Rhode Island School Of Design

Location and Contact Information

2 College St
Providence, RI 02903
USA
Main Tel: (401) 454-6100
Web Site

The campus is in a medium-sized city.

Overview

Rhode Island School of Design, also known as RISD, is located in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. It was established in 1877 and directed by Metcalf until her death in 1895. Later, her daughter, Eliza Greene Metcalf Radeke, took over until her death in 1931.

RISD is a lively community of designers and artists. As of fall 2007, it enrolled 17 percent international students. The school offers more than 15 undergraduate majors and several programs in art and design. Every year, more than 1,000 undergraduate students enroll from all over the United States and from over 50 other countries.

RISD has an active student life with several clubs and organizations. The school has basketball, baseball, ice-hockey, and football teams.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

  • Many students concentrating in construction trades, architecture and planning, fine arts, design, photography and commercial art, and production trades.
  • High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
  • High faculty salary.
  • Selective admissions.
  • High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
  • Number of dorm rooms for students.
  • Good faculty-to-student ratio.

School characteristics:

  • The school is private, not-for-profit.
  • Academic calender: 4-1-4 plan.
  • Carnegie classification: Schools of art, music, and design.

Features of note:

  • There are one or more libraries on-campus.
  • Campus housing is available.
  • Students may study abroad.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

ItemCost
State Tuition and fees$ 36,659
Room$ 6,120
Board$ 4,726
Books and supplies$ 2,700
Other$ 3,500

Financial Aid

Rhode Island School Of Design participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 51% of students received financial aid of some sort.

Grants% of
Students		Average
Amount
Any Grant34%$15,209
Institutional Grant29%$16,268
Federal Grant19%$2,566
Pell Grant9%$3,066
Other Federal Grant11%$1,746
State or Local Grant4%$1,029

Loans% of
Students		Average
Amount
Student Loan50%$5,436
Federal Loan50%$4,410
Other Loan4%$13,100

(Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.)

Similar Schools

Based on proprietary BrainTrack computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to Rhode Island School Of Design:

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 SchoolLocationEnrollment
1Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteTroy, NY6,777
2Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and ArtNew York, NY972
3Tulane University of LouisianaNew Orleans, LA10,737
4Illinois Institute of TechnologyChicago, IL7,453
5Haverford CollegeHaverford, PA1,169
6Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA10,299
7Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA26,496
8Rice UniversityHouston, TX5,357
9Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, PA6,994
10Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, NY19,366

Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

DegreeTotal
Earned		Different
Programs
Bachelor49416
Master18116

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Full-Time Faculty  Total
Without tenure; tenure not available  144

Students

Student enrollment was 2,352 in 2009-2010 (2,516 full-time equivalent).

About 28% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 72% of the class.

Undergrads are 83% of enrolled students and graduate students are 17%.

Students under 25 years old represent 83% of the student body. About 0% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

ApplicantsAdmitted
Men33%
Women35%
All35%

SAT Test Scores:

SATMiddle 50%
Verbal540-680
Math590-690
Writing560-680

Room and Board

Rhode Island School Of Design provides on-campus housing for 1,400 of its 2,516 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Graduate School Focus

Rhode Island School Of Design offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (147 awarded)

  • Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD)
  • Interior Architecture
  • Landscape Architecture (BS, BSLA, BLA, MSLA, MLA, PhD)

CONSTRUCTION TRADES (56 awarded)

  • Apparel and Textiles

DESIGN (219 awarded)

  • Graphic Design
  • Illustration
  • Industrial Design

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (15 awarded)

  • Art Teacher Education

FINE ARTS (121 awarded)

  • Ceramic Arts and Ceramics
  • Fine Arts and Art Studies
  • Metal and Jewelry Arts
  • Painting
  • Sculpture

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (89 awarded)

  • Film/Video and Photographic Arts
  • Intermedia/Multimedia
  • Photography
  • Printmaking

PRODUCTION TRADES (28 awarded)

  • Furniture Design and Manufacturing