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Rhode Island School of Design

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Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Rhode Island School of Design is a private, nonprofit college founded in Providence, RI in 1877—making it one of the first art and design schools in the US. 

History

RISD was founded and nurtured by a small group of women more than 40 years before women in America even gained the right to vote. That year Helen Adelia Rowe Metcalf urged 34 members of the Rhode Island Women’s Centennial Commission to invest their group’s surplus funding of $1,675 in founding a school of art and design.

Education

Undergraduate Study

  • First-Year Program
  • Liberal Arts Departments
  • Degree Programs
  • Concentrations

Graduate Study

  • Degree Programs
  • Certificates + Concentrations

Career

The Career Center offers comprehensive support for students and alumni through an extensive array of resources and programming. With our unparalleled Portfolio Review events, exclusive ArtWorks job board, in-depth career advisement and numerous career programs, we educate, advise and empower your students to effectively translate their education and creativity into fulfilling professional experiences. 

Rhode Island School of Design Key Statistics & Highlights

  • 134 Scholarships
  • 286 Academic Staff
  • 2,576 Students
  • 927 Students (int'l)
  • 1,700 Students (female)

Rhode Island School of Design Overview

Rhode Island School of Design Scholarships

Rhode Island School of Design Scholarships

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Independent provider
Grant
Various benefits
Deadline
07 Oct 2026
Fulbright U.S. Student Program

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U.S. government
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Grant
Various benefits
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Other Scholarships For Graduate Students

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Education USA
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Independent provider
Grant
72000 USD
Deadline
31 Oct 2026
Belgian American Educational Foundation (BAEF)

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The Belgian American Educational Foundation
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Independent provider
Grant
25600 USD
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Next 100 (Kitas 100)

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Government of the Republic of Lithuania
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Independent provider
Grant
20000 USD
Deadline
31 Mar 2027
Thanks To Scandinavia Grants To Danish Students

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Education USA
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Independent provider
Grant
40000 AUD
Deadline
30 Sep 2026
Veterans’ Fund Indigenous Scholarships
Merit-based

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American Australian Association (AAA)
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Grant
Various benefits
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Not specified
The Fulbright Program

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Education USA
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Independent provider
Grant
38000 GBP
Deadline
16 Sep 2026
Marshall Scholarships

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The Association of Commonwealth Universities
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Grant
Various benefits
Deadline
01 Sep 2026
Fulbright Award For Postgraduate Study

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Education USA
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Grant
40000 USD
Deadline
30 Sep 2026
Study Abroad Graduate Scholarships of Chungcheongnam-do

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Education USA
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Grant
30000 USD
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International Education Center's Study Abroad Programs

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Education USA
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Independent provider
Grant
300000 HKD
Deadline
30 Sep 2026
Sir Edward Youde Memorial Fellowships For Overseas Studies

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Sir Edward Youde Memorial Fund
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Independent provider
Grant
5000 USD
Deadline
31 Jul 2026
Udaan India Scholarship

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MPOWER Financing
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Independent provider
Grant
332500 USD
Deadline
31 May 2026
Study Abroad Graudate Scholarships Of SBS Foundation

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Education USA
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Grant
Various benefits
Deadline
01 Nov 2026
Fulbright-Masaryk Award

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Education USA
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Grant
30000 USD
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Not specified
Baltic American Freedom Foundation Scholarships

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Education USA
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Independent provider
Grant
30000 CZK
Deadline
30 Jun 2026
Olomouc Region Study Scholarship

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Education USA
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Independent provider
Grant
1000 USD
Deadline
28 Feb 2027
Hope For Addiction Scholarship
Merit-based

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Samba Recovery
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Independent provider
Grant
1000 USD
Deadline
31 May 2026
National Parent Volunteer Association Scholarships
Merit-based

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The National Parent Volunteer Association
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Independent provider
Grant
5000 USD
Deadline
30 Jun 2026
Korean American Scholarship Foundation

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The Korean American Scholarship Foundation (KASF)
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Student services

Queer Student Association strives to help queer-identifying students cope with life at RISD by providing a supportive structure paired with safe spaces for conversation. QSA also provides a great deal of cultural and educational programs geared towards the community at large as well as the queer community to weld the two with a unified code of respect, safety, and understanding.

Housing services

Charles Landing 

  • One Bedroom Private Apartment
  • One Bedroom Shared Apartment
  • Two Bedroom Apartment
  • Town House
  • Studio Apartment

First Year Housing

Hill Houses

  • Single Room
  • Shared Room (Double or Triple)

Benefit Street Apartments

  • Apartment (2 or 3 bedroom)
  • Colonial Studio Apartment
  • Dwight Studio Apartment
15 West
  • Alcove Suite Single
  • Alcove Suite Shared (Double or Triple)
  • Apartments (3 or 4 bedrooms) 
  • Group Loft
  • Shared Triple Loft 
  • Shared Double Loft
  • Studio Loft
  • Two Bedroom Loft

Library services

With more than 150,000 circulating books, RISD’s library offers a wide range of specialized resources in art, design, architecture and more in a beautifully redesigned historic grand banking hall.

Medical services

RISD’s Health Center is your first line of defense for confidential, quality health care, whether you’ve got a minor bug or injury or are concerned with a more serious health care problem.

We’re your on-campus urgi-care center. 

  • Basic Health Care
  • Gynecologic Care
  • Wellness Care
  • Medical Referrals
  • Sexually Transmitted Infection Testing

Campus life

Given its relatively small footprint, Providence is comfortable and easy to navigate, with seven colleges and universities making it very student-focused. A vibrant community of artists and designers—including many alumni who choose to stay in the area—adds to the flavor, as do the city’s eclectic neighborhoods, which offer a variety of lifestyles, restaurants and entertainment options. Students often take advantage of day trips to Boston, New York or beautiful beaches as appealing options for inspiration and refreshment.

Sports facilities

  • Catanzaro Student Fitness Center for dance, pilates, spinning, tai-chi and yoga
  • Brown athletic complex, where you'll have access to a swimming pool, ice skating rink, indoor and outdoor tracks, and courts for tennis, squash, racquetball and basketball

Student clubs

  • American Society of Landscape Architects
  • Anime Manga Illustration Club
  • Behind the Scene
  • Better World By Design
  • Black Artists and Designers
  • Brown-RISD Game Developers
  • Brown-RISD Hong Kong Student Association
  • Concept Art Club
  • Design For America
  • Queer Student Association

Accreditation

RISD is accredited by two organizations: New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE, formerly NEASC) and National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD). Several programs have specialized accreditation: Architecture (National Architecture Accrediting Board), Landscape Architecture (Landscape Architectural Accreditation Board) and the Master of Art in Teaching (RI Department of Education).

Rhode Island School of Design Campus Locations

#1 Main Campus
United States Country
Providence City

Rhode Island School of Design Student Reviews & Awards

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Seminal to my practice and identity

Being at RISD gave me a strong fine art foundation, through which I understood my artistic practice and specialization in Animation and Painting. My identity as a queer person flourished under the diverse faculty and inclusive pedagogy, which urged students to think critically of what we make and why we make.

Posted by Anonymous
Studied from Sep 2018 - Jun 2023
Posted on Dec 2024
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