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Rhode Island School of Design

Providence, 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.

286 Academic Staff
2,576 Students
927 Students (int'l)
1,700 Students (female)
Private Institution Type

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.

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Rhode Island School of Design Scholarships

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Veterans’ Fund Indigenous Scholarships

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American Australian Association (AAA)

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Veterans’ Fund Graduate Scholarships

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American Australian Association (AAA)

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OAS/OEA Scholarship

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Korean American Scholarship Foundation

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Out-Of-State Tuition Scholarship

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Ruth Abernathy Presidential Scholarship

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Robert Wilkos Aviation Scholarship

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Marshall Scholarships

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The Association of Commonwealth Universities

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OAS – The New School

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The General Secretariat of the Organization of American States

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ACES Scholarships

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ACES Education Fund

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ServiceScape Scholarship

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Fulbright U.S. Student Program

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U.S. government

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P.E.O. International Peace Scholarship (IPS)

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The International Peace Scholarship Fund

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Nora's Nursery Scholarship Program

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Support Creativity Scholarship

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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

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).

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