Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Furniture Design and Manufacturing that were part of this year’s ranking, Rhode Island School of Design landed the #1 spot on the list. RISD is a small school located in Providence, Rhode Island that handed out 24 ’s furniture design and manufacturing degrees in 2020-2021.
RISD also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Of the 2,227 students enrolled at RISD, 16 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 5 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $20,999. In addition to receiving other benefits, 3 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Rhode Island School of Design]](/colleges/rhode-island-school-of-design/student-life/veterans/)