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Rhode Island School of Design
Providence, RI · Private (nonprofit) · 2,084 students · mostly bachelor degrees
20th-cheapest of 20 Rhode Island colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$50,507
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$81,727
Graduation rate
89%
Admission rate
19%
Median graduate earnings
$68,140
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$27,000
Average SAT
1473
Median ACT
31
Pell grant recipients
15%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
25 programsDesign and Visual Communications, General · Master's Degree$93,136Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology · Master's Degree110 grads/yr$80,220Design and Visual Communications, General · Bachelor's Degree91 grads/yr$67,771Textile Science · Bachelor's Degree22 grads/yr$59,372Documentary Production · Bachelor's Degree44 grads/yr$51,278Art/Art Studies, General · Master's Degree50 grads/yr$48,215Art/Art Studies, General · Bachelor's Degree143 grads/yr$40,568Cabinetmaking and Millwork · Bachelor's Degree29 grads/yr$37,055
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.