Welcome! We’re so glad you’re here.
Move-in Guide
Make yourself at home.
Check out the URI Move-In Guide for detailed schedules and tips, and register for O-Week events, which runs Fri., Sept. 4-Tues., Sept. 8.
Community
Meet your people.
Home to 17,000+ undergraduate and graduate students—which includes 3,800+ first-year and transfer students—URI offers you a vibrant community with students of diverse backgrounds and interests.
- Sign up for Project Connect, a special program for first-year and transfer students.
- Explore the URInvolved website to learn about the unique opportunities URI has to offer and ways to stay connected.
- Take a look at URI’s many clubs and organizations that invite you to explore your interests, discover new ones, and meet new friends.
Recreation
Take time to play.
Campus Recreation offers you a world of fitness and wellness activities, intramural sports, and club sports at some of the region’s top athletic facilities.
Dining
What’s on the menu? Just about anything you want.
URI is famous for its award-winning food, and you’ll have plenty of choices at Mainfare, Butterfield, and the Ram’s Den. But that’s not all—check out all the dining options on campus.
Health & Wellness
Be well.
URI Health Services is here to support you, providing a wide range of services that address your physical and mental health and wellness.
Events
Looking ahead.
Check out the URI Events calendar and Go Rhody for a complete list of activities throughout the school year. You’ll find lectures, films, comedy events, theater productions, musical performances, art exhibits, athletic events, and much more.
Coming soon:
- O-Week Events, Fri., Sept. 4-8.
- Multicultural Student Services Center welcome-back event, Tues., Sept. 8.
- Rhody Shuttle Service begins Wed., Sept. 9.
- Student Free Farmers Market begins Thursday, Sept. 10., taking place every Thursday through October 29.
- Fine Arts Center ribbon cutting and open house on Mon., Sept. 14, at 11 a.m. to celebrate the new Fine Arts Center.
- Fall Honors Colloquium “Interstellar Exploration,” begins Tues., Sept. 15 and includes movie nights on the Quad on Sept. 14 and 28, with free community showings of Project Hail Mary and The Martian.
- The Center for the Humanities 2026 lecture series “American Revolution,” begins Thurs., Sept. 24.
- The URI Theatre begins its fall season with the award-winning play Proof on Thurs., Oct. 17.
- URI Family Weekend, Oct. 23-25, featuring comedian John Mulaney at the Ryan Center, Football vs Albany, Women’s Soccer vs. Richmond, Boss Arena Skate Night, and more.
