Our original location opened as the “Rhode Island Normal School” in 1854, with the goal to provide teacher preparation to young Rhode Islanders.
The first class consisted of 27 students, including three men. Students ranged in age from 15 to 25 years old.
By 1898, our school evolved into a teachers' college, the “Rhode Island College of Education.”
In the 1958-59 academic year, we moved to our current Mount Pleasant campus.
In 1959, our name changed to “Rhode Island College” to reflect our new purpose of providing comprehensive higher education.
Over the years, we have proudly served as a "College of Opportunity" for first-generation college students.
Today, we are located on a 180-acre park-like campus and serve approx. 7,000 students annually.

Our original location opened as the “Rhode Island Normal School” in 1854, with the goal to provide teacher preparation to young Rhode Islanders.
The first class consisted of 27 students, including three men. Students ranged in age from 15 to 25 years old.
By 1898, our school evolved into a teachers' college, the “Rhode Island College of Education.”
In the 1958-59 academic year, we moved to our current Mount Pleasant campus.
In 1959, our name changed to “Rhode Island College” to reflect our new purpose of providing comprehensive higher education.
Over the years, we have proudly served as a "College of Opportunity" for first-generation college students.
Today, we are located on a 180-acre park-like campus and serve approx. 7,000 students annually.

Our original location opened as the “Rhode Island Normal School” in 1854, with the goal to provide teacher preparation to young Rhode Islanders.
The first class consisted of 27 students, including three men. Students ranged in age from 15 to 25 years old.
By 1898, our school evolved into a teachers' college, the “Rhode Island College of Education.”
In the 1958-59 academic year, we moved to our current Mount Pleasant campus.
In 1959, our name changed to “Rhode Island College” to reflect our new purpose of providing comprehensive higher education.
Over the years, we have proudly served as a "College of Opportunity" for first-generation college students.
Today, we are located on a 180-acre park-like campus and serve approx. 7,000 students annually.

Our original location opened as the “Rhode Island Normal School” in 1854, with the goal to provide teacher preparation to young Rhode Islanders.
The first class consisted of 27 students, including three men. Students ranged in age from 15 to 25 years old.
By 1898, our school evolved into a teachers' college, the “Rhode Island College of Education.”
In the 1958-59 academic year, we moved to our current Mount Pleasant campus.
In 1959, our name changed to “Rhode Island College” to reflect our new purpose of providing comprehensive higher education.
Over the years, we have proudly served as a "College of Opportunity" for first-generation college students.
Today, we are located on a 180-acre park-like campus and serve approx. 7,000 students annually.

Our original location opened as the “Rhode Island Normal School” in 1854, with the goal to provide teacher preparation to young Rhode Islanders.
The first class consisted of 27 students, including three men. Students ranged in age from 15 to 25 years old.
By 1898, our school evolved into a teachers' college, the “Rhode Island College of Education.”
In the 1958-59 academic year, we moved to our current Mount Pleasant campus.
In 1959, our name changed to “Rhode Island College” to reflect our new purpose of providing comprehensive higher education.
Over the years, we have proudly served as a "College of Opportunity" for first-generation college students.
Today, we are located on a 180-acre park-like campus and serve approx. 7,000 students annually.

Facts about RIC

Our original location opened as the “Rhode Island Normal School” in 1854, with the goal to provide teacher preparation to young Rhode Islanders.
The first class consisted of 27 students, including three men. Students ranged in age from 15 to 25 years old.
By 1898, our school evolved into a teachers' college, the “Rhode Island College of Education.”
In the 1958-59 academic year, we moved to our current Mount Pleasant campus.
In 1959, our name changed to “Rhode Island College” to reflect our new purpose of providing comprehensive higher education.
Over the years, we have proudly served as a "College of Opportunity" for first-generation college students.
Today, we are located on a 180-acre park-like campus and serve approx. 7,000 students annually.