ERIC ED580396: Digital Learning Compass: Distance Education State Almanac 2017. Rhode Island

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Distance Education State Almanac 2017
Rhode Island
Julia E. Seaman, Ph.D.
Research Director, Babson Survey Research Group
Jeff Seaman, Ph.D.
Director, Babson Survey Research Group
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Rhode Island
% of
State
National
Population 1,056,426 0.3%
18-55 Population 507,084 0.3%
Number of Institutions 13 0.3%
Rhode Island has 13 degree-granting higher education institutions, which represent 0.3% of all such institutions in the
United States. These institutions enrolled a total of 82,292 students as of fall 2015 (71,972 of which are studying at the
undergraduate level and 10,320 at the graduate level). The fall 2015 figure is a decrease of 1,660 students (or -2.0%) from
the number enrolled in the fall of 2012.
Among the total student body, 10,539 (9,511 undergraduates and 1,028 graduate students) were taking at least one
course at a distance. This is 12.8% of the enrolled student body, which is lower than the national average rate of 29.7%. The
number of students taking distance education courses in the state increased by 447 (or 4.4%) between fall 2012 and fall 2015.
This is lower than the national level of growth of 11.0%.
1,719 students in Rhode Island are taking all of their courses at a distance, made up of 1,165 undergraduates and 554
graduates. This represents 2.1% of all students enrolled in the state, a rate that is lower than the national average of 14.3%.
A total of 881 (or 51.3% of these exclusively online students) live in Rhode Island, the remainder come from outside of the
state. This rate is lower than the national in-state average of 55.1%.
The number of students that take any of their courses on campus, including those who take all of their courses on
campus and those who take a mix of on-campus and distance courses, is 80,573, or 97.9% of the total student enrollment in
Rhode Island. This number represents a decrease in proportion on campus from the four years prior (98.4% from 82,605
students in 2012). The -0.5% rate is a smaller change than the national 1.7% decrease.
Overall and Distance Enrollment - 2015
Total Undergraduate Graduate
Any Any Any
All Students Distance All Students Distance All Students Distance
Total 82,292 10,539 71,972 9,511 10,320 1,028
Private for-profit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Control Private not-for-profit 40,972 2,774 34,690 2,161 6,282 613
Public 41,320 7,765 37,282 7,350 4,038 415
2 to 4-year 16,195 1,626 16,195 1,626 0 0
Type
4-year or more 66,097 8,913 55,777 7,885 10,320 1,028
Under 1,000 870 500 244 244 626 256
Instutional 1,000 - 4,999 21,190 1,443 19,026 1,128 2,164 315
Enrollment 5,000 - 9,999 27,424 1,035 22,866 993 4,558 42
Size
10,000 - 19,999 32,808 7,561 29,836 7,146 2,972 415
20,000 and above 0 0 0 0 0 0
Associate's College 16,195 1,626 16,195 1,626 0 0
Baccalaureate College 2,919 389 2,813 358 106 31
Doctoral University 26,071 5,935 20,293 5,520 5,778 415
Carnegie
Master's College 33,756 2,089 30,413 1,763 3,343 326
Specialized 3,351 500 2,258 244 1,093 256
Unassigned 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Distribution of State Institutions
CONTROL CARNEGIE
0%
0% 8%
23% 23% 8%
Associate's College
15%
Baccalaureate College
Doctoral University
Private for-profit Master's College
77%
Private not-for-profit 46% Specialized
Public Unassigned
SIZE TYPE
15% 00%% 16% 8%
Under 1,000
1,000 -4,999
23%
5,000 -9,999
10,000 -19,999
2 to 4-year
20,000 and above 46%
92% 4-year or more
N/A or Unknown
Distribution of Total Student Enrollment
CONTROL CARNEGIE
0%
0% 4%
20%
Associate's College
3%
50% 50% 41% Baccalaureate College
Doctoral University
Private for-profit Master's College
32%
Private not-for-profit Specialized
Public Unassigned
SIZE TYPE
01%%
20%
26%
40%
Under 1,000
1,000 -4,999
