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What Rhode Island School of Design costs

Providence, Rhode Island · Private · 2,084 undergrads

Rhode Island School of Design's sticker price was $85,455 a year in 2024-25 (College Scorecard). Students with federal aid paid $50,513 on average after grants; families earning under $30,000 paid $29,175.

What does Rhode Island School of Design cost?

$50,513 a year

What students who got federal aid paid on average after grants, 2024-25. The sticker price, with housing and food, is $85,455.

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Average paid after grants by family income
under $30,000$29,175
$30,000–$48,000$34,985
$48,000–$75,000$42,134
$75,000–$110,000$44,079
over $110,000$72,156

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Net price 2024-25, College Scorecard.

By family income

Families who got federal aid, average paid per year after grants, 2024-25.

Family incomeAverage paid
Under $30,000$29,175
$30,000–$48,000$34,985
$48,000–$75,000$42,134
$75,000–$110,000$44,079
Over $110,000$72,156

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For families earning under $30,000, grants took 66% off Rhode Island School of Design's sticker price.

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Compared with colleges people also look at

For families earning $48,000–75,000, Rhode Island School of Design cost more than Babson College, Wesleyan University and Middlebury.

CollegeFamilies earning $48–75kAll aided students
Rhode Island School of Design$42,134$50,513
Babson College$29,562$34,096
Wesleyan University$8,768$23,014
Middlebury$13,993$32,102

The sticker price

$65,136
Tuition, 2025-26
$85,455
Full sticker price, tuition, housing, food, books
17%
of undergrads get a Pell Grant, the federal grant for lower-income students.
$38,223
average grant for students who got aid.
28%
of undergrads take a federal loan.
$26,898
median federal debt at graduation.

Questions people ask

How much does Rhode Island School of Design cost for a family earning $25,000?
Families earning under $30,000 paid $29,175 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $85,455. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Rhode Island School of Design's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Rhode Island School of Design cost for a family earning $40,000?
Families earning $30,000–$48,000 paid $34,985 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $85,455. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Rhode Island School of Design's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Rhode Island School of Design cost for a family earning $60,000?
Families earning $48,000–$75,000 paid $42,134 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $85,455. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Rhode Island School of Design's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
Where these numbers come from
  • Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
  • Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
  • Deadlines: risd.edu, 2026-27 (checked Nov 5, 2026)
  • Test rule: risd.edu, fall 2027 (checked Nov 2, 2026)

Updated Nov 5, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers