Roger Williams University located in Bristol, R.I. is a leading independent, coeducational university with programs in the liberal arts and the professions, where students become community- and globally-minded citizens. Located on 143 acres on the northeast coast of the United States in the New England seacoast town of Bristol, R.I., Roger Williams University is named after the state’s founder, also credited as the originator of the belief of separation of church and state, and an advocate of cultural and religious tolerance. In the last decade, the University has achieved unprecedented successes including recognition as one of the best colleges in the nation by Forbes, a College of Distinction by Student Horizons, Inc. and as both a best college in the Northeast and one of the nation’s greenest universities by The Princeton Review.

A set of core values guides the University community in fulfilling the Roger Williams mission to educate all students to become productive citizens of the social and professional communities in which they will live and build their careers: love of learning as an intrinsic value; preparation for careers and future study; collaboration of students and faculty in research; commitment to community service; appreciation of global perspectives; and promotion of civil discourse.

A young institution (currently in its 56th year), Roger Williams University has quickly established itself as a leader in global education. With 42 academic programs and a robust array of athletic (20 varsity sports) and co-curricular (60+ clubs and orgs) opportunities available on campus, and study abroad programs on every continent but Antarctica, the University is committed to providing a world-class education above all else. In 2002, RWU became the first U.S. institution to offer scholarships to Afghan women through the Initiative to Educate Afghan Women, and over the last several years has welcomed an increasingly international student population to its campus.

A dynamic educational environment in which students live and learn, Roger Williams University is positioned as a leader in preparing students for life as citizen-scholars in the 21st century.

Accreditation: New England Association of Schools and Colleges; National Architectural Accreditation Board; National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification; Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business; American Bar Association; American Chemical Society; Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology; American Council for Construction Education; and Association of American Law Schools

Faculty: 207 full-time faculty, with a student-to-faculty ratio of 12:1

Class Size: Average is 19 students

Enrollment: 3,775+ full-time undergraduates from across the nation and 55 countries; and 940 graduate, law and professional students.

Student Population: 50% male, 50% female

Academic Opportunities: RWU offers 42 majors, and 10% of students double major. The University recognizes the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Program as a program that is academically and intellectually rigorous. Students accepted to Roger Williams who have received an IB Diploma from a regionally accredited secondary school are eligible to receive a maximum of 30 credits, the equivalent of one year of studies, in transfer credit on a course-by-course basis.

Top Academic Majors Offered: Business, Engineering, Psychology, Architecture and Pre-Med/Pre-Law

Scholarships: International students are also eligible to receive any of a number of merit-based scholarships offered by the University. RWU offers several Presidential Excellence Scholarships as well as a number of Achievement Scholarships annually. You may be eligible for these awards based on superior academic performance. These scholarships are renewable for the length of the student’s studies.

Living on Campus: Our residence halls offer a variety of living arrangements from singles and traditional residence hall rooms to suites and apartments. Your freshman year, you will probably find yourself in Cedar, Maple or Willow Hall – our traditional residences comprised primarily of freshmen with a few sophomores in the mix. Residence halls for upperclassmen consist mostly of suites and apartment-style options, many of which are complete with kitchen facilities, a lounge area with pool tables, a coffeehouse, convenience store and seminar rooms.

Type of University: Small-sized, Private, Comprehensive, Coeducational

Location: North East U.S., New England region, Safe, Sub-urban setting, 30 minutes from Providence, Rhode Island; 1 hour from Boston, Massachusetts; 3 hours from New York City