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Top Ranked Universities in Rhode Island - Highest Enrollment
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Top Ranked Universities in Rhode Island - Highest Enrollment
| Rank in Rhode Island | Highest Enrollment | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2015 | School Name | 2020 | 2015 |
| 1 ↑ | 2 | University of Rhode Island | 17,777 | 16,387 (↑8.5%) |
| 2 ↓ | 1 | Community College of Rhode Island | 14,539 | 17,699 (↓17.9%) |
| 3 ↑ | 4 | Brown University | 10,257 | 8,943 (↑14.7%) |
| 4 ↑ | 5 | Rhode Island College | 7,766 | 8,700 (↓10.7%) |
| 5 ↓ | 3 | Johnson & Wales University-Providence | 7,360 | 10,369 (↓29.0%) |
| 6 | 6 | Roger Williams University | 4,860 | 4,732 (↑2.7%) |
| 7 | 7 | Providence College | 4,674 | 4,665 (↑0.2%) |
| 8 | 8 | Bryant University | 3,788 | 3,454 (↑9.7%) |
| 9 | 9 | New England Institute of Technology | 2,763 | 2,933 (↓5.8%) |
| 10 | 10 | Salve Regina University | 2,647 | 2,603 (↑1.7%) |
| 11 | 11 | Rhode Island School of Design | 2,467 | 2,420 (↑1.9%) |
| 12 ↑ | 18 | Johnson & Wales University-Online | 1,508 | 135 (↑1017.0%) |
| 13 ↓ | 12 | Sawyer School | 796 | No Change |
| 14 ↓ | 13 | Lincoln Technical Institute-Lincoln | 607 | No Change |
| 15 ↑ | 16 | New England Tractor Trailer Training School of Rhode Island | 512 | 157 (↑226.1%) |
| 16 ↓ | 14 | Roger Williams University School of Law | 462 | 420 (↑10.0%) |
| 17 ↓ | 15 | Paul Mitchell the School-Rhode Island | 154 | 188 (↓18.1%) |
| 18 ↓ | 17 | Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Cranston | 149 | 139 (↑7.2%) |
| 19 | 19 | Empire Beauty School-Providence | 135 | No Change |
| 20 | 20 | Sanford-Brown Institute-Cranston | 125 | No Change |
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