How this school serves students from different economic backgrounds, including Pell students, first-generation pathways, and long-term mobility outcomes.
Rhode Island School of Design admits about 18.7% of applicants. The middle range of SAT scores for admitted students falls between 1,396 and 1,530, and ACT scores typically fall between 31 and 34. Among enrolled undergraduates, 14.8% receive Pell Grants and 10.6% are first-generation college students. Transfer enrollment is limited, at 7.7%. Azimuth ranks Rhode Island School of Design #664 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. The access ranking reflects the institution's selective admissions funnel and the relatively modest share of Pell-eligible and first-generation students it enrolls. At a specialized arts institution, the student body tends to skew toward families with resources to support study in visual and performing arts, a pattern reflected in both the admission rate and the composition of the enrolled class. The six-year graduation rate is 88.8%, with 91.7% of Pell-eligible students completing within the same window. Azimuth ranks Rhode Island School of Design #576 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. For graduates from low-income backgrounds, median earnings reach $60,100 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure, placing the institution in the 86.1 percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. The pattern here reflects the selective admissions context: low-income students who gain admission to Rhode Island School of Design complete at strong rates and achieve solid post-graduation earnings — but the institution's narrow admission funnel and specialized focus limit how many students from low-income backgrounds benefit from that pathway. For Rhode Island School of Design, the tension between what outcomes show it could deliver for mobility and what admission volume does deliver remains the structural constraint on the access and mobility ranks.
Rhode Island School of Design admits about 18.7% of applicants. The middle range of SAT scores for admitted students falls between 1,396 and 1,530, and ACT scores typically fall between 31 and 34. Among enrolled undergraduates, 14.8% receive Pell Grants and 10.6% are first-generation college students. Transfer enrollment is limited, at 7.7%. Azimuth ranks Rhode Island School of Design #664 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. The access ranking reflects the institution's selective admissions funnel and the relatively modest share of Pell-eligible and first-generation students it enrolls. At a specialized arts institution, the student body tends to skew toward families with resources to support study in visual and performing arts, a pattern reflected in both the admission rate and the composition of the enrolled class. The six-year graduation rate is 88.8%, with 91.7% of Pell-eligible students completing within the same window. Azimuth ranks Rhode Island School of Design #576 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. For graduates from low-income backgrounds, median earnings reach $60,100 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure, placing the institution in the 86.1 percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. The pattern here reflects the selective admissions context: low-income students who gain admission to Rhode Island School of Design complete at strong rates and achieve solid post-graduation earnings — but the institution's narrow admission funnel and specialized focus limit how many students from low-income backgrounds benefit from that pathway. For Rhode Island School of Design, the tension between what outcomes show it could deliver for mobility and what admission volume does deliver remains the structural constraint on the access and mobility ranks.
Rhode Island School of Design admits about 18.7% of applicants. The middle range of SAT scores for admitted students falls between 1,396 and 1,530, and ACT scores typically fall between 31 and 34. Among enrolled undergraduates, 14.8% receive Pell Grants and 10.6% are first-generation college students. Transfer enrollment is limited, at 7.7%. Azimuth ranks Rhode Island School of Design #664 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. The access ranking reflects the institution's selective admissions funnel and the relatively modest share of Pell-eligible and first-generation students it enrolls. At a specialized arts institution, the student body tends to skew toward families with resources to support study in visual and performing arts, a pattern reflected in both the admission rate and the composition of the enrolled class. The six-year graduation rate is 88.8%, with 91.7% of Pell-eligible students completing within the same window. Azimuth ranks Rhode Island School of Design #576 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. For graduates from low-income backgrounds, median earnings reach $60,100 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure, placing the institution in the 86.1 percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. The pattern here reflects the selective admissions context: low-income students who gain admission to Rhode Island School of Design complete at strong rates and achieve solid post-graduation earnings — but the institution's narrow admission funnel and specialized focus limit how many students from low-income backgrounds benefit from that pathway. For Rhode Island School of Design, the tension between what outcomes show it could deliver for mobility and what admission volume does deliver remains the structural constraint on the access and mobility ranks.
