Basic Information
Type
Private
Geographical Reach
National
Population
1,100,000
Weather
Comfortable Days
110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours
2,606 (49%)
Days Without Precipitation
241 (39%)
Demographics
Total Undergraduates
2,122
Men / Women
30% / 70%
From State
2%
From Region
12%
Racial/Ethnic
International
33%
Asian
26%
White
21%
Hispanic
8%
Black
5%
Mixed
5%
Native American
0%
Men in the Entering Class
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 35.1% 35.1%
2012 Men: 34.7% 34.7%
2013 Men: 31.4% 31.4%
2014 Men: 32.0% 32.0%
2015 Men: 30.6% 30.6%
2016 Men: 29.4% 29.4%
2017 Men: 35.0% 35.0%
2018 Men: 35.7% 35.7%
2019 Men: 32.1% 32.1%
2020 Men: 33.2% 33.2%
2021 Men: 32.5% 32.5%
2022 Men: 32.4% 32.4%
2023 Men: 29.0% 29.0%
2024 Men: 25.9% 25.9%
Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity
0%
12%
24%
36%
48%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Native: 0.5% 0.5%
2012 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2013 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2014 Native: 0.5% 0.5%
2015 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2016 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2017 Native: 0.7% 0.7%
2018 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2019 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2020 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2021 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2022 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2023 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2024 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2011 Asian: 14.6% 14.6%
2012 Asian: 15.6% 15.6%
2013 Asian: 18.5% 18.5%
2014 Asian: 14.9% 14.9%
2015 Asian: 22.2% 22.2%
2016 Asian: 19.8% 19.8%
2017 Asian: 15.5% 15.5%
2018 Asian: 16.4% 16.4%
2019 Asian: 19.3% 19.3%
2020 Asian: 23.4% 23.4%
2021 Asian: 21.0% 21.0%
2022 Asian: 16.9% 16.9%
2023 Asian: 18.4% 18.4%
2024 Asian: 20.1% 20.1%
2011 Black: 0.7% 0.7%
2012 Black: 1.9% 1.9%
2013 Black: 1.2% 1.2%
2014 Black: 3.2% 3.2%
2015 Black: 0.4% 0.4%
2016 Black: 3.6% 3.6%
2017 Black: 2.2% 2.2%
2018 Black: 1.8% 1.8%
2019 Black: 2.9% 2.9%
2020 Black: 1.9% 1.9%
2021 Black: 2.8% 2.8%
2022 Black: 3.1% 3.1%
2023 Black: 4.2% 4.2%
2024 Black: 5.7% 5.7%
2011 Hispanic: 4.4% 4.4%
2012 Hispanic: 4.3% 4.3%
2013 Hispanic: 4.2% 4.2%
2014 Hispanic: 4.8% 4.8%
2015 Hispanic: 3.4% 3.4%
2016 Hispanic: 7.2% 7.2%
2017 Hispanic: 7.7% 7.7%
2018 Hispanic: 9.7% 9.7%
2019 Hispanic: 9.7% 9.7%
2020 Hispanic: 7.4% 7.4%
2021 Hispanic: 8.6% 8.6%
2022 Hispanic: 9.2% 9.2%
2023 Hispanic: 8.0% 8.0%
2024 Hispanic: 11.0% 11.0%
2011 White: 39.8% 39.8%
2012 White: 39.0% 39.0%
2013 White: 37.1% 37.1%
2014 White: 35.8% 35.8%
2015 White: 30.1% 30.1%
2016 White: 35.0% 35.0%
2017 White: 33.8% 33.8%
2018 White: 34.4% 34.4%
2019 White: 31.0% 31.0%
2020 White: 29.9% 29.9%
2021 White: 30.5% 30.5%
2022 White: 36.8% 36.8%
2023 White: 30.2% 30.2%
2024 White: 25.0% 25.0%
2011 International: 14.8% 14.8%
2012 International: 17.5% 17.5%
2013 International: 12.0% 12.0%
2014 International: 14.4% 14.4%
2015 International: 21.3% 21.3%
2016 International: 17.9% 17.9%
2017 International: 23.7% 23.7%
2018 International: 20.1% 20.1%
2019 International: 26.4% 26.4%
2020 International: 26.4% 26.4%
2021 International: 26.1% 26.1%
2022 International: 28.7% 28.7%
2023 International: 29.7% 29.7%
2024 International: 29.4% 29.4%
Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.
Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2020 Native: 0.1% 0.1%
2021 Native: 0.1% 0.1%
2022 Native: 0.1% 0.1%
2023 Native: 0.1% 0.1%
2024 Native: 0.1% 0.1%
2025 Native: 0.1% 0.1%
2020 Asian: 19.0% 19.0%
2021 Asian: 21.9% 21.9%
2022 Asian: 22.3% 22.3%
2023 Asian: 22.6% 22.6%
2024 Asian: 24.7% 24.7%
2025 Asian: 26.0% 26.0%
2020 Black: 4.2% 4.2%
2021 Black: 4.5% 4.5%
2022 Black: 4.4% 4.4%
2023 Black: 4.4% 4.4%
2024 Black: 4.6% 4.6%
2025 Black: 4.9% 4.9%
2020 Hispanic: 8.8% 8.8%
2021 Hispanic: 9.2% 9.2%
2022 Hispanic: 8.5% 8.5%
2023 Hispanic: 8.3% 8.3%
2024 Hispanic: 8.7% 8.7%
2025 Hispanic: 8.2% 8.2%
2020 White: 26.9% 26.9%
2021 White: 26.2% 26.2%
2022 White: 23.6% 23.6%
2023 White: 22.6% 22.6%
2024 White: 22.1% 22.1%
2025 White: 21.1% 21.1%
2020 International: 32.2% 32.2%
2021 International: 29.9% 29.9%
2022 International: 32.9% 32.9%
2023 International: 34.4% 34.4%
2024 International: 33.5% 33.5%
2025 International: 32.9% 32.9%
Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.
IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Schools & Majors
⇅
Rhode Island School of Design
491
31% / 69%
33%
$53,980
14
88%
Apparel Design
11 —
18% / 82%
27%
$56,359
19
90%
Architecture
45 —
53% / 47%
51%
$78,193
73
91%
Ceramics
10 +1
10% / 90%
10%
$40,820
3
82%
Film/Animation/Video
50 +1
34% / 66%
22%
$50,055
8
94%
Fine Arts
3 —
33% / 67%
67%
$40,820
3
82%
Furniture Design
22 —
45% / 55%
27%
$45,246
4
85%
Graphic Design
39 +2
15% / 85%
51%
$52,153
11
—
Illustration
119 —
22% / 78%
29%
$66,241
47
93%
Industrial Design
66 —
44% / 56%
44%
$48,391
7
84%
Jewelry + Metalsmithing
12 —
33% / 67%
42%
$40,820
3
82%
Painting
42 +1
36% / 64%
24%
$40,820
3
82%
Photography
9 —
44% / 56%
22%
$50,055
8
94%
Printmaking
10 +1
10% / 90%
20%
$40,820
3
82%
Sculpture
23 +3
52% / 48%
30%
$40,820
3
82%
Textiles
30 —
7% / 93%
30%
$40,820
3
82%
Financial
Tuition & Fees
$64,845
ROI Percentile
14th
Retention & Graduation
Full-Time Retention
95%
4-Year Graduation Rate
49%
6-Year Graduation Rate
89%
Transfer-Out Rate
4%
Six-Year Graduation Rate
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Graduated: 86.9% 86.9%
2012 Graduated: 86.3% 86.3%
2013 Graduated: 87.3% 87.3%
2014 Graduated: 87.2% 87.2%
2015 Graduated: 88.5% 88.5%
2016 Graduated: 89.9% 89.9%
2017 Graduated: 91.2% 91.2%
2018 Graduated: 89.1% 89.1%
2019 Graduated: 89.0% 89.0%
2020 Graduated: 88.7% 88.7%
2021 Graduated: 86.2% 86.2%
2022 Graduated: 91.0% 91.0%
2023 Graduated: 88.5% 88.5%
2024 Graduated: 88.8% 88.8%
Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 82.3% 82.3%
