unitid 217518 · Bristol, RI · private nonprofit 4-year · suburb (large)
Roger Williams University
- enrollment 2023
- 5,007
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private nonprofit 4-years
The record
admission rate
88%
76th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
undergraduates
3,946
90th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
Pell share
16%
undergrads on Pell grants
14th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
completion
69%
finish within 150% time
72nd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$61,950
76th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
avg net price / yr
$37,999
after aid, aided students
93rd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$70,266
after entry, Title IV students
84th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median grad debt
$26,940
81st pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $29,778 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k10%
- 30-48k7%
- 48-75k12%
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $103,565
- First-generation students
- 20%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $44,418
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 2.6× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 98 | $69,796 | $26,000 |
| Architectural Sciences and Technology. | 83 | — | — |
| Marketing. | 78 | $77,106 | $26,698 |
| Psychology, General. | 60 | $53,224 | $27,000 |
| Construction Management. | 58 | $102,001 | $26,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 46 | $70,611 | $21,553 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | 44 | $85,122 | $26,500 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 36 | $54,712 | $27,000 |
| Architectural Sciences and Technology. | 35 | — | — |
| Biology, General. | 31 | — | $27,000 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | 27 | $86,890 | $27,000 |
| Legal Professions and Studies, Other. | 27 | $60,443 | $27,000 |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
- sticker
- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.