# Roger Williams University

> Rhode Island, United States

**Wikidata**: [Q3940116](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3940116)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Williams_University)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/roger-williams-university

## Summary
Roger Williams University is a private, not‑for‑profit university located in Bristol, Rhode Island, United States, founded in 1956. It offers undergraduate and graduate programs, operates on a semester calendar, and fields athletic teams known as the Roger Williams Hawks.

## Key Facts
- Founded (inception): 1956.
- Location: One Old Ferry Road, Bristol, RI 02809-2921; coordinates 41.649505555556, -71.260563888889.
- Legal status: Private not‑for‑profit educational institution (instance_of: university; legal_form recorded).
- Student body: 4,702 students (point in time: 2020-09); 4,678 full‑time equivalent students (point in time: 2021-09-01).
- Employees: 1,160 (point in time: 2020-09).
- Endowment: $62,509,315 (as of 2020-06-30); $100,521,978 (as of 2021-06-30); $93,152,659 (as of 2022-06-30).
- Total assets: $273,380,421 (point in time: 2020-06-30).
- Admissions metrics (2020): admission rate 0.86; yield rate 0.13.
- Athletics program: Roger Williams Hawks.
- Academic calendar: semester.
- Named after: Roger Williams.
- Official website: http://www.rwu.edu.
- Memberships: Association of American Colleges and Universities; Open Education Network.
- Identifiers: ISNI 0000000095614638; GRID grid.262627.5; ROR 017nweb49; VIAF 141023228; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) ID 217518; SEVIS school ID 7259.

## FAQs
### Q: What is Roger Williams University?
A: Roger Williams University is a private, not‑for‑profit university in Bristol, Rhode Island, established in 1956. It offers undergraduate and graduate programs and operates on a semester academic calendar.

### Q: How many students attend Roger Williams University?
A: The university reported 4,702 students as of September 2020 and 4,678 full‑time equivalent students as of September 1, 2021.

### Q: What are the university's finances and endowment?
A: Reported endowment values include $62,509,315 (June 30, 2020), $100,521,978 (June 30, 2021), and $93,152,659 (June 30, 2022). Total assets were $273,380,421 as of June 30, 2020.

### Q: What athletic program does the university have?
A: The university's athletics program is known as the Roger Williams Hawks.

### Q: Where can I find Roger Williams University online?
A: The official website is http://www.rwu.edu and the university maintains social media handles including Twitter/Instagram/Facebook: myrwu and YouTube channel ID UC8JllpB8HdX0UNEC7uaKjKQ.

## Why It Matters
Roger Williams University serves as a regional private higher‑education institution in Rhode Island that provides undergraduate and graduate education and a residential campus environment. Its classification data show it as a master's colleges and universities institution with a variety of Carnegie classification descriptors that reflect a mix of undergraduate focus, professional and arts & sciences coexistence, and relatively residential undergraduate programs. The university contributes to higher education access in the region through its student body, faculty and staff, and membership in national organizations such as the Association of American Colleges and Universities and the Open Education Network. Financial and institutional identifiers (endowment, total assets, GRID/ROR/ISNI/VIAF, IPEDS and SEVIS IDs) indicate its standing as an organized, accredited institution with active administrative, financial, and international-student infrastructures. The campus identity (named after Roger Williams) and athletics branding (Roger Williams Hawks) support student life, alumni relations, and public recognition.

## Notable For
- Being a private, not‑for‑profit university founded in 1956 and located in Bristol, Rhode Island.
- Carnegie classifications indicating it is a master's college/university with significant undergraduate residential programming and professions-plus-arts & sciences coexistence.
- Membership in national networks: Association of American Colleges and Universities and the Open Education Network.
- Distinct institutional identifiers and records (ISNI, GRID, ROR, VIAF, IPEDS, SEVIS) that support academic, administrative, and international operations.
- Active public presence and media channels (official website; social media handles myrwu; YouTube channel UC8JllpB8HdX0UNEC7uaKjKQ).

## Body
### Establishment and Identity
- Inception year: 1956.
- Named after Roger Williams.
- Instance of: university; classified as a private not‑for‑profit educational institution.

### Location and Campus Details
- Street address: One Old Ferry Road, Bristol, RI, 02809-2921.
- Geographic coordinates: latitude 41.649505555556, longitude -71.260563888889.
- Postal code: 02809-2921.
- OpenStreetMap node ID: 357259248; GeoNames ID: 5224420.

### Governance, Legal and Administrative Identifiers
- Legal form recorded (identifier available in source data).
- ISNI: 0000000095614638.
- GRID ID: grid.262627.5.
- ROR ID: 017nweb49.
- VIAF ID: 141023228.
- Freebase ID: /m/04m5kh.
- Library of Congress authority ID: no96036475.
- Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) ID: 217518.
- SEVIS school ID: 7259.
- Legal Entity Identifier: 549300XAUW2YX715FC74.

### Students and Staff
- Student count: 4,702 (point in time: 2020-09).
- Full‑time equivalent students: 4,678 (point in time: 2021-09-01).
- Employees: 1,160 (point in time: 2020-09).
- Admissions metrics (2020): admission rate 0.86; yield rate 0.13.

### Academics and Classification
- Academic calendar type: semester.
- Carnegie classifications (multiple descriptors): "master's colleges and universities: medium programs"; "very high undergraduate"; "postbaccalaureate: other-dominant, with arts & sciences"; "four-year, medium, highly residential"; "four-year, full-time, more selective, lower transfer-in"; "professions plus arts & sciences, some graduate coexistence."

### Finances and Assets
- Endowment:
  - $62,509,315 (point in time: 2020-06-30).
  - $100,521,978 (point in time: 2021-06-30).
  - $93,152,659 (point in time: 2022-06-30).
- Total assets: $273,380,421 (point in time: 2020-06-30).

### Athletics and Student Life
- Athletics program name: Roger Williams Hawks.
- Residential characteristics indicated by Carnegie "highly residential" classification.

### Memberships and Networks
- Member: Association of American Colleges and Universities.
- Member: Open Education Network.

### Online Presence and Media
- Official website: http://www.rwu.edu.
- Social media: Twitter/Instagram/Facebook handle myrwu; Threads username myrwu; TikTok username rogerwilliamsuniversity.
- YouTube channel ID: UC8JllpB8HdX0UNEC7uaKjKQ; YouTube handle myrwu.
- Reported social media follower counts recorded at various points in time (examples in source data).

### Additional Metadata
- Commons category: Roger Williams University.
- Wikipedia languages available for the topic: ar, en, fa, fr, it, th, ur, zh.
- Topic's main category: Category:Roger Williams University.

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13. [Source](https://www.rwu.edu/)
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