After Rhode Island School of Design: graduation, pay and debt
Providence, Rhode Island · Private · 2,084 undergrads
88% of Rhode Island School of Design students finish within six years, the typical student earns $69,341 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $26,898 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$69.3k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
88%
finish within six years.
58%
finish in four years.
95%
of first-years come back for year two.
$26.9k
median federal debt at graduation.
87%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
58%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
88%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
95%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
84%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
91%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
451
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
91%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
6%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
464
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard, earlier release
2.4%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$42,848
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$69,341
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
66%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$26,898
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$23,250
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$26,397
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$20,543
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
87%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
88%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
87%
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