Rhode Island Colleges Ranked by Highest Percent of Black Students

Below is a ranking of the 12 colleges in Rhode Island with the highest percent of black students. Johnson & Wales University Providence leads the list with African Americans comprising 12% of the student population.

List of Rhode Island Colleges Ranked by Highest Percent of Black Students

College	% Black
Johnson & Wales University Providence Providence, Rhode Island	11.6%
Community College of Rhode Island Warwick, Rhode Island	9.1%
Rhode Island College Providence, Rhode Island	8.4%
Brown University Providence, Rhode Island	6.7%
New England Institute of Technology East Greenwich, Rhode Island	5.1%
University of Rhode Island Kingston, Rhode Island	5.2%
Providence College Providence, Rhode Island	4.3%
Bryant University Smithfield, Rhode Island	4.0%
Rhode Island School of Design Providence, Rhode Island	2.4%
Roger Williams University Bristol, Rhode Island	2.5%
Salve Regina University Newport, Rhode Island	2.0%
College Unbound Providence, Rhode Island	0.0%

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This list is updated annually based on the latest data from the National Center for Education Statistics.
Last updated: August 2026

Data source: IPEDS 2025 survey for academic year 2024/2025 - National Center for Education Statistics.