
Institutional Research
URI Facts Fall 2007
- Most URI students come from Rhode Island (61.3%) -- Followed by Massachusetts, New Jersey, Connecticut, and New York.
- On average, URI degree-seeking undergraduates are 21 years old -- 11 percent are 25 or older.
- The most popular undergraduate major is Nursing - followed by Communication Studies, Psychology, Pharmacy (6 year - 1st Professional), Physical Education, and Human Development & Family Studies.
- Only 48 percent of 2007 Freshmen are Rhode Islanders.
- About 15% of URI female undergraduate student join sororities and 12% male undergraduate students join fraternities.
- URI students hail from 47 U.S. territories and the District of Columbia.
- More than one half of URI dorm residents are freshmen (57%).
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