by our College Data Analytics TeamFine & Studio Arts is a major offered under the visual and performing arts program of study at Rhode Island School of Design. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in Fine Arts, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. RISD is in the top 10% of the country for Fine Arts. More specifically it was ranked #48 out of 760 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #1 in Rhode Island.
Here are some of the other rankings for RISD.
The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $53,820 | $53,820 |
| Fees | $1,070 | $1,070 |
| Books and Supplies | $2,700 | $2,700 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $14,430 | $14,430 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,500 | $3,500 |
Learn more about RISD tuition and fees.
One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Fine Arts students who received their bachelor’s degree at RISD took out an average of $27,000 in student loans. That is 6% higher than the national average of $25,480.
Fine Arts who receive their bachelor’s degree from RISD make an average of $25,194 a year during the early days of their career. That is 8% higher than the national average of $23,363.
RISD does not offer an online option for its Fine Arts bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the RISD Online Learning page.
About 77.2% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in Fine Arts in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 74.1%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 28.3% of the Fine Arts bachelor’s degrees at RISD in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 35%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 10 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 9 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 37 |
| International Students | 23 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 11 |
Fine & Studio Arts students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Painting | 34 |
| Sculpture | 7 |
| Printmaking | 6 |
| Ceramic Arts & Ceramics | 5 |
| Fiber, Textile & Weaving Arts | 23 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to fine and studio arts.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Design & Applied Arts | 144 |
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 50 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
