Company description
Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), is a vibrant community of artists and designers that includes 2,200 students from around the world and approximately 750 faculty, curators and staff.
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- Mission
- Since its founding in the 1870s, Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) has earned a reputation as the preeminent art and design college in the United States. RISD's mission embodies the original charter statement from 1877 as well as the global reach of its many programs and the RISD museum: The mission of the Rhode Island School of Design, through its college and museum, is to educate its students and the public in the creation and appreciation of works of art and design, to discover and transmit knowledge and to make lasting contributions to a global society through critical thinking, scholarship, and innovation. With over 19,000 alumni, an endowment of over $260 million, and 510 faculty who are outstanding artists, designers and architects, RISD currently enrolls 1,940 undergraduates and 420 graduate students in 16 undergraduate and 16 graduate programs in the Fine Arts and Architecture and Design. Under the leadership of President John Maeda, RISD seeks to develop the creative leaders that are needed to drive innovation in the 21st century creative economy. In addition to an intensive Foundation Studies program and work in their studio majors, RISD undergraduates take courses in Art History, Philosophy, English, History and the Social Sciences through the Division of Liberal Arts. RISD students and faculty also have access to the rich collections and teaching resources of the RISD Museum, which houses over 80,000 works of art, and to the collections at the RISD Library and the Edna Lawrence Nature Lab. RISD is located on College Hill in Providence next to Brown University. Brown and RISD have recently launched a dual degree program that allows a select group of undergraduate students to enroll at both institutions and pursue degrees at both institutions over a five-year period. RISD graduate students also participate in the Sheridan Center teacher preparation program at Brown, and all students from both institutions are able to cross-register for classes between the two schools. RISD has a freshman retention rate of 95% and a historical retention rate of 90%. Undergraduate Programs: Apparel Design, Architecture, Furniture Design, Graphic Design, Industrial Design, Interior Architecture, Ceramics, Film, Animation, and Video, Glass, Illustration, Jewelry and Metalsmithing, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture, Textiles Graduate Programs: Architecture, Furniture Design, Graphic Design, Industrial Design, Interior Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Ceramics, Glass, Jewelry and Metalsmithing, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture, Textiles, Digital + Media, Art Education
- General Information
- Highly Selective, Medium School, Private School - No Affiliation Listed, Small City, Co-Ed, Graduate Students - Medium, Asian Students - High, Foreign Students - High, Out of State - High, Any Cost, Reader Service for the Blind, Handicapped Student Services, Note taking Services, Study Abroad, Campus Publications, Dormitories, Foreign Student Organizations, Minority Student Organizations, Religious Organizations, Student Government, Student/Faculty Ratio - Low
- Campus Description
- 13-acre, urban campus in Providence, 50 miles from Boston, Mass. Served by bus and train; major airport serves Boston; smaller airport serves Warwick (12 miles). School operates transportation to airport. Public transportation serves campus.
- Other Admission Requirements
- GED accepted, TOEFL test ONLY required, Financial statement NOT required, Advance deposit NOT required, Pre-application form NOT required, Separate application form NOT required
- School Type
- Private not-for-profit (no religious affiliation), 4-year or above
- Costs
- 2010-2011 Tuition and Fees: $38,295
- Campus Setting
- Located in a regional city
- Email
- [email protected]
- Academic Calendar
- Four-one-four Plan
- Type
- College/University
- Level
- Four Year School
- Entrance Difficulty
- Very difficult
- Coed Status
- Men and Women
- City Type
- Midsize City
- Enrollment Concentration
- Traditional
- Campus Size
- 13 acres
- Control
- Private
- Highest Offering
- Masters
- Highest Degree Offered
- Masters
- Institutional Control
- Private
- Average Purchase Amount Per Transaction
- $121.23
- Average Spend Per User Per Month
- $285.11
- Instate Tuition Fees For Grad 1 Yr
- $34665
- Application Deadline
- 15-Feb
- Instate Tuition For Undergrad For 1 Yr
- $34665
- On Campus Room And Board Charges
- $10260
- Setting
- urban
- Graduate In State Tuition
- 29410
- Graduate Out Of State Tuition
- 29410
- Undergraduate In State Tuition
- 29410
- Undergraduate Out Of State Tuition
- 29410
- Instate Per Credit Hr For Pt Grad
- $1090
- Instate Per Credit Hr For Pt Undergrad
- $1090
- Percentage Of Students Admitted
- 29.32
- Room Charge For 1 Yr On Sharing With 1 Person
- $5860
- Year Founded
- 1877
- Accredited
- true
- Books Cost (estimate)
- 2000
- Typical Board Cost
- 3575
- Typical Room Cost
- 4780
- Undergraduate Number Of Females
- 1423
- Founded In
- 1877
- Total Number Of Applicants
- 3148
- Average Purchases Per Month
- 2.35
- Additional Fees
- 365
- Graduate Number Of Females
- 224
- Graduate Number Of Males
- 150
- Undergraduate Number Of Males
- 735
- Graduate Application Fee
- $60
- International Application Fee
- $50
- Total Number Of Admissions
- 923
- Undergraduate Application Fee
- $60
- Application Fee
- $60
- Percent Asian
- 10
- Percent Out Of State Students
- 98
- Percent African American
- 2
- Percent Hispanic
- 5
- Mailing Address Available Only
- N
- Web Site
- http://www.risd.edu/
