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URI Facts Fall 2009

  • Most URI students come from Rhode Island (63.8%) -- Followed by Massachusetts (10.2%), New Jersey (6.4%), Connecticut (6.4%), and New York (6.0%).
  • On average, URI degree-seeking undergraduates are 21 years old -- 8 percent are 25 or older.
  • The most popular undergraduate major is Nursing - followed by Communication Studies, Psychology, Physical Education, Pharmacy (6 year - 1st Professional), and Human Development & Family Studies.
  • 50 percent of 2009 freshmen are Rhode Islanders.
  • 61 percent of 2009 degree-seeking undergraduates are Rhode Islanders.
  • About 15% of URI female undergraduate student join sororities and 12% male undergraduate students join fraternities.
  • URI students hail from 44 U.S. territories and the District of Columbia.
  • 90 percent of URI freshmen live in the residence halls.

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