# 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.
_Canonical URL: https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/rhode-island_

## 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?

| School | Division | Conference | City | Tracked positions | Directory last read |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| [Brown University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/brown) | Division I | [Ivy League](https://gowhistle.io/directory/ivy-league) | Providence | 268 | 2026-11-01 |
| [Bryant University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/bryant) | Division I | [America East](https://gowhistle.io/directory/america-east) | Smithfield | 168 | 2026-11-03 |
| [Johnson and Wales University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/johnson-wales-ri) | Division III | [Conference of New England](https://gowhistle.io/directory/conference-of-new-england) | Providence | 65 | 2026-10-14 |
| [Providence College](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/providence) | Division I | [Big East](https://gowhistle.io/directory/big-east) | Providence | 183 | 2026-11-01 |
| [Rhode Island College](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/rhode-island-col) | Division III | [Little East](https://gowhistle.io/directory/little-east) | Providence | 59 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Roger Williams University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/roger-williams) | Division III | [Conference of New England](https://gowhistle.io/directory/conference-of-new-england) | Bristol | 87 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Salve Regina University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/salve-regina) | Division III | [New England Women's and Men's Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/new-england-women-s-and-men-s-athletic) | Newport | 80 | 2026-10-15 |
| [University of Rhode Island](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/rhodeisland) | Division I | [Atlantic 10](https://gowhistle.io/directory/atlantic-10) | Kingston | 173 | 2026-11-01 |

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

| Conference | Division | Rhode Island schools covered | Tracked positions |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: |
| [Conference of New England](https://gowhistle.io/directory/conference-of-new-england) | Division III | 2 | 152 |
| [America East](https://gowhistle.io/directory/america-east) | Division I | 1 | 168 |
| [Atlantic 10](https://gowhistle.io/directory/atlantic-10) | Division I | 1 | 173 |
| [Big East](https://gowhistle.io/directory/big-east) | Division I | 1 | 183 |
| [Ivy League](https://gowhistle.io/directory/ivy-league) | Division I | 1 | 268 |
| [Little East](https://gowhistle.io/directory/little-east) | Division III | 1 | 59 |
| [New England Women's and Men's Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/new-england-women-s-and-men-s-athletic) | Division III | 1 | 80 |

## Other Northeast states

- [New York athletic departments](https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/new-york) — 94 schools
- [Pennsylvania athletic departments](https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/pennsylvania) — 92 schools
- [Massachusetts athletic departments](https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/massachusetts) — 50 schools
- [New Jersey athletic departments](https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/new-jersey) — 24 schools
- [Connecticut athletic departments](https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/connecticut) — 20 schools
- [Maine athletic departments](https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/maine) — 12 schools
- [New Hampshire athletic departments](https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/new-hampshire) — 10 schools
- [Vermont athletic departments](https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/vermont) — 7 schools

## 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](https://gowhistle.io/pricing).

## 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](https://gowhistle.io/remove-my-info).

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