On December 13, 2025, as President Parlange looked out to the 550 graduates at the Ryan Center, he saw a class of graduates shaped at the University of Rhode Island by perseverance, curiosity, and community.
The University of Rhode Island will celebrate the accomplishments 550 undergraduate and graduate students during its 2025 Fall Commencement on Saturday, Dec. 13, at 10 a.m., in the Ryan Center on the Kingston Campus.
The University of Rhode Island and the Naval Undersea Warfare Center-Division Newport (NUWC) have created a mutually beneficial ecosystem that boosts Rhode Island’s undersea blue economy.
URI is a welcoming place to learn and grow. Here you'll meet people from places you've never been, discover new worlds, make lifelong friends, learn from each other, and become a part of an exceptional community.
Whether you dream of playing Lady Macbeth on stage or imagine performing at the Newport Jazz Festival, URI encourages you to follow your passion, offering the majors and performance opportunities that can bring your vision to life.
Innovation is the word of the day, and every new discovery begins with an idea. Where to start? URI offers 100+ majors, minors, and a range of international degree programs. The choice is yours.
What are you curious about? URI offers 100+ majors, minors, and a range of international degree programs. The choice is yours. Learn more about our programs and bring your vision to life.
Aria Mia Loberti '20 visited the URI Child Development Centers to teach preschoolers about a guide dog's impressive skills and special relationship with their human, the subject of her book, I Am Ingrid.
URI Theatre Department premieres the season with a playful adaption of ‘Pride and Prejudice,' a bold, fresh retelling of the classic Austen tale. The production opens an eight-show run Oct. 17 in J Studio.
The Wall Street Journal named the University of Rhode Island the best public university in New England in the WSJ/College Pulse 2026 Best Colleges in the U.S. URI was also ranked #1 in the 2025 ranking.
The University of Rhode Island continues to embody the three-pronged land-grant mission of education, research, and outreach—all with a focus on practical service to the state.
Reconnect with friends and celebrate everything you love about URI! Homecoming—Sept. 19-21—is packed with class celebrations, social events, informative presentations, football, tailgating, and more.
University of Rhode Island President Marc Parlange will deliver his annual State of the University Address on Friday, September 19, at 4 p.m. in Edwards Hall on the Kingston Campus. The event will be live-streamed.
The 2025 Honors Colloquium, Education, Behind the Curtains, explores how history, policy, and innovation shape learning from early childhood through higher education.
Navigating academic and social challenges can be difficult, but URI’s residence hall staff is prepared and eager to support their peers, especially those who are first-year students.
From moving in and finding community to staying active around campus, get all the information you need to kick off the fall semester with our User's Guide.
URI is set to welcome thousands of new and returning students for the start of the 2025-26 academic year. Fall semester classes officially begin at the state’s flagship public research university on Sept. 3.
Learn about a film bringing a mythic local tradition to life, URI's land-grant university mission, the mystery behind Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum's famed art heist—and much more.
