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Rhode Island School of Design is a private regional university located in Providence, Rhode Island. Rhode Island School of Design is very selective in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Rhode Island School of Design is in the bottom 25% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $58,131 10 years after enrolling, 7th in Rhode Island, and in the top 25% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Rhode Island School of Design bachelor students earn 10% more than the national average. Rhode Island School of Design is ranked 8th in Rhode Island.
Rhode Island School of Design’s median net annual cost of $44,979 and average years to graduate of 4.4 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Rhode Island School of Design sorted by number of graduates - Fine & Studio Arts, Design & Applied Arts, FIlm, Video & Photography, Architecture, Woodworking., Apparel and Textiles - are shown below.
Annual net cost
$44,979
Average years to graduate
4.4
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 2 graduate programs at Rhode Island School of Design - Fine & Studio Arts, Education (subject specific) - are shown below.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.4 years. 88% of all students graduate within 8 years. The graduation rate at Rhode Island School of Design is 13% higher than the state average, and 30% above the average for all regional universities in the country.
At Rhode Island School of Design, Pell Grant recipients represent 18% of the measured graduating class, 17% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Rhode Island School of Design graduates within 4.3 years.
Rhode Island School of Design is in the bottom 50% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Rhode Island School of Design’s economic mobility score of 7.23 is calculated by adjusting the 4.45 economic score of lower-income students by the 18% pell grant recipients within the student body. Rhode Island School of Design’s EMS of 7.23 ranks in the bottom 25% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
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The average Title IV recipient at Rhode Island School of Design pays $44,979 a year, $30,541 less than the $75,520 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $44,979
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Rhode Island School of Design, 37% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $44,979 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 36% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $9,307. This is 18% less than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,296
Pell grants
$5,112
Institutional grants
$34,774
Rhode Island School of Design's very selective admissions are indicated by their 19% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 4,742 applicants, of which 886 were admitted and 496 enrolled. Rhode Island School of Design doesn't have a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed after a hard admissions deadline.
Full time
100%
83%
Female
66%
59%
First time
87%
59%
In-state
1%
68%
1st generation
11%
35%
White
26%
52%
Black
4%
14%
Hispanic
9%
15%
Asian
22%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
38%
12%