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NCAA athletic departments in Rhode Island

Whistle covers 8 NCAA athletic departments in Rhode Island (4 NCAA Division I, 4 NCAA Division III) with 1,083 tracked staff positions as of 3 Nov 2026, 1% of the 1,085 departments covered nationally. They play in 7 conferences. The largest department is Brown University (268 positions). Each school page shows staff by role and sport, detected technology and recent hiring activity.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Source: the official athletics staff directories of the 8 Rhode Island schools listed, re-read on a rolling schedule; campus locations from the NCAA member directory and IPEDS.

Rhode Island college athletics at a glance

State
Rhode Island (Northeast region)
Athletic departments covered
8
By division
4 NCAA Division I, 4 NCAA Division III
Conferences represented
7
Tracked staff positions
1,083
Newest directory refresh
3 Nov 2026

Which NCAA athletic departments are in Rhode Island?

SchoolDivisionConferenceCityTracked positionsDirectory last read
Brown UniversityDivision IIvy LeagueProvidence2682026-11-01
Bryant UniversityDivision IAmerica EastSmithfield1682026-11-03
Johnson and Wales UniversityDivision IIIConference of New EnglandProvidence652026-10-14
Providence CollegeDivision IBig EastProvidence1832026-11-01
Rhode Island CollegeDivision IIILittle EastProvidence592026-10-15
Roger Williams UniversityDivision IIIConference of New EnglandBristol872026-10-15
Salve Regina UniversityDivision IIINew England Women's and Men's AthleticNewport802026-10-15
University of Rhode IslandDivision IAtlantic 10Kingston1732026-11-01

How are Rhode Island's athletic departments split by division and conference?

ConferenceDivisionRhode Island schools coveredTracked positions
Conference of New EnglandDivision III2152
America EastDivision I1168
Atlantic 10Division I1173
Big EastDivision I1183
Ivy LeagueDivision I1268
Little EastDivision III159
New England Women's and Men's AthleticDivision III180

Other Northeast states

Method

A school is listed under the state of its campus as recorded from the NCAA member directory and IPEDS; a department is "covered" when its official athletics staff directory has been read. Counts are current (non-departed) positions. This page is published when at least 2 Rhode Island school pages meet Whistle's quality bar; a state with fewer is kept out of search indexes.

Territory sellers use this view to size a state: Whistle plans filter staff by state and Census region, and team plans assign states to reps. See plans.

Frequently asked questions

How many NCAA athletic departments are in Rhode Island?

Whistle covers 8 in Rhode Island as of 3 Nov 2026 (4 NCAA Division I, 4 NCAA Division III), with 1,083 tracked staff positions between them.

Which Rhode Island school has the largest athletic department?

Brown University lists 268 staff positions in its official athletics directory (verified 1 Nov 2026).

Which conferences have schools in Rhode Island?

Conference of New England (2), America East (1), Atlantic 10 (1), Big East (1), Ivy League (1), Little East (1), New England Women's and Men's Athletic (1).

Where does this directory data come from?

From the staff directories athletic departments publish on their official websites, read automatically on a rolling schedule (NCAA Division I roughly weekly, Division II and III every three to four weeks). Whistle never publishes names, emails or phone numbers on public pages; staff can remove their details at any time at gowhistle.io/remove-my-info.

Selling into Rhode Island? Whistle gives you every tracked position at these 8 departments with names, titles, emails and phones where published, filterable by state, and alerts when a buyer changes.