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Location: Providence, RI
Tuition:$34,925
Room & Board:$10,260
Student Body Size: 1,927
Admission Difficulty: Hard
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Posted on Overall Experience by Anonymous

The academics at RISD are...

"The academics at RISD are great, challenging, and demanding. I’ve learned a lot. The teachers and student body are very helpful and helped me to grow as a person and in my ideas and work. The location is great..."

Posted on 5/11/2009

Posted on Campus Strictness by Anonymous

Punishments by Residence Life...

"Punishments by Residence Life is not harsh at all."

Posted on 5/11/2009

Posted on Campus Strictness by Anonymous

Public Safety is very strict...

"Public Safety is very strict compared to other schools. They feel they need to catch kids up to no good. But how Public Safety deals with the consequences and punishments can be questioned because it is..."

Posted on 5/11/2009

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Posted on Diversity by Anonymous

I think campus is very...

"I think campus is very diverse, but I also feel like it’s becoming less diverse because there’s an overflowing amount of Korean students on campus. I think the school can work harder in terms of trying to get..."

Posted on 1/1/2008

Posted on Guys & Girls by Anonymous

Honestly, I think there’s a...

"Honestly, I think there’s a lot of beautiful guys and girls on campus, and I think they’re equally hot. There are probably more beautiful girls on campus than guys just because of the ratio. Unfortunately,..."

Posted on 1/1/2008

Posted on Guys & Girls by Anonymous

RISD needs more cute straight...

"RISD needs more cute straight guys."

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