You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rhode Island School of Design. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Rhode Island for Illustration list. Located in Providence, Rhode Island, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 73 degrees to qualified ’s illustration students in 2020-2021.
RISD also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].According to our most recent data, Rhode Island School of Design supports 2,227 students, and 16 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 5 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $20,999. During this same period, 3 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national 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. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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