by our College Data Analytics TeamRISD earned 25 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 1 in the top 1%, 9 in the top 5%, 7 in the top 10% and 8 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #1 of 38 in Most Focused for Systems Theory, a top 1% award.
Key facts
Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.
Rhode Island School of Design holds 25 ranking badges across 6 fields of study, 10 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. It has no placements this edition in College Factual’s athletics or online-program rankings. College Factual re-runs each ranking as fresh data is published. This page reflects the 2027 edition. The tier columns show the best placement reached in each ranking. Read about our data sources and methodologies. Want to feature these awards on your college’s site? Administrators can contact us.
| Award Level | Badges |
|---|---|
| Top 1% | 1 |
| Top 5% | 9 |
| Top 10% | 7 |
| Top 15% | 8 |
| Total | 25 |
Rhode Island School of Design is best known for Visual & Performing Arts: 8 of its 25 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Systems Theory, Fine & Studio Arts and Design & Applied Arts.
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Best | ✓ | |||
| Location Diversity | ✓ | |||
| Location Diversity (Rhode Island) | ✓ | |||
| Ethnic Diversity | ✓ | |||
| Ethnic Diversity (New England) | ✓ | |||
| Ethnic Diversity (Rhode Island) | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural Sciences | ||||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Ranked | ✓ | |||
| Computer Software Applications | ||||
| Most Popular | ✓ | |||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Textile & Apparel Studies | ||||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sustainability Science | ||||
| Most Focused | ✓ | |||
| Systems Theory | ||||
| Most Popular | ✓ | |||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Ranked | ✓ | |||
| Woodworking | ||||
| Top Ranked | ✓ | |||
| Most Popular | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Most Popular | ✓ | |||
| Design & Applied Arts | ||||
| Top Ranked | ✓ | |||
| Most Popular | ✓ | |||
| Most Focused | ✓ | |||
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | ||||
| Most Popular | ✓ | |||
| Most Focused | ✓ | |||
| Fine & Studio Arts | ||||
| Most Popular | ✓ | |||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
Rhode Island School of Design earned no veterans badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #2 of 2 in Top Ranked Veterans for Woodworking.
The rankings above are based primarily on data from the U.S. Department of Education, 2027 edition. Rhode Island School of Design appears in 103 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.
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