95%Employed or graduate school placement within six months of graduation
$19MIn annual research awards
100%Participation in year-long capstone design experience
1st in USTo offer a Ph.D. in ocean engineering
100%Of international Engineering Program students complete a six-month global internship
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Recently graduated chemical engineering major awarded research fellowship from National Science Foundation - 
Andrik Puentes strives to make meaningful impacts in engineering field - Andrik Puentes’ journey to graduation at the University of Rhode Island has been an extraordinary blend of academic rigor and leadership that significantly shaped his path to become an engineer. What distinguished the College of Engineering at URI and solidified his decision to attend were its state-of-the-art facilities and a strong emphasis on research and […]
URI and Rhode Island Energy, a PPL company, partnering to propel research on renewable energy, energy alternatives, sustainability - University of Rhode Island President Marc Parlange and Greg Cornett, president of Rhode Island Energy, Friday announced a strategic partnership that will propel important research in renewable energy, energy alternatives, and sustainability.
Office of Naval Research awards $4.7M for cyber-physical security and resilience - Four University of Rhode Island engineering professors have been awarded a $4.7 million grant from the Office of Naval Research to advance the security and resilience of AI-enabled power grids, promote workforce development, and secure manufacturing environments. The three-year project, “Advancing Research on Cyber-Physical Security and Resilience: A Multifaceted Approach,” will be led by principal […]
Commencement 2024! - The University will honor graduates May 18th, in formal ceremonies at the Ryan Center. The ceremonies will recognize both undergraduate and graduate degree candidates from the respective colleges.
An Engineering Degree = ROI - Using data collected from more than 5.8 million high school and college graduates ages 18 to 65 years who participated in the American Community Survey between 2009 and 2021, the science is clear. Engineering graduates have the highest rate of return for their degrees.
Weiwei Jia Receives NSF CRII Award - University of Rhode Island (URI) computer engineering assistant professor Weiwei Jia was selected for a National Science Foundation (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering Research Initiation Initiative (CRII) Award for his groundbreaking proposal, “A Novel Address Translation Architecture for Virtualized Clouds.” This award supports early-career scientists in computer and information science engineering, enabling them […]
Department of Energy Awards URI Team Funding for Carbon Capture Analysis - University of Rhode Island (URI) received funding from the U.S. Department of Energy in partnership with the University of Kentucky to develop an ocean-faring electrochemical direct ocean capture system for carbon. This technology would be using renewable energy to drive a device that removes carbon dioxide (CO2) from ocean water. Climate change is driven by […]