Roger Williams University Healthcare Programs

Roger Williams University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bristol, Rhode Island. RWU is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

Where Is Roger Williams University?

Contact details for RWU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	One Old Ferry Road, Bristol, RI 02809-2921
Phone:	401-253-1040
Website:	www.rwu.edu

How Do I Get Into RWU?

You can apply to RWU online at: www.commonapp.org/explore/roger-williams-university

Admission Requirements for RWU

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into RWU?

With an acceptance rate of 91%, RWU is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

Approximately 45% of accepted students are men and 55% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 89%, and the acceptance rate for women is 92%.

Average Test Scores

About 24% of students accepted to RWU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 570 and 640. Math scores were between 550 and 630.

RWU received ACT scores from 4% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 24 and 31. Math scores were between 24 and 0. Composite scores were between 25 and 31.

Can I Afford Roger Williams University?

The overall average net price of RWU is $43,481. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At RWU, approximately 68% of students took out student loans averaging $11,593 a year. That adds up to $46,372 over four years for those students.

Roger Williams University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 4,207 undergraduate students at RWU, with 3,765 being full-time and 442 being part-time.

There are also 322 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,765 full-time undergraduates at RWU, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Roger Williams University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	73
Black or African American	101
Hispanic or Latino	336
White	2,889
International Students	27
Other Races/Ethnicities	339

Geographic Diversity

Rhode Island students aren't the only ones who study at Roger Williams University. At this time, 25 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 39 countries are represented at RWU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, China, and Dominican Republic.

Online Learning at Roger Williams University

There are 12 bachelor’s degree and 15 master’s degree programs available online at RWU. In 2022-2023, 639 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at RWU has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 5th most popular in Rhode Island for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

Roger Williams University Healthcare Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
General Public Health	0	14	14
Health Care Management	4	3	7
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	0	1	1
Other Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	0	0	0
TOTAL	4	18	22

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Notyourbroom under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.