Rhode Island School of Design
Providence, Rhode Island
- Private nonprofit
- City
- 2,084 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 19%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $50,513per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 90%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $69,34110 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
All undergraduate students at RISD complete first-year studio courses in Experimental and Foundation Studies.
Source: RISD Undergraduate Degree Programs and Concentrations
Wintersession enrollment is mandatory for all first-year students and undergraduate architecture majors.
Source: RISD Wintersession Study Options
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 19%About 2 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 1396–1530Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 31–34Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
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Sources: College Scorecard. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $50,513full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $85,455sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition
- $65,136Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 90%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 95%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $69,34110 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $26,898federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 2,084Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 17%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 11%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- Salve Regina University Newport, RI — admits 68%
- Bryant University Smithfield, RI — admits 65%
- Providence College Providence, RI — admits 51%
- Wheaton College Wheaton, IL — admits 87%
Also worth a look
- Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA — admits 29%
- Spelman College Atlanta, GA — admits 25%
- Providence College Providence, RI — admits 51%
- California Institute of the Arts Valencia, CA — admits 32%
- Denison University Granville, OH — admits 17%
- Fairfield University Fairfield, CT — admits 33%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Rhode Island School of Design, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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