- The Inkwell
- Rhode Island
- Rhode Island School of Design
Providence, RICity: midsizeZIP 02903Founded 1877
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1877
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.risd.edu
Rhode IslandPrivate nonprofit
Rhode Island School of Design
Rhode Island School of Design is a private nonprofit college in Providence, Rhode Island, with 2,084 undergraduates. It admits 19% of applicants, graduates 92% within six years and costs $50,513 a year after aid.
92%graduate
Admission rate19%
Retention95%
4-year graduation58%
Pell Grant share17%
Federal loans28%
$50,513net price / year
19%admission rate
1473average SAT
92%graduate in 6 years
$69,341median earnings, 10 yrs
$26,898median debt
#415 of 1,704 for earnings#1,724 of 1,739 for lowest net price#50 of 1,738 for graduation rate#72 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $85,455tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $65,136
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $65,136
- Average net price
- $50,513national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$29,175
$30,001–48,000$34,985
$48,001–75,000$42,134
$75,001–110,000$44,079
$110,001+$72,156
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 19%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1473
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 688–750
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 708–780
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 31–34
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college19%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college95%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college92%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college17%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 92%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 58%
- First-year retention
- 95%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 91%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $42,848
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $69,341middle 50%: $33,091–$104,083
- Median debt at graduation
- $26,898
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$104,083
Median, Rhode Island School of Design$69,341
Lower quarter$33,091
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 2,084
- Part-time
- 0%
- Women / men
- 71% / 29%
- Average age at entry
- 19.9
- First-generation students
- 11%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 17%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 8 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 39%
- Average faculty salary
- $11,226 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $21,446
- Endowment, end of year
- $427,789,730
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White21%
Hispanic8.1%
Black4.9%
Asian26%
Two or more races4.9%
U.S. nonresident33%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Unknown1.9%
6 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Visual & performing arts63%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies13%
Architecture9.2%
Computer & information sciences7.9%
Precision production4.5%
Family & consumer sciences2.2%
keep comparing
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| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salve Regina University Newport, RI | $36,528 | 73% | $73,336 |
| Johnson & Wales University-Online Providence, RI | $22,071 | 0% | $53,928 |
| Bryant University Smithfield, RI | $39,186 | 81% | $104,456 |
| College Unbound Providence, RI | $20,804 | 33% | — |
| Johnson & Wales University-Providence Providence, RI | $29,952 | 49% | $53,928 |
| Roger Williams University Bristol, RI | $37,645 | 67% | $77,127 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emerson College Boston, MA | $49,215 | 80% | $67,317 |
| Savannah College of Art and Design Savannah, GA | $50,165 | 70% | $51,635 |
| Berklee College of Music Boston, MA | $47,587 | 73% | $43,451 |
| Marist University Poughkeepsie, NY | $42,789 | 81% | $84,453 |
| Bentley University Waltham, MA | $38,969 | 88% | $126,427 |
| School of Visual Arts New York, NY | $59,593 | 78% | $52,320 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 217493. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q49208.