# List of colleges and universities in Rhode Island

This is a list of colleges and universities in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. There are currently 13 accredited, degree-granting institutions operating in the state, including two research universities, a community college, and a school of art.
Two of the state's public institutions are administered by the Rhode Island Board of Education. The other, the University of Rhode Island, is overseen by its own board of trustees. The state operates two public universities, the University of Rhode Island and Rhode Island College, as well as the Community College of Rhode Island, which offers degrees at six locations. The Naval War College, operated by the federal United States Navy, is located in Newport. The oldest school in the state is Brown University, a member of the Ivy League and the only Rhode Island institution founded before the American Revolution. The newest college is College Unbound, a degree completion school in Providence. Enrollment sizes range from College Unbound at 208 students to the University of Rhode Island, the state's flagship public university, with 20,720 students.
The institutions included on this list are all regionally accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education.

## Institutions

| School | Location(s) | Control | Type | Enrollment (2023) | Founded |
| Brown University | Providence | Private | Doctoral university | 11,189 | 1764 |
| Bryant University | Smithfield | Private | Master's university | 3,536 | 1863 |
| College Unbound | Providence | Private | Special-focus institution | 285 | 2009 |
| Community College of Rhode Island | 6 locations | Public | Associate's college | 12,263 | 1964 |
| Johnson & Wales University | Providence | Private | Master's university | 4,566 | 1914 |
| Naval War College | Newport | Public (Federal) | Master's university | 525 | 1884 |
| New England Institute of Technology | East Greenwich | Private | Doctoral university | 1,895 | 1940 |
| Providence College | Providence | Private (Catholic) | Master's university | 4,473 | 1917 |
| Rhode Island College | Providence | Public | Master's university | 5,787 | 1854 |
| Rhode Island School of Design | Providence | Private | School of art | 2,620 | 1877 |
| Roger Williams University | Bristol | Private | Master's university | 4,397 | 1956 |
| Salve Regina University | Newport | Private (Catholic) | Master's university | 2,872 | 1934 |
| University of Rhode Island | Kingston | Public | Doctoral university | 17,473 | 1892 |
* University Hall at Brown University
* The Academic Innovation Center at Bryant University
* Community College of Rhode Island, Knight Campus
* Snowden Hall at Johnson & Wales University
* Luce Hall at Naval War College
* The Ruane Center at Providence College
* The Student Union at Rhode Island College
* The Waterman Building at the Rhode Island School of Design
* The Commons at Roger Williams University
* The gates of Salve Regina University
* East Hall and Washburn Hall at the University of Rhode Island
* The entrance to the New England Institute of Technology

## Defunct institutions

| School | Location(s) | Founded | Closed |
| Barrington College | Barrington | 1900 | 1985 |
| Gibbs College | Cranston | 1911 | 2009 |
| Mount Saint Joseph College | Wakefield | | 1975 |
| Rhode Island College of Pharmacy and Allied Sciences | Providence | 1902 | 1957 |
| Scholfield's Commercial College | Providence | 1846 | ? |
| Seminary of Our Lady of Providence | Warwick | 1939 | 1975 |