Engineering at Roger Williams University

Every engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the engineering program at Roger Williams University stacks up to those at other schools.

RWU is located in Bristol, Rhode Island and approximately 4,702 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 47 students received a bachelor's degree in engineering from RWU.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

RWU Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering

RWU Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks engineering programs across the country. The following shows how RWU performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The engineering major at RWU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Engineering. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Engineering Schools	266

Engineering Student Demographics at RWU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the engineering majors at Roger Williams University.

RWU Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 47 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in engineering from RWU in 2021, 72% were men and 28% were women. The typical engineering bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at RWU since its program graduates 3% more women than average.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in engineering at RWU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Roger Williams University with a bachelor's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	36
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

RWU also has a doctoral program available in engineering. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Engineering

The following engineering concentations are available at Roger Williams University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Roger Williams University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Mechanical Engineering	27
Civil Engineering	12
General Engineering	3
Electrical Engineering	3
Computer Engineering	2

Related Majors

• Mathematics & Statistics
• Physical Sciences
• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Computer & Information Sciences
• Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Careers That Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in engineering can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for RI, the home state for Roger Williams University.

Occupation	Jobs in RI	Average Salary in RI
Software Applications Developers	1,840	$96,850
Mechanical Engineers	1,330	$94,520
Electronics Engineers	1,130	$119,290
Civil Engineers	810	$87,220
Computer Hardware Engineers	790	$104,400

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Notyourbroom under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.