutions
Gender, race or ethnicity	Rhode Island	Nation
All	69.0%	59.0%
Men	67.8%	56.4%
Women	69.9%	61.2%
American Indian	58.3%	40.6%
Asian	85.1%	69.7%
Black	61.2%	40.2%
Hispanic	63.5%	51.4%
White	69.9%	62.3%
2 or more races	92.3%	64.0%
Race unknown	61.3%	56.0%

Diversity

Enrollment by race, ethnicity, and citizenship status
Race, ethnicity, or citizenship status	Rhode Island	Nation
American Indian	297	174,629
Asian	3,260	1,133,719
Black	5,034	2,840,259
Pacific Islander	53	61,179
Hispanic	7,294	2,695,637
White	52,669	11,519,372
2 or more races	1,019	405,812
Race unknown	10,683	1,409,094
Foreign	4,335	738,624
Total	84,644	20,978,325

Share of enrollment
Group	Rhode Island	Nation
Women	56.3%	57.0%
American Indian	0.4%	0.8%
Asian	3.9%	5.4%
Black	5.9%	13.5%
Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.3%
Hispanic	8.6%	12.8%
White	62.2%	54.9%
2 or more races	1.2%	1.9%
Race unknown	12.6%	6.7%
Foreign	5.1%	3.5%
Minority	20.0%	34.9%
Underrepresented minority	14.9%	27.2%
Full-time	74.2%	61.9%

Test scores

State

Students averaged 22.9 on the ACT, which was taken by an estimated 13% of Rhode Island’s high-school seniors. Students averaged 981 on the SAT, which was taken by an estimated 69% of Rhode Island’s high-school seniors.

Nation

Students averaged 21.1 on the ACT and 1010 on the SAT.

Finance

Average tuition and fees
Institution type	Rhode Island	Nation
Public 4-year	$9,308	$7,087
Public 2-year	$3,652	$2,419
Private 4-year	$30,893	$26,165

State funds for higher-education operating expenses
	Rhode Island	Nation
State funds	$164,147,170	$71,966,406,875
One-year change	-13.5%	-0.4%

State spending on student aid
Aid type	Rhode Island	Nation
Need-based grants	$12,608,867	$6,954,307,090
Non-need-based grants	$0	$2,444,876,754
Nongrant aid	$0	$1,737,198,826
Total	$12,608,867	$11,136,382,670

Spending on research and development by colleges and universities
	Rhode Island	Nation
Total	$459,321,000	$65,073,411,000
One-year change	7.1%	6.3%

Sources of financing
Source	Rhode Island	Nation
Federal government	46.4%	62.6%
State and local governments	2.8%	5.9%
Industry	1.6%	4.9%
Nonprofit	6.6%	5.9%
Institution itself	42.5%	19.1%
Other	0.2%	1.6%

Share for specific research fields
Field	Rhode Island	Nation
Engineering	7.3%	15.4%
Environmental sciences	10.4%	4.9%
Life sciences	31.6%	57.2%
Math and computer sciences	5.7%	3.6%
Physical sciences	6.8%	7.3%
Psychology	1.2%	1.7%
Social sciences	4.0%	3.1%
Other sciences	4.8%	1.7%
Fields other than science and engineering	28.1%	4.9%

Largest endowment
Institution	Rhode Island
Brown University	$2,624,332,000

Top fund raisers (among survey participants)
Institution	Rhode Island
Brown University	$178,064,891
University of Rhode Island	$12,718,799
Rhode Island School of Design	$6,768,478

Colleges and universities

Number of institutions
Institution type	Rhode Island	Nation
Public 4-year	2	679
Public 2-year	1	972
Private 4-year, nonprofit	10	1,557
Private 2-year, nonprofit	0	100
Private 4-year, for-profit	0	735
Private 2-year, for-profit	0	669
Total	13	4,712

3 largest institutions by enrollment
Institution	Rhode Island
University of Rhode Island	13,470
Johnson & Wales University	9,983
Brown University	8,346

Institutions censured or sanctioned by the AAUP

Johnson & Wales University

Institutions on NCAA probation

None

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Rhode Island

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	Rhode Island	Nation

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Population
	Rhode Island	Nation
Total (State rank: 43)	1,051,302	311,591,919

