Rhode Island, University of

Rhode Island, University of, is a state-supported institution of higher education. Its main campus is in Kingston, Rhode Island. The University of Rhode Island also has three additional campuses in Providence, Narragansett, and West Greenwich. The University of Rhode Island was chartered in Kingston in 1888 as the state’s agricultural school. It became the Rhode Island College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts in 1892. It was renamed Rhode Island State College in 1909. The college became the University of Rhode Island in 1951. Its athletic teams are called the Rams.

The university’s website at https://www.uri.edu/ offers additional information.