Private nonprofit · Providence, Rhode Island
Rhode Island School of Design: cost, debt and earnings by major
10 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $50,513
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 92%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- 19%
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 2,084
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $26,898
- NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Borrowers in default after 2 years
- ≤ 2%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Net price by family income
| $0–30,000 | $29,175 |
|---|---|
| $30,001–48,000 | $34,985 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $42,134 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $44,079 |
| $110,000+ | $72,156 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Bachelor's programs (7)
- Design and Applied Arts$67,771
- Systems Science and Theory$59,681 (1 yr)
- Apparel and Textiles$59,372
- Film/Video and Photographic Arts$51,278
- Computer Software and Media Applications$40,844 (1 yr)
- Fine and Studio Arts$40,568
- Woodworking$37,055
Master's programs (3)
- Design and Applied Arts$93,136
- Architectural Sciences and Technology$80,220
- Fine and Studio Arts$48,215