2012 Men: 85.2% 85.2%
2013 Men: 86.0% 86.0%
2014 Men: 83.5% 83.5%
2015 Men: 82.6% 82.6%
2016 Men: 86.8% 86.8%
2017 Men: 88.0% 88.0%
2018 Men: 88.1% 88.1%
2019 Men: 83.3% 83.3%
2020 Men: 87.2% 87.2%
2021 Men: 83.1% 83.1%
2022 Men: 87.3% 87.3%
2023 Men: 84.1% 84.1%
2024 Men: 88.1% 88.1%
2011 Women: 89.0% 89.0%
2012 Women: 86.8% 86.8%
2013 Women: 87.9% 87.9%
2014 Women: 88.7% 88.7%
2015 Women: 90.7% 90.7%
2016 Women: 91.5% 91.5%
2017 Women: 92.9% 92.9%
2018 Women: 89.7% 89.7%
2019 Women: 91.6% 91.6%
2020 Women: 89.5% 89.5%
2021 Women: 87.5% 87.5%
2022 Women: 92.5% 92.5%
2023 Women: 90.8% 90.8%
2024 Women: 89.1% 89.1%
IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Asian: 89.8% 89.8%
2012 Asian: 87.9% 87.9%
2013 Asian: 75.9% 75.9%
2014 Asian: 90.8% 90.8%
2015 Asian: 96.0% 96.0%
2016 Asian: 88.3% 88.3%
2017 Asian: 91.4% 91.4%
2018 Asian: 93.0% 93.0%
2019 Asian: 92.0% 92.0%
2020 Asian: 90.7% 90.7%
2021 Asian: 91.8% 91.8%
2022 Asian: 96.1% 96.1%
2023 Asian: 85.5% 85.5%
2024 Asian: 91.6% 91.6%
2011 Black: 100.0% 100.0%
2012 Black: 87.5% 87.5%
2013 Black: 60.0% 60.0%
2014 Black: 71.4% 71.4%
2015 Black: 50.0% 50.0%
2016 Black: 82.4% 82.4%
2017 Black: 80.0% 80.0%
2018 Black: 75.0% 75.0%
2019 Black: 76.9% 76.9%
2020 Black: 88.9% 88.9%
2021 Black: 69.2% 69.2%
2022 Black: 78.6% 78.6%
2023 Black: 89.5% 89.5%
2024 Black: 74.1% 74.1%
2011 Hispanic: 77.8% 77.8%
2012 Hispanic: 88.9% 88.9%
2013 Hispanic: 83.3% 83.3%
2014 Hispanic: 90.5% 90.5%
2015 Hispanic: 86.7% 86.7%
2016 Hispanic: 94.1% 94.1%
2017 Hispanic: 88.6% 88.6%
2018 Hispanic: 85.7% 85.7%
2019 Hispanic: 84.1% 84.1%
2020 Hispanic: 85.3% 85.3%
2021 Hispanic: 82.5% 82.5%
2022 Hispanic: 88.1% 88.1%
2023 Hispanic: 80.6% 80.6%
2024 Hispanic: 86.5% 86.5%
2011 White: 91.3% 91.3%
2012 White: 88.5% 88.5%
2013 White: 93.0% 93.0%
2014 White: 92.3% 92.3%
2015 White: 91.0% 91.0%
2016 White: 91.0% 91.0%
2017 White: 93.5% 93.5%
2018 White: 93.3% 93.3%
2019 White: 89.4% 89.4%
2020 White: 89.9% 89.9%
2021 White: 83.0% 83.0%
2022 White: 89.9% 89.9%
2023 White: 91.2% 91.2%
2024 White: 87.3% 87.3%
2011 International: 86.7% 86.7%
2012 International: 81.1% 81.1%
2013 International: 98.0% 98.0%
2014 International: 84.1% 84.1%
2015 International: 86.3% 86.3%
2016 International: 92.9% 92.9%
2017 International: 88.8% 88.8%
2018 International: 87.4% 87.4%
2019 International: 90.8% 90.8%
2020 International: 87.7% 87.7%
2021 International: 90.1% 90.1%
2022 International: 90.8% 90.8%
2023 International: 88.1% 88.1%
2024 International: 92.8% 92.8%
Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.
IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Earnings by Major Category
Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).
Academics
⇅
Arts
100.0%
491
31% / 69%
33%
$53,980
14
88%
Research
R3
⇅
Humanities & Social Sciences
$3.6M
#226
0%
$2.8M
—
—
—
—
Engineering
$1.0M
#277
14%
$0.8M
—
—
—
—
Agriculture & Food Science
$0.2M
#215
66%
$0
—
—
—
—
Health Sciences
$0.0M
#387
0%
$0
—
—
—
—
Physical Sciences & Math
$0.0M
#594
66%
$0
—
—
—
—
Life & Natural Sciences
$0.0M
#530
100%
$0
—
—
—
—
Computer Science
$0.0M
#503
100%
$0
—
—
—
—
Business & Economics
$0
#456
—
$0
—
—
—
—
Education
$0
#457
—
$0
—
—
—
—
Total
$4.9M
#389
7%
$3.6M
—
—
—
—
Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24.
Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024,
which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the
source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.
Admissions
Uses Common App
Yes
Acceptance Rate
23%
Yield (Unbound)
36%
Acceptance Rates
In-State
Out-of-State
International
Regular Decision
23%
23%
23%
Acceptance & Yield
0%
15%
30%
45%
60%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Acceptance: 33.7% 33.7%
2012 Acceptance: 25.4% 25.4%
2013 Acceptance: 27.3% 27.3%
2014 Acceptance: 32.6% 32.6%
2015 Acceptance: 37.2% 37.2%
2016 Acceptance: 34.1% 34.1%
2017 Acceptance: 31.9% 31.9%
2018 Acceptance: 23.9% 23.9%
2019 Acceptance: 25.8% 25.8%
2020 Acceptance: 27.1% 27.1%
2021 Acceptance: 18.7% 18.7%
2022 Acceptance: 17.4% 17.4%
2023 Acceptance: 13.8% 13.8%
2024 Acceptance: 18.7% 18.7%
2011 Yield: 50.4% 50.4%
2012 Yield: 55.4% 55.4%
2013 Yield: 51.8% 51.8%
2014 Yield: 46.8% 46.8%
2015 Yield: 51.4% 51.4%
2016 Yield: 47.8% 47.8%
2017 Yield: 41.3% 41.3%
2018 Yield: 50.6% 50.6%
2019 Yield: 48.6% 48.6%
2020 Yield: 38.1% 38.1%
2021 Yield: 56.0% 56.0%
2022 Yield: 54.2% 54.2%
2023 Yield: 51.2% 51.2%
2024 Yield: 41.5% 41.5%
Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled
0
2,500
5,000
7,500
10,000
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Applicants: 2,666 2,666
2012 Applicants: 3,113 3,113
2013 Applicants: 3,215 3,215
2014 Applicants: 3,047 3,047
2015 Applicants: 2,425 2,425
2016 Applicants: 2,793 2,793
2017 Applicants: 3,420 3,420
2018 Applicants: 3,913 3,913
2019 Applicants: 3,832 3,832
2020 Applicants: 4,001 4,001
2021 Applicants: 4,742 4,742
2022 Applicants: 5,099 5,099
2023 Applicants: 7,126 7,126
2024 Applicants: 6,692 6,692
2011 Admitted: 899 899
2012 Admitted: 790 790
2013 Admitted: 878 878
2014 Admitted: 993 993
2015 Admitted: 902 902
2016 Admitted: 953 953
2017 Admitted: 1,092 1,092
2018 Admitted: 934 934
2019 Admitted: 987 987
2020 Admitted: 1,085 1,085
2021 Admitted: 886 886
2022 Admitted: 888 888
2023 Admitted: 984 984
2024 Admitted: 1,249 1,249
2011 Enrolled: 453 453
2012 Enrolled: 438 438
2013 Enrolled: 455 455
2014 Enrolled: 465 465
2015 Enrolled: 464 464
2016 Enrolled: 456 456
