Rhode Island students paid $50,960 to attend the four-year private not-for-profit institution this year – $2,590 more than the $48,370 charged for 2017-18.
Data shows 45 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 171 students received grants or scholarships totaling $4.8 million and 156 students took out student loans totaling more than $1.3 million.
Including all undergraduates (2,467), 761 students used grants or scholarships totaling $19.8 million, and 686 students took out $4.8 million in federal student loans.
The cost of attending
| Enrollment | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-state | ~74 | $45,840 | $47,110 | $48,370 | $50,960 | 11.2% |
Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Rhode Island School of Design in 2015-16.| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 101 | 22% | $554,821 | $5,493 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | - | 0% | - | - |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 164 | 36% | $4,276,080 | $26,074 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 171 | 38% | $4,832,601 | $28,261 |
| Federal student loans | 155 | 34% | $818,198 | $5,279 |
| Other student loans | 18 | 4% | $454,361 | $25,242 |
| Student loan aid | 156 | 35% | $1,272,559 | $8,157 |
| Total student aid | 205 | 45% | - | - |
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