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Rhode Island School of Design

The Rhode Island School of Design is a fine arts and design college located in Providence, Rhode Island. It was founded in 1877. Located at the base of College Hill, the RISD campus is contiguous with the Brown University campus. The two institutions share social, academic, and community resources and offer joint courses. Applicants are required to complete RISD’s infamous three-drawing “hometest”, one of which involves the trademark RISD bicycle drawing.

The school consistently ranks as the number one fine arts college in the United States. It includes about 350 faculty and curators, and 400 staff members. About 1,880 undergraduates and 370 graduate students enroll from all over the United States and 50 other countries. It offers 16 undergraduate majors and 17 graduate majors. RISD is a member of the Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design (AICAD), a consortium of thirty-six leading art schools in the United States. It also maintains over 80,000 works of art in the RISD Museum.

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Rhode Island School of Design Tuition and Fees

Effective as of 09/14/09
	In District	In State	Out of State
FT Undergraduate Tuition	$34,665	$34,665	$34,665
FT Undergraduate Required Fees	$260	$260	$260
PT Undergraduate per Credit Hour	N/A	N/A	N/A

FT Graduate Tuition	$34,665	$34,665	$34,665
FT Graduate Required Fees	$260	$260	$260
PT Graduate per Credit Hour	N/A	N/A	N/A

Total Cost of Attendance — On-Campus	$51,200	$51,200	$51,200
Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus w/out Family	$37,525	$37,525	$37,525
Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus with Family	$37,525	$37,525	$37,525

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Rhode Island School of Design News

VELUX Helps Light the Way to Urban Farming - Fri, 05 Aug 2011
The Danish company VELUX, a global manufacturer of skylights and roof windows, challenged RISD Architecture students to consider the role of natural lighting as they worked to repurpose an old mill building.

The Best Commencement is Still to Come - Mon, 13 Jun 2011
Share your photos and tweets or watch the webcast online this Saturday, June 4, as 661 RISD graduates celebrate their creative explorations and collect their diplomas at Commencement 2011.

Students Re-envision a Historic Gem - Mon, 07 May 2012
Thanks to funding from the van Beuren Charitable Foundation, graduate students in Interior Architecture are envisioning future uses for the Jane Pickens Theater in Newport, RI.

Student Artwork Gains Exposure at RISD Exposé - Thu, 17 Nov 2011
RISD Exposé, the student-run gallery and pop-up shop, is now in its third year of featuring fine art and design work by RISD students, both for browsing and for sale.

Sikorsky + RISD: Design in Flight - Tue, 20 Dec 2011
In this partnered studio, students developed new interior configurations for the Sikorsky S-92 helicopter to accommodate its multiple applications.

RISD Ranks #1 for Fine Arts Grad Programs - Thu, 07 Apr 2011
RISD tops Fine Arts Schools in the Best Graduate Schools rankings released today by US News & World Report.

Researching the Passive Solar Solution - Tue, 20 Dec 2011
RISD’s Interior Architecture Department has partnered with Brown University’s Center for Environmental Studies to further research passive solar applications in architecture.

Reimagining Household Chores - Fri, 20 Apr 2012
To usher in the new millennium, Maytag sponsored a series of interdisciplinary studios focused on generating new ideas about home appliances.

No Moon Dust Allowed! - Tue, 20 Dec 2011
Industrial Design students complete a summer internship focused on designing an airlock system to keep potentially harmful moon dust outside of astronauts’ living quarters.

New Masters - Tue, 20 Dec 2011
Graduate students in 16 disciplines showcase their work in a culminating exhibition, opening May 19th at the Providence Convention Center.