The Undergraduate Experience
Majors and Minors
With over 45 majors and minors we have the right program to fit your passion and prepare you for success.
Why RWU?
Through hands-on learning led by expert faculty and staff that is focused on tackling real-world problems, RWU prepares students for successful lives and great careers.
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The Right Decision
Brittany Watson, RWU Class of 2019Brittany Watson chose RWU because of its warm, welcoming community. Now, more than ever, Watson is convinced she made the right decision.
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Outstanding Academics
With over 45 majors and minors and an innovative Core Curriculum we have the right program to fit your passion and prepare you for success.
Student Life and Athletics
With over 70 clubs and organizations and 23 varsity sports serving a diverse and inclusive student body, learning, discovery and personal growth is not limited to the classroom at RWU. There is always something happening on our beautiful seaside campus for you to enjoy.
Making a Great Education Possible
In an incredibly complex, global economy, a college education remains one of best pathways to a meaningful career and a meaningful life. At RWU, we are committed to making a great education possible for you with a personalized approach to Financial Aid.
Learn More and Apply
Your undergraduate degree sets you up for many of your future successes. From visiting campus to applying to registering for orientation we're to help you at every step of the admission process.
News
Roger Life: During DC Internships, Deepening Their Commitment to Create Change
As part of RWU’s partnership with the Washington Internship Institute, sophomores Dominion Emmanuel and Blessing Pour are in the nation's capital this semester. Emmanuel is interning at Dzubow & Pilcher, PLLC, a D.C. immigration law firm specializing in asylum. Pour is interning for the Prisoners' Rights Initiative at the Washington Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs.
Roger Life: Grayson Scanlon is Here and Proud
“Growing up, a lot of my queer identity was founded in an online community. To go to college and be able to celebrate my queer and trans friendships in-person means so much to me," says Junior Grayson Scanlon, Sexuality and Gender Alliance's Outreach Chair. "When we had to be remote in the spring of 2020, it felt like I had to regress to having that identity only be online. Being able to go back on campus is a big deal because we are still here and proud, despite everything that is going on.”
Roger Life: Using their Brains, for Science Communication
Josh Abston and Mackenzie Seccombe, founders of RWU’s Brain Club, are bringing neuroscience to Rhode Island elementary, middle, and high school classrooms. They created a science experiment to virtually share with participating schools for Brain Week Rhode Island, which ran from March 15-20, 2021.
What's Happening at RWU
Success After Graduation
Even with the challenges of the pandemic, our 2020 graduates found success in employment or in graduate school within 6 months of their graduation.
Speakers Bureau
The RWU Speakers Bureau connects subject-matter experts from the Roger Williams community with high schools, organizations, clubs, and community centers that can benefit from a tailored presentation or workshop.
SECCM Labs Celebrates Completion
RWU honored the completion of the SECCM Labs building, which opened for classes in January, with an Open House.
Standardized Test Optional Policy
RWU is now among the 870+ standardized test optional colleges.
RWU Social Hub
Keep up with your Hawks and check the Social Media Directory to follow more.