Roger Williams University
Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 2.2-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 123 Title IV programs, 25 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 98 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing25 · 20.3%
- No Data98 · 79.7%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
New England Commission of Higher Education
New England Commission of Higher Education
Action history · 2
- Apr 2017Renewal of AccreditationNew England Commission of Higher Education
- Apr 2017Renewal of AccreditationNew England Commission of Higher Education
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 929 students received $5.3M in Pell grants, alongside $50.0M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 1,141 borrowers who entered repayment, 14 (1.2%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at Roger Williams
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 14
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus17
- Public property1
Includes 12 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
- Race1
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Roger Williams vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Roger Williams selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectRoger Williams University | 69% | — | 4,350 | $37,999 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs |
| 51% | 82.6% | 2,777 | $28,082 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs | |
| 75% | 83.0% | 2,037 | $29,498 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs | |
| 54% | 93.5% | 1,654 | $27,154 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs | |
| 68% | 85.3% | 1,268 | $17,545 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs | |
| 46% | 50.3% | 1,202 | $28,333 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs | |
| Peer group median | 61% | 83.0% | 1,846 | $28,208 |
Institutions like Roger Williams
Explore the federal data for institutions in Roger Williams's comparison group.
- Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsNew Hampshire
Rivier University
Grad rate51%Admit rate82.6%Enrollment2,777Net price$28,082View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsMassachusetts
Assumption University
Grad rate75%Admit rate83.0%Enrollment2,037Net price$29,498View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsNew Hampshire
Franklin Pierce University
Grad rate54%Admit rate93.5%Enrollment1,654Net price$27,154View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsMassachusetts
College of Our Lady of the Elms
Grad rate68%Admit rate85.3%Enrollment1,268Net price$17,545View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsMassachusetts
Anna Maria College
Grad rate46%Admit rate50.3%Enrollment1,202Net price$28,333View data
Campuses
The 1 campus that make up Roger Williams University.
Roger Williams Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
Through thoughtful collaboration, provide accurate, clear and actionable information that meets the needs of the campus community, and facilitates effective decision-making in support of engaged teaching and learning.
Visit IR office page- Alexander (Alex) Nanni, Ed.D.Director of Institutional Research and Analytics
- Jennifer Mello, MPHCompliance Research Analyst
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