RWU students to earn academic credit through internships and fieldwork involving shark tagging, BRUVs analysis, and acoustic tracking. ASI’s shark datasets are also integrated into RWU courses such as Shark Biology and Conservation and Fisheries Science.
== Student life ==
Approximately 63% of students live on campus. 88% of the students attend school full-time. About 14% have a family income of less than $40k. 75% of the student population is white, 5% is Hispanic, and 2% is African American; less than 1% of the students are from other races or ethnicities.
The university's campus newspaper, The Hawks' Herald, publishes approximately 20 issues per academic year. An FM radio station, WQRI 88.3, plays everything from college alternative to hip hop. The college's 20 varsity athletic teams play at the Division III level as members of the Conference of New England.
== Athletics ==
Roger Williams University teams participate as a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division III aside from …