One of the oldest and most selective art and design colleges in the US, known for studio-based education in fine arts, design, and architecture.
- Admit rate
- 18.7%
- Selective
- SAT middle 50%
- 1400–1530
- of admitted students
- Avg. net price
- $50,507
- per year, after grants
- Average GPA
- 3.72
- unweighted
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Half of admitted students scored between 1400 and 1530.
Popular majors
- IllustrationArts, Design & MediaStandout program
- Industrial DesignArts, Design & MediaStandout program
- Graphic DesignArts, Design & MediaStandout program
- ArchitectureArts, Design & MediaStandout program
Highlights
- Brown|RISD Dual Degree Program pairs a RISD BFA with a Brown AB or ScB
- The RISD Museum, with more than 100,000 works, is part of the college
- First-year Experimental and Foundation Studies before students choose a major
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