University of Rhode Island Rankings and Quick Facts
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| Ranking - Times 200 (UK) | N/A |
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| University world Ranking - Jiaotong 500 (China) | 305 to 402 |
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| University world Ranking - Newsweek 100 (USA) | N/A |
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| American Rank (Jiaotong) | 139 to 164 |
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University of Rhode Island Facts |
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| Students (Undergraduates / PG/ Total) | 14,545 |
4,550 |
19,095 |
| Faculty / Staff | 675 |
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| Established | 1982 |
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| Affiliations | GU8 |
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University of Rhode Island Information
The University of Rhode Island (URI) is the main public university in Rhode Island, United States. Its largest campus is in South Kingston’s Kingston area. Its 3 other campuses are the Feinstein Campus in Providence; the W. Alton Jones Campus, located in West Greenwich; and the Narragansett Bay Campus which is located in Narragansett. URI is an urban grant, land grant and sea grant institution and it has several recognised schools and colleges.
URI received its first charter in 1888 as the main agricultural school for the state of Rhode Island. The school was renamed to the Rhode Island College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts in 1892. There were only 17 students in the initial class and it took them just two years to graduate. The school again changed its name in 1909 to Rhode Island State College. It expanded its programmes beyond the agricultural mandate it had when it first operated. Through an act created by the General Assembly in 1951, the college was transformed into the present form; as the University of Rhode Island. The College of Arts and Sciences was added and it started to offer doctoral degrees.
URI offers more than 100 courses through its major academic units: University College, College of Pharmacy, College of Nursing, College of Human Science and Services, College of Environmental and Life Sciences, College of Engineering, College of Continuing Education, College of Business Administration, College of Arts and Sciences and Graduate School of Oceanography. The University’s come from top universities in the country such as the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University.
Some of the most notable people who have graduated from the University include a number of athletes including Lamar Odom, Cuttino Mobley, Will Daniels and several others who play or used to play in the National Basketball Association. Other notable alumni include scientists Robert Ballard and Brian J. McCartin; Admiral Jeremy M. Boorda and General Leon J. LaPorte; rapper Masta Ace; actor JT Walsh; businessmen Robert Crandall, Thomas Ryan and Michael D. Fascitelli; and many others.
University of Rhode Island Address
The University of Rhode Island address is located at:
Kingston, RI 02881, USA.