Rhode Island School of Design Comparison

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Rhode Island School of Design

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  • Overview

  • Location
  • RISD Providence, RI
  • Setting
  • RISD Midsize City
  • Total enrollment
  • RISD 2,520
  • Type
  • RISD Private 4 Year
  • National Ranking
  • RISD #92
  • Religious Affiliation
  • RISD -
  • Status
  • RISD Non-profit
  • Team Colors
  • RISD

  • Cost

  • Tuition (In State)
  • RISD $62,688
  • Tuition (Out of State)
  • RISD $62,688
  • Room & Board
  • RISD $16,626
  • Average Net Price
  • RISD $43,492
  • Average Grant Aid
  • RISD $38,223
  • % Receiving Grant Aid
  • RISD 31%

  • Admissions

  • Applied
  • RISD 6,692
  • Admitted
  • RISD 1,249
  • Acceptance Rate
  • RISD 18.7%
  • Enrolled
  • RISD 41.5%
  • Typical SAT score
  • RISD 1460
  • Typical ACT score
  • RISD 32
  • Average High School GPA
  • RISD 3.71
  • Typical High School Grades
  • RISD A-
  • Admissions Standards
  • RISD Exceptional
  • Applicant Competition
  • RISD Very High
  • ACT Range
  • RISD 31/34
  • SAT Range
  • RISD 1396/1530
  • Submit Test Scores
  • RISD Test optional
  • Application Deadline
  • RISD Feb 1, 2027

  • Academics

  • Student to Faculty Ratio
  • RISD 8:1
  • Popular Majors
  • RISD
    • Visual and Performing Arts (73%)
    • Architecture (18%)
    • Work and Family Studies (5%)
    • Precision Production Trades (4%)

  • Outcomes

  • Graduation Rate
  • RISD 87%
  • Median Earnings (After 10 years)
  • RISD $51,100
  • Making Student Loan Payments
  • RISD 89%
  • Median Student Loan Debt
  • RISD $27,000
  • Median Loan Payment
  • RISD $279

  • Diversity

  • % Men
  • RISD 29%
  • % Women
  • RISD 71%
  • Racial Diversity
  • RISD Very High
  • HBCU
  • RISD No
  • % White
  • RISD 31%
  • % Asian
  • RISD 19%
  • % Black
  • RISD 2%
  • % Hispanic
  • RISD 8%
  • % Native American
  • RISD 0%
  • % Pacific Islander
  • RISD 0%
  • % Two or More Races
  • RISD 4%
  • % International
  • RISD 26%
  • % Unknown Race
  • RISD 8%

  • Students

  • % In-State
  • RISD 2%
  • % Out-of-State
  • RISD 55%

  • Campus

  • Campus Housing
  • RISD Yes
  • Freshman Dorm Required
  • RISD No
  • Meal Plan
  • RISD Yes
  • Weekend/Evening Classes
  • RISD No
  • Daycare Facility
  • RISD No