2017 Enrolled: 451 451
2018 Enrolled: 473 473
2019 Enrolled: 480 480
2020 Enrolled: 413 413
2021 Enrolled: 496 496
2022 Enrolled: 481 481
2023 Enrolled: 504 504
2024 Enrolled: 518 518
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Standardized Tests
Test Policy
optional
Submitted Test Scores
24%
SAT Range
1090
–
1310
SAT Math Range
520
–
640
SAT RW Range
550
–
670
Published SAT Distribution
SAT Composite
800
1000
1200
1400
1600
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 1150 1150
2012 25th: 1120 1120
2013 25th: 1090 1090
2014 25th: 1110 1110
2015 25th: 1140 1140
2016 25th: 1080 1080
2017 25th: 1130 1130
2018 25th: 1180 1180
2019 25th: 1230 1230
2020 25th: 1250 1250
2021 25th: 1310 1310
2022 25th: 1340 1340
2023 25th: 1370 1370
2024 25th: 1396 1396
2011 75th: 1340 1340
2012 75th: 1360 1360
2013 75th: 1380 1380
2014 75th: 1380 1380
2015 75th: 1400 1400
2016 75th: 1340 1340
2017 75th: 1370 1370
2018 75th: 1440 1440
2019 75th: 1470 1470
2020 75th: 1470 1470
2021 75th: 1480 1480
2022 75th: 1525 1525
2023 75th: 1540 1540
2024 75th: 1530 1530
SAT Math
400
500
600
700
800
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 590 590
2012 25th: 570 570
2013 25th: 560 560
2014 25th: 570 570
2015 25th: 580 580
2016 25th: 540 540
2017 25th: 560 560
2018 25th: 580 580
2019 25th: 620 620
2020 25th: 640 640
2021 25th: 680 680
2022 25th: 680 680
2023 25th: 690 690
2024 25th: 708 708
2011 75th: 660 660
2012 75th: 690 690
2013 75th: 710 710
2014 75th: 710 710
2015 75th: 720 720
2016 75th: 670 670
2017 75th: 710 710
2018 75th: 750 750
2019 75th: 770 770
2020 75th: 770 770
2021 75th: 770 770
2022 75th: 785 785
2023 75th: 780 780
2024 75th: 780 780
SAT Reading & Writing
400
500
600
700
800
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 560 560
2012 25th: 550 550
2013 25th: 530 530
2014 25th: 540 540
2015 25th: 560 560
2016 25th: 540 540
2017 25th: 570 570
2018 25th: 600 600
2019 25th: 610 610
2020 25th: 610 610
2021 25th: 630 630
2022 25th: 660 660
2023 25th: 680 680
2024 25th: 688 688
2011 75th: 680 680
2012 75th: 670 670
2013 75th: 670 670
2014 75th: 670 670
2015 75th: 680 680
2016 75th: 670 670
2017 75th: 660 660
2018 75th: 690 690
2019 75th: 700 700
2020 75th: 700 700
2021 75th: 710 710
2022 75th: 740 740
2023 75th: 760 760
2024 75th: 750 750
Submitting a Test Score
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Submitted: 99.0% 99.0%
2012 Submitted: 99.0% 99.0%
2013 Submitted: 97.0% 97.0%
2014 Submitted: 97.0% 97.0%
2015 Submitted: 99.0% 99.0%
2016 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2017 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2018 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2020 Submitted: 85.0% 85.0%
2021 Submitted: 38.0% 38.0%
2022 Submitted: 23.0% 23.0%
2023 Submitted: 20.0% 20.0%
2024 Submitted: 18.0% 18.0%
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.
