Rhode Island School of Design

Rhode Island School of Design
Seal of the Rhode Island School of Design
Other name
RISD
TypePrivate art and design school
Established1877 (1877)
Academic affiliations
AICAD, Space-grant
Endowment$347.7 million (2020)[1]
PresidentCrystal Williams
Academic staff
181 full-time
421 part-time (2018-19)[2]
Students2,501 (2019–20)[2]
Undergraduates2,009 (2019–20)[2]
Postgraduates492 (2019–20)[2]
Location, ,
United States
CampusUrban
13 acres (53,000 m2)
Colors  RISD Blue
MascotScrotie (unofficial)
Websitewww.risd.edu

The Rhode Island School of Design (RISD /ˈrɪzd/, pronounced "Riz-D"[3]) is a private art and design school in Providence, Rhode Island. The school was founded as a coeducational institution in 1877 by Helen Adelia Rowe Metcalf, who sought to increase the accessibility of design education to women.[4] Today, RISD offers bachelor's and master's degree programs across 19 majors and enrolls approximately 2,000 undergraduate and 500 graduate students.[2] The Rhode Island School of Design Museum—which houses the school's art and design collections—is one of the largest college art museums in the United States.[5]

The Rhode Island School of Design is affiliated with Brown University, whose campus sits immediately adjacent to RISD's on Providence's College Hill. The two institutions share social and community resources and since 1900 have permitted cross-registration.[6][7] Together, RISD and Brown offer dual degree programs at the graduate and undergraduate levels.

As of 2022, RISD alumni have received 10 MacArthur Genius fellowships, five Primetime Emmy Awards, and three Academy Awards.[8][9] A 2016 analysis of the most successful American artists at auction found that more than twice as many held undergraduate degrees from RISD than from any other school.[10]

  1. ^ As of June 30, 2020. U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2020 Endowment Market Value and Change in Endowment Market Value from FY19 to FY20 (Report). National Association of College and University Business Officers and TIAA. February 19, 2021. Archived from the original on February 21, 2021. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e "About". Rhode Island School of Design. Archived from the original on February 18, 2020. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
  3. ^ "Chace Center/RISD Museum". Rhode Island Art In Ruins. 20 August 2009. Archived from the original on 2022-02-07. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
  4. ^ "RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN". Supply Rhode Island. Archived from the original on 2020-06-16. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
  5. ^ Ganesh, Preeti (2020-01-30). "RISD Museum collection expands with 33 gifted works from collectors". Brown Daily Herald. Archived from the original on 2021-05-02. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
  6. ^ University, Brown (1900). Annual Report of the President to the Corporation of Brown University. Archived from the original on 2021-10-28. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
  7. ^ "RISD + Brown". Archived from the original on 2019-04-02. Retrieved 2019-05-08.
  8. ^ "Winning a MacArthur | RISD". www.risd.edu. Archived from the original on 2022-01-15. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
  9. ^ "Prestigious National and International Awards | RISD Alumni". alumni.risd.edu. Archived from the original on 2022-01-15. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
  10. ^ Davis, Ben (2016-08-30). "Will an MFA Make You an Art Star?". Artnet News. Archived from the original on 2022-01-16. Retrieved 2022-01-15.

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