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On this page below the city data, you’ll also find a list of the Universities and Colleges in Portsmouth. Clicking on the Colleges's name will take you to a profile containing contact information, program facts, tuition and fees, affiliation and accreditation, admission requirements, information on student enrollment, and much more. Being able to see all the college options in a city can help you decide whether college or university study in Portsmouth is right for you.
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PORTSMOUTH, RHODE ISLAND QUICK STATSCounty: Newport
Incorporated: 1638
Elevation: 30 feet
Land Area: 23.2 square miles
Population Density: 729 people per square mile
Population: 16,909
Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (94.9%), Hispanic (1.5%), Black (1.2%), Two or more races (1.0%), American Indian (0.5%)
Ancestries (City): Irish (24.9%), English (18.5%), Portuguese (14.3%), German (12.4%), Italian (10.9%), French (8.8%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Fall River, MA (8.8 miles , pop. 91,938)
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (50.4 miles , pop. 589,141)
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (145.6 miles , pop. 1,332,650)
Nearest cities: Melville, RI (1.8 miles ), Tiverton, RI (2.0 miles ), Bristol, RI (2.4 miles ), Middletown, RI (2.6 miles ), Newport East, RI (2.6 miles ), Little Compton, RI (2.8 miles )
Portsmouth Compared to State Average: Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average. Median age significantly above state average. Foreign-born population percentage below state average. House age above state average. Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.
PORTSMOUTH, RHODE ISLAND EDUCATION FACTSHigh school or higher: 90.90%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 42.90%
Graduate or professional degree: 17.00%
Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Portsmouth:
ROGER WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY about 6 miles, BRISTOL, RI, Full-time enrollment: 3,007 COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF RHODE ISLAND about 13 miles, WARWICK, RI, FT enrollment: 8,650 NEW ENGLAND INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY about 13 miles, WARWICK, RI, FT enrollment: 2,419 UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS-DARTMOUTH about 15 miles, NORTH DARTMOUTH, MA, FT enrollment: 6,071 BRISTOL COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 16 miles, FALL RIVER, MA, FT enrollment: 3,497 UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND about 17 miles, KINGSTON, RI, FT enrollment: 11,759 JOHNSON & WALES UNIVERSITY about 17 miles, Providence, RI, FT enrollment: 8,218
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