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100+ Majors

Yes, the University of Rhode Island offers undergraduates many choices—of majors, minors, international degree programs. Learn a little more about the range of opportunities you'll find here. Take a look and see what you think.

Campus Life

Welcome to the URI community. This is the place where you will forge lifelong friendships, learn more about yourself and the world, and build the foundation for the rest of your life. We offer you many options and opportunities while you are here, and invite you to get involved.

Best of 2024

It's been a big year. The Wall Street Journal named URI New England's #1 public university. Voters approved the ballot question to provide investment for a biomedical sciences building, and the transformative Schilling Scholars Program was established.

Smiles and Cheers

More than 550 graduates received degrees at fall commencement on December 14, 2024 at the Ryan Center, cheered on by a crowd of 3,000 family and friends, and encouraged by President Parlange to ‘keep growing, keep building, keep learning.’

Fall Commencement

URI celebrates the accomplishments of more than 550 undergraduate and graduate students at the 2024 Fall Commencement on Saturday, Dec. 14, at 10 a.m. in the Ryan Center on the Kingston Campus.

We Are One

Disease, war, famine, and natural disasters are everyday problems for Shade Olowookere ’17, a public health advisor with the Centers for Disease Control division of Global Health Protection.

‘Peter and the Starcatcher’

Beginning on November 21, the URI theatre department presents 'Peter and the Starcatcher,' which provides a whimsical backstory for the tale of Peter Pan and his arch-nemesis Captain Hook.

A world of possibilities

Molecular neuroscience major CJ Hamilton ’25, a recipient of the prestigious Ryan Scholarship, appreciates being part of a community of students with “big ambitions."

Transformational Gift

URI has unveiled a $65 million gift that will support scholarships for high-achieving undergraduate students. The philanthropic gift—the largest in the University’s history—establishes the Helen Izzi Schilling ’54 and Francis Schilling Scholars Program.

Voters said YES

On November 6, Rhode Island voters approved Ballot Question 2, which will accelerate critical biomedical sciences research at the University of Rhode Island.

Engineering for Democracy

URI's Engineering for Democracy Institute utilizes engineering approaches to make data-enabled recommendations that help election administrators and officials overcome obstacles in election science.

The Alzheimer’s Puzzle

URI researchers are working to diagnose, treat—and ultimately prevent—neurodegenerative diseases, like Alzheimer’s. And they’re investigating the factors that can help keep our brains healthy as we age.

URI Theatre presents ‘Machinal’

What does it say about our society when a play from 100 years ago about the plight of being a woman holds more relevance in 2024 than we’d like to admit?

A distinctive view

Living in a rural area in Alaska, 40 minutes from Fairbanks, landscape architecture major Aisha Malik ’25 often took a 4×4 to school—and quite a few times, a dog sled.

Farm to table

URI's Free Farmers' Market is held on Thursdays, September through the end of October. Market veggies are grown at the Teaching Garden by students in URI's plant sciences program.

State of the University

URI President Marc Parlange delivered his third annual State of the University address at Edwards Hall on September 25, celebrating a year of “tremendous growth and success for URI.”

State of the University

On Wed., Sept. 25, 2024, University of Rhode Island President Marc Parlange addresses the URI community to give his annual State of the University address.

2024 Honors Colloquium

URI Honors Program's 61st annual Honors Colloquium, “Democracy in Peril,” explores challenges facing democracy here and abroad and highlights the importance of democratic values and institutions.