Roger Williams University

Summary

Roger Williams University is a private institution that was founded in 1956. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 4,310, its setting is suburban, and the campus size is 140 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Roger Williams University's ranking in the 2012 edition of Best Colleges is Regional Universities (North), 46. Its tuition and fees are $30,908 (2011-12).

Located on 140 acres overlooking Mount Hope Bay in Bristol, R.I., Roger Williams University is a short trip from Providence, R.I.; Boston; and New York. Freshmen admitted to the university are required to live on campus but can move off campus after their first year. More than 60 percent of the student body does live on campus. Students at Roger Williams have the opportunity to join the more than 80 clubs and organizations available, including the Campus Entertainment Network, which is a standing committee of the Student Senate that plans and programs entertainment events. Known as the Hawks, Roger Williams fields 20 varsity teams that compete in the NCAA Division III.

Roger Williams promotes personal attention between students and instructors, which has resulted in the university offering no teaching assistants for any course. Each class is prepared and presented by a faculty member of the university. The Spiegel Center for Global and International Programs at Roger Williams University offers students opportunities to study abroad in more than 30 countries, including the United Kingdom, France, Brazil, and Hong Kong.