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Rhode Island School of Design

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Rhode Island School of Design is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Providence, Rhode Island. The location of RISD is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

1,736 Full-Time Undergraduates
$58,690 Avg In-State Tuition

Where Is Rhode Island School of Design?

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Contact details for RISD are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 20 Washington Place, Providence, RI 02903-2784
Phone: 401-454-6100
Website: www.risd.edu

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Can I Afford RISD?

$58,690 In-State Tuition
34% Take Out Loans

In State Out of State
Tuition $58,690 $58,690
Fees $1,070 $1,070
Books and Supplies $2,700 $2,700
On Campus Room and Board $15,850 $15,850
On Campus Other Expenses $3,500 $3,500

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At RISD, approximately 34% of students took out student loans averaging $7,148 a year. That adds up to $28,592 over four years for those students.

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Rhode Island School of Design Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,736 Full-Time Undergraduates
66% Women
42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are also 491 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,736 full-time undergraduates at RISD, 34% are male and 66% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Rhode Island School of Design students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 376
Black or African American 77
Hispanic or Latino 163
White 458
International Students 518
Other Races/Ethnicities 144

Geographic Diversity

Rhode Island students aren't the only ones who study at Rhode Island School of Design. At this time, 34 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 65 countries are represented at RISD. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, South Korea, and Canada.

Online Learning at Rhode Island School of Design

40 Took At Least One Class Online
In 2022-2023, 40 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at RISD has changed over the last few years.

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Rhode Island School of Design Trade School Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Bachelor’s TOTAL
Furniture Design & Manufacturing 7 7
TOTAL 7 7

Rhode Island School of Design Trades

In a recent academic period, Rhode Island School of Design awarded 21 undergraduate degrees. The table below shows the number of awards by award type for each trade program. Basic certificates are awards that are completed in less than a year, and undergraduate certificates are those awards that take between one and four years.

Major Basic Certificates Undergrad Certificates Associate’s Bachelor’s
Woodworking 0 0 0 7
Total 0 0 0 21

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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