Providence’s colleges and universities provide opportunities to their thousands of students and to the broader community, plus they are often cited as engines of economic activity for the city. Seven institutions of higher learning are located here: Brown University, The Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI), Johnson and Wales University (JWU), Providence College (PC), Rhode Island College (RIC), The Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), and Roger Williams University (RWU).
30,929 – Number of students at colleges primarily based in Providence
$233,000,000 – Payments in lieu of taxes pledged by Brown, JWU, PC, and RISD over the next 20 years
$6,600,000,000 – Brown’s Endowment
$1,280,000,000 – Brown’s annual budget
806 – Fulbright Scholars from Brown
6:1 – Student to faculty ratio at Brown
$88,948 – Undergraduate tuition at Brown
5.0% – Brown undergraduate acceptance rate
100% – CCRI acceptance rate
$0 – first two years of CCRI tuition for Rhode Islanders graduating high school
15:1 – Student to faculty ratio at CCRI
$194,000,000 – CCRI’s annual budget (includes all campuses)
$317,000,000 – Providence College’s Endowment
$100,000,000 – Annual economic impact of PC’s sports teams, including the Providence Friars
2 – Number of RISD sports teams named after the male genitalia (the Nads and Balls)
35% – Percent of RISD students who live outside of the United States
20 – Number of degree-granting programs in Johnson and Wales’ College of Food Innovation & Technology, (including Baking & Pastry Arts and Sommelier Management)
5 – Number of trade apprenticeships or certificates offered at the Roger Williams Providence Campus
Dexter Vincent recently graduated from Classical High School, was Co-Director of the Providence Student Union Leadership Team, and is an Elmwood neighbor. He is passionate about local politics, climate resilient urban planning, and independent journalism. In his free time, he reads books about cities and art, listens to Rachmaninoff and Miles Davis, draws Providence architecture, and plays with his baby brother.
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