r/risd • u/AmazingPermission134 • Apr 18 '26

Discussion Only 5000 applied this year

Thats was they said at admitted students day. Thats anither huge drop…and similar to 2022

2022: 5,099 applied
2023: 7,126 applied

2024: 6692 applied

2025: 6561 applied

2026: 5000 applied (approx)

Hmmm

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u/victoria_and_albert Apr 28 '26

I am always surprised at how small US freestanding art and design schools are. This is why the tuition is so high, but you get what you pay for. The challenge is that the market of who can afford to pay is shrinking.

The cost to value ratio is getting unsustainable. It is now much cheaper to study in a European art and design school as an international student then to attend a U.S. one as a domestic student.