IAU-020448
https://www.whed.net/institutions/IAU-020448

United States of America - Rhode Island

top General Information

Address

Street:Green Hall, 35 Campus Avenue

City:Kingston

Province:Rhode Island

Post Code:02881

WWW:https://www.uri.edu

Other Sites

Also Study Abroad programme

Institution Funding

Public

History

Founded 1890 as Agricultural School, renamed Rhode Island College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts (RICA&M) 1892, acquired present title 1951

Academic Year

September to May (September-December; January-May). Also Summer Session (May-June)

Admission Requirements

Graduation from high school or equivalent, and College Board SAT or ACT examination. TOEFL test for foreign students

Language(s)

English

Accrediting Agency

New England Commission of Higher Education

Student Body

co-ed

top Officers

Head : Marc B. Parlange

Job title:President


Senior Administrative Officer : Barbara E. Wolfe

Job title:Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs


Senior Administrative Officer : Kristin Johnson

Job title:Vice Provost for Global Initiatives

top Divisions

Campus : Feinstein Providence

Fields of study:Education


Campus : Kingston


Campus : Narragansett Bay

Fields of study:Coastal Studies, Marine Science and Oceanography


Campus : Nursing Education Centre

Fields of study:Health Sciences


Campus : W. Alton Jones

Fields of study:Environmental Studies


College : Academic Success


College : Arts and Sciences

Fields of study:Anthropology, Arts and Humanities, Biology, Botany, Chemistry, Classical Languages, Computer Science, Economics, English, Fine Arts, French, Geology, German, History, Italian, Journalism, Latin American Studies, Linguistics, Mathematics, Medical Technology, Microbiology, Music, Natural Sciences, Philosophy, Physics, Political Sciences, Psychology, Russian, Sociology, Spanish, Speech Studies, Theatre, Town Planning, Women's Studies, Zoology


College : Business

Fields of study:Accountancy, Business Administration, Finance, Marketing


College : Education and Professional Studies

Fields of study:Education, Teacher Training

More details:Alan Shawn Feinstein


College : Engineering

Fields of study:Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Marine Engineering, Materials Engineering


College : Environment and Life Sciences

Fields of study:Animal Husbandry, Biological and Life Sciences, Cell Biology, Earth Sciences, Environmental Studies, Fishery, Food Science, Geology, Landscape Architecture, Marine Science and Oceanography, Molecular Biology, Natural Resources, Nutrition, Plant and Crop Protection, Veterinary Science


College : Health Sciences

Fields of study:Communication Disorders, Development Studies, Family Studies, Food Science, Gerontology, Health Sciences, Leadership, Neurosciences, Nutrition, Psychology


College : Nursing

Fields of study:Nursing


College : Pharmacy

Fields of study:Pharmacy


Graduate School : Graduate Studies

Fields of study:Arts and Humanities, Business Administration, Communication Studies, Design, Education, Engineering, Health Sciences, Mathematics and Computer Science, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Welfare and Protective Services


Graduate School : Oceanography

Fields of study:Marine Science and Oceanography

top Degrees

Certificate or Diploma (Sub-Bachelor)


Associate Degree


Bachelor's Degree

Fields of study:Administration, African American Studies, Agriculture, Ancient Civilizations, Animal Husbandry, Anthropology, Applied Chemistry, Aquaculture, Arabic, Art History, Biological and Life Sciences, Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Biotechnology, Business Administration, Cell Biology, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Child Care and Development, Chinese, Civil Engineering, Classical Languages, Communication Disorders, Communication Studies, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Criminal Law, Criminology, Data Processing, Development Studies, Dietetics, Display and Stage Design, Economics, Electrical Engineering, English, Environmental Management, Environmental Studies, Family Studies, Fashion Design, Finance, Fine Arts, Fishery, Food Science, French, Gender Studies, Geology, German, Health Education, Health Sciences, History, Horticulture, Industrial Engineering, International Business, International Studies, Italian, Japanese, Journalism, Laboratory Techniques, Landscape Architecture, Leadership, Logistics Management, Marine Biology, Marine Engineering, Marine Science and Oceanography, Marketing, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Media Studies, Modern Languages, Molecular Biology, Music, Natural Resources, Neurosciences, Nursing, Nutrition, Pharmacology, Pharmacy, Philosophy, Physical Education, Physics, Political Sciences, Preschool Education, Primary Education, Psychology, Public Relations, Regional Studies, Secondary Education, Social and Community Services, Sociology, Spanish, Speech Studies, Technology, Textile Design, Theatre, Wildlife, Women's Studies, Writing


Post-bachelor's Diploma/Certificate

Fields of study:Accountancy, Aquaculture, Business Administration, Chemical Engineering, Computer Science, Data Processing, Economics, Education, Environmental Studies, Fishery, Gender Studies, Gerontology, Health Administration, Human Resources, Labour and Industrial Relations, Library Science, Marketing, Natural Resources, Neurosciences, Polymer and Plastics Technology, Preschool Education, Public Administration, Service Trades, Social and Community Services, Special Education, Speech Studies, Surveying and Mapping, Water Science, Women's Studies, Writing


Master's Degree

Fields of study:Accountancy, Applied Physics, Bilingual and Bicultural Education, Biological and Life Sciences, Business Administration, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Communication Studies, Computer Science, Data Processing, Development Studies, Dietetics, Economics, Education, Educational Administration, Electrical Engineering, Engineering, English, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Management, Environmental Studies, Family Studies, Fashion Design, Finance, Foreign Languages Education, Health Administration, Health Sciences, History, Human Resources, Information Sciences, International Relations and Diplomacy, Labour and Industrial Relations, Library Science, Logistics Management, Marine Engineering, Marine Science and Oceanography, Marketing, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Music, Natural Resources, Neurosciences, Nursing, Nutrition, Pharmacology, Physics, Psychology, Public Administration, Special Education, Speech Therapy and Audiology, Statistics, Textile Design


Certificate of Advanced Study

Fields of study:Nursing


Doctor's Degrees (Professional Practice)

Fields of study:Business Administration, Nursing, Physical Therapy


Doctor's Degree (Research/Scholarship)

Fields of study:Biological and Life Sciences, Biology, Business Administration, Cell Biology, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Computer Science, Earth Sciences, Ecology, Economics, Education, Electrical Engineering, English, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Studies, Health Sciences, Industrial Engineering, Marine Engineering, Marine Science and Oceanography, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Molecular Biology, Natural Resources, Neurosciences, Nursing, Pharmacology, Physics, Psychology

Note

Also Honors Programme; Graduate Teacher Certification; MBA; PhD in Education jointly offered with Rhode Island College (RIC); Option of earning dual degrees from URI and from Technische Universität Braunschweig, Germany

top Student & Staff Numbers

Staff

Statistics Year:2022-2023

Full Time Total:1132

Students

Statistics Year:2022-2023

Total:17437

Updated on 30-08-2023