Age distribution
Age range	Rhode Island	Nation
Up to 4	5.3%	6.4%
5 to 14	11.7%	13.2%
15 to 19	7.4%	7.0%
20 to 24	7.8%	7.1%
25 to 44	25.1%	26.4%
45 to 64	28.0%	26.5%
65 and older	14.6%	13.2%

Racial and ethnic distribution
Race or ethnicity	Rhode Island	Nation
American Indian	0.4%	0.8%
Asian	3.2%	4.8%
Black	6.0%	12.6%
Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
White	81.7%	74.1%
More than one race	2.7%	2.8%
Hispanic (may be any race)	12.8%	16.7%
Other	5.9%	4.7%

Educational attainment of adults (highest level)
Level	Rhode Island	Nation
8th grade or less	6.4%	6.0%
Some high school, no diploma	8.8%	8.1%
High-school diploma	26.4%	28.4%
Some college, no degree	18.9%	21.2%
Associate degree	8.4%	7.8%
Bachelor’s degree	18.8%	17.9%
Master’s degree	8.9%	7.5%
Doctoral degree	1.3%	1.2%
Professional degree	2.1%	1.9%

Proportion who speak a language other than English at home
	Rhode Island	Nation
	21.2%	20.8%

Per capita personal income
	Rhode Island	Nation
(State rank: 15)	$44,990	$42,693

Poverty rate
	Rhode Island	Nation
	14.7%	15.9%

New high-school graduates
Estimate	Rhode Island	Nation
Total for 2013-14	10,915	3,219,207
Projected change from 2013-14 to 2023-24	-12.1%	7.9%

New GED diploma recipients
	Rhode Island	Nation
	1,560	401,388

High-school dropout rate
	Rhode Island	Nation
	4.5%	4.9%

Faculty pay

Average pay of full-time professors

Public doctoral institutions
Academic rank	Rhode Island	Nation
Professor	$105,162	$118,822
Associate professor	$79,611	$81,373
Assistant professor	$65,820	$70,325
All	$82,535	$85,690

Public master’s institutions
Academic rank	Rhode Island	Nation
Professor	$75,875	$89,076
Associate professor	$64,067	$71,297
Assistant professor	$56,051	$60,506
All	$65,186	$69,025

Private nonprofit doctoral institutions
Academic rank	Rhode Island	Nation
Professor	$155,316	$152,042
Associate professor	$98,133	$95,762
Assistant professor	$82,341	$82,983
All	$117,004	$108,803

Private nonprofit master’s institutions
Academic rank	Rhode Island	Nation
Professor	$107,392	$91,161
Associate professor	$82,162	$71,963
Assistant professor	$69,622	$58,901
All	$83,056	$69,941

Other 4-year institutions
Control	Rhode Island	Nation
Public	n/a	$61,265
Private nonprofit	$91,606	$68,804

2-year colleges
Control	Rhode Island	Nation
Public	$61,078	$62,568
Private nonprofit	n/a	$48,969

Students

Enrollment
Group	Rhode Island	Nation
Undergraduate	73,949	18,047,249
Graduate and professional	10,695	2,931,076
At public 4-year institutions	25,361	8,033,071
At public 2-year institutions	17,893	7,062,467
At private 4-year institutions, nonprofit	41,390	3,887,322
At private 2-year institutions, nonprofit	n/a	39,553
At private 4-year institutions, for-profit	n/a	1,559,080
At private 2-year institutions, for-profit	n/a	396,832
Total	84,644	20,978,325

Share of enrollment
Institution type	Rhode Island	Nation
Public	51%	72%
4-year	79%	64%
2-year	21%	36%

Degrees awarded
Level	Rhode Island	Nation
Associate	3,461	942,217
Bachelor’s	10,863	1,712,538
Master’s	2,545	730,635
Doctorate	709	163,715

Residence of new students

State

Nation

82% 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 4-year institutions
Gender, race or ethnicity	Rhode Island	Nation
All	69.0%	59.0%
Men	67.8%	56.4%
Women	69.9%	61.2%
American Indian	58.3%	40.6%
Asian	85.1%	69.7%
Black	61.2%	40.2%
Hispanic	63.5%	51.4%
White	69.9%	62.3%
2 or more races	92.3%	64.0%
Race unknown	61.3%	56.0%

