Roger Williams University School of Law
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Programmatic accreditations · 1
Action history · 2
- May 2022Renewal of AccreditationAmerican Bar Association, Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar · Law (LAW) - Professional schools
- Oct 2018Renewal of AccreditationAmerican Bar Association, Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar · Law (LAW) - Professional schools
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 RWU
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
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 campus9
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
RWU vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions RWU 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 School of Law | — | — | 484 | — | — |
Massachusetts School of Law | — | — | 273 | — | — |
Vermont Law and Graduate School | — | — | 722 | — | — |
New England Law-Boston | — | — | 1,131 | — | — |
Trinity Law School | — | — | 273 | — | — |
Thomas M Cooley Law School | — | — | 420 | — | — |
| Peer group median | — | — | 452 | — |
Frequently asked questions about Roger Williams University School of Law
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