About RISD
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RISD is a college and museum founded in 1877 in Providence, RI. Today 2,538 students engage in 43 full-time bachelor’s and master’s degree programs, supported by a committed faculty and worldwide network of more than 32,000 alumni.
By cultivating expansive and elastic thinking, RISD equips artists, designers and scholars to generate and challenge the ideas that shape our world.
Student-to-faculty ratio
8:1
Average class size
15
Undergraduate students
2,090
Graduate students
448
Domestic students of color
43%
International students
34%
Retention Rate
95%
Graduation Rate