Rhode Island School of Design

2 College St
Providence, RI 02903-2784
(401) 454-6100
www.risd.edu
fax:(401) 454-6406
president:Rosanne Somerson
3215 Applications Acceptance Rate 0.27 Graduation Rate 0.87
0.86 0.88

STUDENT RATIO

2005

ENTERING CLASS SIZE

42932 | 42932

IN-STATE | OUT-OF-STATE TUITION

2005

CLASS SIZE

28

MEDIAN ACT SCORES

Average test scores for all first-year students that were accepted and enrolled
635

SAT MATH

600

SAT READING

620

SAT WRITING

28

ACT COMPOSITE

Admissions Statistics

Graduation Rate (Gender)

0.86
0.88
Men
Women
SAT Math Scores
25%
50%
75%
560
635
710
SAT Critical Reading Scores
25%
50%
75%
530
600
670
SAT Writing Scores
25%
50%
75%
550
620
690
ACT Composite Scores
25%
50%
75%
24
28
32
Financial Aid Statistics
0
Percent of students receiving student loan

Student Debt & Earnings Post Graduation

Median Debt Upon Graduation

$26025

Average Monthly Payment

$289

Median Earnings

$47300

% of students earning 25K or above post graduation

60%
URL Applyapply.risd.edu/
Application Fee60
Percent Admitted (Men)0.31
Percent Admitted (Women)0.26
Part-time Undergraduate Enrollment0
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are American Indian or Alaska Native0
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Asian/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.16
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Black or African American0.02
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Hispanic/Latino0.08
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are White0.33
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are two or more races0.03
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Race/ethnicity unknown0.12
Percent of full-time first-time undergraduates receiving any financial aid0.54
Average amount of student loan aid received by full-time first-time undergraduates6868
Average amount of other student loan aid received by full-time first-time undergraduates19164
Applicants Men904
Applicants Women2311
Admissions Total878
Admissions Men277
Admissions Women601
ACT English 25th percentile score23
ACT English 75th percentile score33
ACT Math 25th percentile score24
ACT Math 75th percentile score31
ACT Writing 25th percentile score0
ACT Writing 75th percentile score0
Average SAT Score1239
Median ACT English Score28
Median ACT Math Score28
ACT Median Writing ScoreNot Available
Percent of all federal undergraduate students receiving a federal student loan (Excludes Parent Plus loans)39%
% of loans where $1 or more of principal has been paid (3 years after graduation)95%
  • Apparel and Textiles, General
  • Architecture
  • Art Teacher Education
  • Ceramic Arts and Ceramics
  • Fiber, Textile and Weaving Arts
  • Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Other
  • Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other
  • Furniture Design and Manufacturing
  • Graphic Design
  • Illustration
  • Industrial and Product Design
  • Interior Architecture
  • Intermedia/Multimedia
  • Landscape Architecture
  • Metal and Jewelry Arts
  • Painting
  • Photography
  • Printmaking
  • Sculpture