Diversity

Enrollment by race, ethnicity, and citizenship status
Race, ethnicity, or citizenship status	Rhode Island	Nation
American Indian	297	174,629
Asian	3,260	1,133,719
Black	5,034	2,840,259
Pacific Islander	53	61,179
Hispanic	7,294	2,695,637
White	52,669	11,519,372
2 or more races	1,019	405,812
Race unknown	10,683	1,409,094
Foreign	4,335	738,624
Total	84,644	20,978,325

Share of enrollment
Group	Rhode Island	Nation
Women	56.3%	57.0%
American Indian	0.4%	0.8%
Asian	3.9%	5.4%
Black	5.9%	13.5%
Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.3%
Hispanic	8.6%	12.8%
White	62.2%	54.9%
2 or more races	1.2%	1.9%
Race unknown	12.6%	6.7%
Foreign	5.1%	3.5%
Minority	20.0%	34.9%
Underrepresented minority	14.9%	27.2%
Full-time	74.2%	61.9%

Test scores

State

Nation

Students averaged 21.1 on the ACT and 1010 on the SAT.

Finance

Average tuition and fees
Institution type	Rhode Island	Nation
Public 4-year	$9,308	$7,087
Public 2-year	$3,652	$2,419
Private 4-year	$30,893	$26,165

State funds for higher-education operating expenses
	Rhode Island	Nation
State funds	$164,147,170	$71,966,406,875
One-year change	-13.5%	-0.4%

State spending on student aid
Aid type	Rhode Island	Nation
Need-based grants	$12,608,867	$6,954,307,090
Non-need-based grants	$0	$2,444,876,754
Nongrant aid	$0	$1,737,198,826
Total	$12,608,867	$11,136,382,670

Spending on research and development by colleges and universities
	Rhode Island	Nation
Total	$459,321,000	$65,073,411,000
One-year change	7.1%	6.3%

Sources of financing
Source	Rhode Island	Nation
Federal government	46.4%	62.6%
State and local governments	2.8%	5.9%
Industry	1.6%	4.9%
Nonprofit	6.6%	5.9%
Institution itself	42.5%	19.1%
Other	0.2%	1.6%

Share for specific research fields
Field	Rhode Island	Nation
Engineering	7.3%	15.4%
Environmental sciences	10.4%	4.9%
Life sciences	31.6%	57.2%
Math and computer sciences	5.7%	3.6%
Physical sciences	6.8%	7.3%
Psychology	1.2%	1.7%
Social sciences	4.0%	3.1%
Other sciences	4.8%	1.7%
Fields other than science and engineering	28.1%	4.9%

Largest endowment
Institution	Rhode Island
Brown University	$2,624,332,000

Top fund raisers (among survey participants)
Institution	Rhode Island
Brown University	$178,064,891
University of Rhode Island	$12,718,799
Rhode Island School of Design	$6,768,478

Colleges and universities

Number of institutions
Institution type	Rhode Island	Nation
Public 4-year	2	679
Public 2-year	1	972
Private 4-year, nonprofit	10	1,557
Private 2-year, nonprofit	0	100
Private 4-year, for-profit	0	735
Private 2-year, for-profit	0	669
Total	13	4,712

3 largest institutions by enrollment
Institution	Rhode Island
University of Rhode Island	13,470
Johnson & Wales University	9,983
Brown University	8,346

Institutions censured or sanctioned by the AAUP

Johnson & Wales University

Institutions on NCAA probation

None

Note: See Sources & Notes for details about the data.

Correction (9/24/2014): All tables in the 2013 Almanac’s States section have been updated to make them more comparable to ones published in other years. The data are now limited to degree-granting institutions that are eligible to receive Title IV federal financial aid, not all higher-education institutions. Administrative offices that were inadvertently counted as institutions in the original version of the tables have been omitted from the total number of institutions in each state. Figures for tuition and fees, which had incorrectly excluded fees, now reflect both tuition and fees. The three largest institutions by enrollment give figures for full-time students in fall 2011, not an unduplicated head count of all undergraduate and graduate students enrolled over a 12-month period for 2010-11.

Rhode Island: Almanac 2013

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