Architecture at RISD
RISD graduates about 48 architecture majors a year, 11% of its graduating class. That puts it 5th of 159 schools we score for architecture, a standout program at 91 out of 100.
Around RISD
Where architecture happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: What Cheer Garage & Studios, Canal Street Studios, Angell Street Studios, Bayard Ewing Building, RISD Architecture Building, Industrial Design Building, Morrison-Gerard Chamber Music Studios.
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 67 · Dorm 41 · Offices 13 · Dining 5 · Athletics 5 · Library 4.
Nearby in the architecture ranking
Other strong majors at RISD
- Art, music & theater 91 · #18
- Computer science 89 · #36
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares RISD with every school we score in architecture. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.