Roger Williams University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Roger Williams University

Roger Williams University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Bristol, Rhode Island (suburb: large), with a total reported enrollment of 3,946 students of which 4,723 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Roger Williams University is categorized as “19” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 87.7%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,223. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $37,999, with published in-state tuition of $44,418 and a Pell grant recipient share of 16.4%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $26,940, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 68.0%, and the first-year retention rate is 81.1%. Graduates earn a median of $70,266 ten years after enrolling, compared with $53,845 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 162400.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 79.7% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.