Providence, Rhode Island · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Midsize city
Overview
Rhode Island School of Design is a private nonprofit four-year institution in Providence, Rhode Island. Its campus is in a midsize city. It enrolled 2,520 students in fall 2024, including 2,087 undergraduates and 433 graduate students.
Rhode Island School of Design offers bachelor's degrees and master's degrees across 19 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Illustration, Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology, and Systems Science and Theory. It awarded 691 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.
95% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 8 to 1.
Key figures
2,520
Students enrolled
95%
First-year retention
691
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
19
Programs and majors
8:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusHybrid
Program levels
BachelorMaster
Programs and majors offered 19
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.