Rhode Island School of Design

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%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Rhode Island School of Design 491 31% 22% 22% 5% 9% 33% $54,892 3 +0.16 11 89%
Apparel Design 11 — 18% 18% 9% 0% 9% 27% $66,319 76 +0.46 38 100% — — — —
Architecture 45 — 53% 4% 27% 2% 13% 51% $78,201 92 +1.16 66 91% — — — —
Ceramics 10 +1 10% 40% 10% 0% 20% 10% $39,730 15 -0.76 2 88% — — — —
Film/Animation/Video 50 +1 34% 22% 24% 10% 14% 22% $46,148 27 -0.42 3 91% — — — —
Fine Arts 3 — 33% 0% 0% 0% 33% 67% $39,730 15 -0.76 2 88% — — — —
Furniture Design 22 — 45% 36% 5% 14% 14% 27% $40,516 3 -1.52 2 89% — — — —
Graphic Design 39 +2 15% 10% 26% 8% 3% 51% $52,601 26 -0.58 8 — — — — —
Illustration 119 — 22% 19% 29% 5% 9% 29% $72,936 100 +2.80 55 90% — — — —
Industrial Design 66 — 44% 18% 30% 0% 5% 44% $48,393 17 -0.91 5 84% — — — —
Jewelry + Metalsmithing 12 — 33% 50% 8% 0% 0% 42% $39,730 2 -2.17 2 88% — — — —
Painting 42 +1 36% 38% 14% 10% 10% 24% $39,730 15 -0.76 2 88% — — — —
Photography 9 — 44% 44% 0% 22% 11% 22% $46,148 21 -0.64 3 91% — — — —
Printmaking 10 +1 10% 30% 10% 0% 10% 20% $39,730 2 -1.58 2 88% — — — —
Sculpture 23 +3 52% 17% 13% 4% 9% 30% $39,730 15 -0.76 2 88% — — — —
Textiles 30 — 7% 23% 23% 0% 10% 30% $39,730 2 -2.17 2 88% — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $64,845
ROI Percentile 11th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 95%
4-Year Graduation Rate 49%
6-Year Graduation Rate 89%
Transfer-Out Rate 4%

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

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Arts 100.0% 491 31% 22% 22% 5% 9% 33% $54,893 65 +0.16 11 89% —

Research R3

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
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 #593 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 (non-ED) 36%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 23% 23% 23%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 24%
SAT Range 1090 – 1310
SAT Math Range 520 – 640
SAT RW Range 550 – 670