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Rhode Island School of Design

Basic Information

Type Private
Location Providence, RI
Population 1,100,000
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,090
Men / Women 29% / 71%
International 33%
White 20%
Asian 19%
Hispanic 7%
Mixed 5%
Black 4%
Native American 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Arts 100%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $62,688
Est. Cost of Attendance $81,727
10-Year ROI $56,000
ROI Percentile 8th

Retention & Graduation

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

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 2,606 (49th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 241 (39th pctl)
Muggyness Nice

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 55%
Yield (Unbound) 41%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R3
Expenditure
Humanities & Social Sciences $3M #200
Engineering, Computing & Math $1M #326
Life & Natural Sciences $0M #559

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_optional
Submitted Test Scores 18%
SAT Range 1,396 – 1,530
ACT Range 31 – 34

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Rhode Island School of Design 513 32% / 68% 36% $55,851
Apparel Design 15 40% / 60% 20%
Architecture 54 +1 39% / 61% 70%
Ceramics 4 0% / 100% 50% $42,645
Film/Animation/Video 39 +4 51% / 49% 18% $50,993
Fine Arts 3 67% / 33% 33% $42,645
Furniture Design 26 +3 35% / 65% 31% $46,250
Graphic Design 61 +1 20% / 80% 39%
Illustration 101 25% / 75% 27% $76,845
Industrial Design 84 37% / 63% 50%
Jewelry + Metalsmithing 11 +1 9% / 91% 36% $42,645
Painting 38 +3 34% / 66% 21% $42,645
Photography 9 +1 44% / 56% 33% $50,993
Printmaking 8 +3 12% / 88% 25% $42,645
Sculpture 32 +2 47% / 53% 16% $42,645
Textiles 28 14% / 86% 36% $42,645