5,000 -9,999
10,000 -19,999 33% 80% 2 to 4-year
20,000 and above 4-year or more
On-Campus Students
Undergraduate Graduate
PERCENT ON CAMPUS
100%
10,284 9,927 9,673 9,766
75% 98.4% 98.5% 98.3% 97.9%
50%
72,321 72,284 72,426 70,807
25%
0%
2012 2013 2014 2015 2012 2013 2014 2015
Rhode Island 2
Distribution of Distance Student Enrollment
CONTROL CARNEGIE
0% 5%0%
15%
26% 20%
4% Associate's College
Baccalaureate College
Doctoral University
Private for-profit Master's College
74%
Private not-for-profit Specialized
56%
Public Unassigned
SIZE TYPE
0%
5% 13%
15%
10%
Under 1,000
1,000 -4,999
5,000 -9,999
72%
2 to 4-year
10,000 -19,999 85%
4-year or more
20,000 and above
Enrollment Trends
TOTAL STUDENTS ANY DISTANCE
Undergraduate Graduate Undergraduate Graduate
10,614 10,204 10,047 10,320
589 555 793 1,028
73,338 73,256 73,452 71,972
9,503 9,348 8,774 9,511
2012 2013 2014 2015 2012 2013 2014 2015
EXCLUSIVELY DISTANCE PERCENT DISTANCE
Undergraduate Graduate
100%
554 75%
330 277 374
50%
1,017 972 1,026 1,165 25% 12.0% 11.9% 11.5% 12.8%
0%
2012 2013 2014 2015 2012 2013 2014 2015
Exclusively Distance Student Locations
2015 Same State Different State Outside US
30
2%
35 8 25
804
516 486 585
47% 51%
Same State
Different State 794 753 790 881
Outside US
2012 2013 2014 2015
Rhode Island 3
Overall Enrollment in Rhode Island
Top 10 Institutions by Total Numbers of Students - 2015
Rank Institution Total Undergrad Graduate Control
1 University of Rhode Island 16,613 13,641 2,972 Public
2 Community College of Rhode Island 16,195 16,195 0 Public
3 Brown University 9,458 6,652 2,806 Private not-for-profit
4 Johnson & Wales University-Providence 9,454 8,768 686 Private not-for-profit
5 Rhode Island College 8,512 7,446 1,066 Public
6 Roger Williams University 4,801 4,555 246 Private not-for-profit
7 Providence College 4,562 4,028 534 Private not-for-profit
8 Bryant University 3,670 3,459 211 Private not-for-profit
9 New England Institute of Technology 2,919 2,813 106 Private not-for-profit
10 Salve Regina University 2,757 2,157 600 Private not-for-profit
Top 10 Institutions by Enrollment Growth 2012-2015
Rank Institution 2012 2015 Change Control
1 Brown University 8,885 9,458 573 Private not-for-profit
2 Johnson & Wales University-Online 113 500 387 Private not-for-profit
3 Bryant University 3,418 3,670 252 Private not-for-profit
4 University of Rhode Island 16,451 16,613 162 Public
5 New England Institute of Technology 2,764 2,919 155 Private not-for-profit
6 Salve Regina University 2,613 2,757 144 Private not-for-profit
7 Rhode Island School of Design 2,386 2,481 95 Private not-for-profit
8 Roger Williams University 4,768 4,801 33 Private not-for-profit
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Distance Enrollment in Rhode Island
Top 10 Institutions by Distance Enrollment - 2015
Rank Institution Total Undergrad Graduate Control
1 University of Rhode Island 5,935 5,520 415 Public
2 Community College of Rhode Island 1,626 1,626 0 Public
3 Johnson & Wales University-Providence 831 789 42 Private not-for-profit
4 Roger Williams University 602 558 44 Private not-for-profit
5 Johnson & Wales University-Online 500 244 256 Private not-for-profit
6 New England Institute of Technology 389 358 31 Private not-for-profit
7 Salve Regina University 346 114 232 Private not-for-profit
8 Rhode Island College 204 204 0 Public
9 Providence College 106 98 8 Private not-for-profit
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Top 10 Institutions by Distance Enrollment Growth 2012-2015
Rank Institution 2012 2015 Change Control
1 Johnson & Wales University-Providence 181 831 650 Private not-for-profit
2 Johnson & Wales University-Online 113 500 387 Private not-for-profit
3 New England Institute of Technology 202 389 187 Private not-for-profit
4 Community College of Rhode Island 1,524 1,626 102 Public
5 Rhode Island College 105 204 99 Public
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