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| − | The '''University of Rhode Island''' (or URI) is a [[Rhode Island]] [[public schools|public]] [[university]] chartered as the state's [[Agriculture|agricultural]] school in 1888.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uri.edu/home/about/|title=About the University | + | The '''University of Rhode Island''' (or URI) is a [[Rhode Island]] [[public schools|public]] [[university]] chartered as the state's [[Agriculture|agricultural]] school in 1888.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uri.edu/home/about/|title=About the University|language=English|work=University of Rhode Island}}</ref> The school has four campuses, the flagship is located in Kingston, Rhode Island. It was ranked a third tier school in US News's 2008 "National Universities: Tier 3" list.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/brief/t3natudoc_brief.php|title=National Universities: Tier 3|work=US News|language=English}}</ref> |
==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | Rhode Island was a land grant college, meaning [[Morrill's Land Grant Act]] (which gave each state thirty thousand acres of public land to be sold, with the profits being directed to a university) funded it (although, initially the profits went to [[Brown University]], and did not shift to URI until 1894).<ref name="history">{{cite web|url=http://www.uri.edu/home/about/history_timeline.html | + | Rhode Island was a land grant college, meaning [[Morrill's Land Grant Act]] (which gave each state thirty thousand acres of public land to be sold, with the profits being directed to a university) funded it (although, initially the profits went to [[Brown University]], and did not shift to URI until 1894).<ref name="history">{{cite web|url=http://www.uri.edu/home/about/history_timeline.html|language=Enlish|title=URI History and Timeline|work=University of Rhode Island}}</ref> John H. Washburn was the school's first president.<ref name="history"/> |
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
{{Nb_US_universities|Rhode Island}} | {{Nb_US_universities|Rhode Island}} | ||
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| City: | Kingston, Rhode Island |
| Type: | Public |
| Sports: | baseball, basketball, cross country, field hockey, football, golf, gymnastics, rowing, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track and field, volleyball[1] |
| Colors: | blue, orange |
| Mascot: | Rhody (Rams) |
| Endowment: | $97.6 million[2] |
| Website: | http://www.uri.edu/ |
The University of Rhode Island (or URI) is a Rhode Island public university chartered as the state's agricultural school in 1888.[3] The school has four campuses, the flagship is located in Kingston, Rhode Island. It was ranked a third tier school in US News's 2008 "National Universities: Tier 3" list.[4]
History
Rhode Island was a land grant college, meaning Morrill's Land Grant Act (which gave each state thirty thousand acres of public land to be sold, with the profits being directed to a university) funded it (although, initially the profits went to Brown University, and did not shift to URI until 1894).[5] John H. Washburn was the school's first president.[5]
Notes
- ↑ http://gorhody.cstv.com/
- ↑ 2011 NACUBO-Commonfund Study of Endowments. Retrieved on November 20, 2012.
- ↑ About the University (English). University of Rhode Island.
- ↑ National Universities: Tier 3 (English). US News.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 URI History and Timeline (Enlish). University of Rhode Island.