Rhode Island Colleges Ranked by Highest Percent of White Students

Below is a ranking of the 12 colleges in Rhode Island with the highest percent of white students. Salve Regina University leads the list with white students comprising 81% of the school's enrollment.

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

College	% White
Salve Regina University Newport, Rhode Island	80.9%
Providence College Providence, Rhode Island	76.6%
Roger Williams University Bristol, Rhode Island	74.7%
Bryant University Smithfield, Rhode Island	73.1%
University of Rhode Island Kingston, Rhode Island	70.7%
New England Institute of Technology East Greenwich, Rhode Island	65.7%
Rhode Island College Providence, Rhode Island	61.7%
Community College of Rhode Island Warwick, Rhode Island	58.6%
Johnson & Wales University Providence Providence, Rhode Island	56.7%
Brown University Providence, Rhode Island	42.9%
Rhode Island School of Design Providence, Rhode Island	31.4%
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.