Talent Development was born during a time when the voices and experiences of historically marginalized groups were fighting to be heard. Our 58-year legacy has provided access and opportunity to our graduates with activism embedded in the DNA of our staff, scholars, and alumni. In 2025, TD will have reached the milestone of 5,000 graduates.
83.6%First Year Retention
600Fall 2025 Admits
Typically 50% of Admitted Scholars choose URI
4.62Average Years to Degree Completion
University of Rhode Island Land Acknowledgment
The University of Rhode Island occupies the traditional stomping ground of the Narragansett Nation and the Niantic People. We honor and respect the enduring and continuing relationship between the Indigenous people and this land by teaching and learning more about their history and present-day communities, and by becoming stewards of the land we, too, inhabit.