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Rhode Island School of Design

Providence, RI · Private · Midsize city · RISD

Private institution in Providence, RI · 2,090 undergraduates · 14% acceptance rate · $68,140 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$46,2531,947th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$59,7601,923rd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$59,7601,923rd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$78,8571,883rd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$27,0001,593rd lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$68,140314th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$45,932804th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
88.5%95th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
92.9%171st highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
13.8%53rd most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
148049th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
3176th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
2,090915th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
8.0:1212th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
14.0%1,955th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 43 mi (BOS)

On 3 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$60
Personal essay
Required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 9 of 9 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Architecturebachelors$50,439$50,439
Apparel and TextilesFamily & Consumer Sciencesbachelors$45,696$41,937
Design and Applied ArtsVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$36,900$36,166
WoodworkingPrecision Productionbachelors$29,685$30,228
Fine and Studio ArtsVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$25,194$22,627
Film/Video and Photographic ArtsVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$20,388$22,192
Architectural Sciences and TechnologyArchitecturebachelors——
Interior ArchitectureArchitecturebachelors——
Systems Science and TheoryMultidisciplinary Studiesbachelors——

Campus facts

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Rhode Island School of Design’s 2,090 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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