Graduation Rates in Reasonable Completion Time
For the academic year 2022-2023, 415 students out of 456 candidates have completed their courses within 150% normal time (i.e. in 6 years for 4-year BS degree) at Rhode Island School of Design.
By gender, 117 male and 298 female students graduated the school last year completing their jobs in the period. Its graduation rate is much higher than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 57.32% (private (not-for-profit) Master's College and University with larger programs).
| Candidates | Completers | Graduation Rates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 456 | 415 | 91.01% |
| Men | 134 | 117 | 87.31% |
| Women | 322 | 298 | 92.55% |
Graduation Rate By Race/Ethnicity
The following table shows graduation rate by race and at Rhode Island School of Design.
- American Indian or Alaska Native: 100.00%
- Asian: 96.10%
- Black (Non-Hispanic): 78.57%
- Hispanic: 88.10%
- White: 89.88%
- Two or More Race: 100.00%
- Unknown: 83.33%
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 100.00%(1/1) | - | 100.00%(1/1) |
| Asian | 96.10%(74/77) | 93.75%(15/16) | 96.72%(59/61) |
| Black (Non-Hispanic) | 78.57%(11/14) | 66.67%(2/3) | 81.82%(9/11) |
| Hispanic | 88.10%(37/42) | 90.91%(10/11) | 87.10%(27/31) |
| White | 89.88%(151/168) | 91.94%(57/62) | 88.68%(94/106) |
| Two or More Race | 100.00%(17/17) | 100.00%(3/3) | 100.00%(14/14) |
| Unknown | 83.33%(5/6) | 66.67%(2/3) | 100.00%(3/3) |
Transfer-out and Retention Rates
At RISD, the transfer-out rate is 4.39%. Its transfer-out rate is much lower than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 22.31%.
RISD's retention rate is 95% last year. Its retention rate is higher than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 73.63%.
Non-Resident Alien Graduation Rate
A non-resident alien student is not a US citizen/green card holder and studies with a student visa, such as an F visa, in the United States. At Rhode Island School of Design, 119 of 131 non-resident alien students completed their studies and the graduation rate was 90.84%.