Rhode Island College Academic Life

Summary

The student-faculty ratio at Rhode Island College is 15:1, and the school has 45.1 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at Rhode Island College include: Education; Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services; Psychology; Health Professions and Related Programs; and Visual and Performing Arts. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 76.5 percent.

Faculty & Classes

General education/core curriculum required	Yes
Coursework required for graduation
Arts/fine arts Sciences (biological or physical) Mathematics History English (including composition) Social science
Class sizes
Student-faculty ratio	15:1
Full-time faculty gender distribution
Part-time faculty gender distribution

Majors

Five most popular majors for 2011 graduates

Education 21% Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services 17% Psychology 12% Health Professions and Related Programs 11% Visual and Performing Arts 8%

Academic Programs & Offerings

Degrees offered	Certificate, Bachelor's, Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's, Post-master's certificate, Doctorate - research/scholarship
Combined-degree programs	N/A
Student participation in special academic programs
Learning communities N/A

Graduation & Retention

Average freshman retention rate	77%
4-year graduation rate	15

* Academic Life details based on 2011 data