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Rhode Island School of Design

Rhode Island School of Design
2 College Street
Providence, RI 02903-2784

Official telephone: (401) 454-6100
Fax number: (401) 454-6320
Website: www.risd.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016

The financial aid information below is valid for the 2013 academic year.

FINANCIAL AID OFFICE
Financial aid officer: Anthony Gallonio,
Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 401 454-6661
401 454-6412 (fax)
financialaid@risd.edu
FAFSA number: 003409
CSS/PROFILE number: 3726

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $46,800; $46,800 out-of-state
Additional required fees: $310
Book fees: $2,700
Miscellaneous expenses: $4,000
Other expenses: Art supplies, transportation.
Combined room and board expenses: $12,850

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAN/AnoFebruary 15
CSS/Financial Aid PROFILEN/AnoFebruary 15

Date award notification begins: April 1
Applied for financial aid:
54% of first-year students
46% of full-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
76% of first-year students
85% of full-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
100% of first-year students
100% of full-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
73% of first-year students
80% of full-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
100% of first-year students
100% of full-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
3% of first-year students
3% of full-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
3% of first-year students
3% of full-time undergraduates
Average percent of need that was met of students who received any need-based aid (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
64% for first-year students
62% for full-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$27,500 for first-year students
$28,778 for full-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$21,000 for first-year students
$24,337 for full-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$5,000 for first-year students
$7,500 for full-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,500 for first-year students
$5,500 for full-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
1% of first-year students
1% of full-time undergraduates
Average award to students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
$10,000 for first-year students
$10,000 for full-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
0% of first-year students
0% of full-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$0 for first-year students
$0 for full-time undergraduates
School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: yes
Percent of students who received aid that participated in Federal Work Study: 42%

TYPES OF AID AVAILABLE
Types of loans available:
  • Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct PLUS Loans
  • Federal Perkins Loans
Parent loans packaged to meet need: no
First-year loan package range: $300 - $7,000
Undergraduate loan package range: $300 - $9,000
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 48%
Average student debt upon graduation: $30,376
Types of payment plans:
  • Tuition Management Systems
Need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • need-based (general)
  • Federal Pell Grants
  • SEOG
  • state scholarships/grants
  • college/university scholarships/grants (institutional funds)
  • private scholarships/grants
Non-need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • non-need-based (general)
  • academic merit scholarships/grants
  • creative arts/performance
First-year scholarship/grant award range: $5,000 - $45,530
Undergraduate scholarship/grant award range: $5,000 - $45,530

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