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Providence, RI · Film & media production

Film & media production at RISD

RISD graduates about 49 film majors a year, 10% of its graduating class. That puts it 30th of 285 schools we score for film, a standout program at 82 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $51,000 four years out, 1.16× what the same major pays nationally.

82/100Standout#30 of 285 for film →
Graduates a year4910% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$51,0001.16× the same major nationally
Research in the field$313Ka year, NSF
Admit rate17%whole school
SAT middle 50%1340–1525whole school

Around RISD

Providence, RI-12
Carpenter House RISD 2Photo: Daniel Hartwig from Des Moines, IA, USA · CC BY 2.0 · source
List Art Center, Brown University. Philip Johnson, 1971.
List Art Center, Brown UniversityPhoto: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Nicholson House at Brown University Previously known as the William J. King Hous
MacFarlane House (Brown)Photo: Filetime · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Memorial Hall, RISD
Former Central Congregational Church (8191909922)Photo: Reading Tom from Reading, UK · CC BY 2.0 · source

Where film happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: What Cheer Garage & Studios, Canal Street Studios, Angell Street Studios, Brown University Department of Modern Culture and Media, Morrison-Gerard Chamber Music Studios.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 67 · Dorm 41 · Offices 13 · Dining 5 · Athletics 5 · Library 4.

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Nearby in the film ranking

  1. Washington University in St. Louis 84
  2. University of California, Los Angeles 83
  3. Colgate University 83
  4. The Ohio State University 83
  5. University of Georgia 82
  6. Brandeis University 82
  7. University of California, Santa Cruz 81
  8. Wesleyan University 81

Other strong majors at RISD

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares RISD with every school we score in film. It weighs what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (25%), research spending in the field (20%, NSF), how many undergraduate courses the department lists (20%), the student body's test scores (20%) and the size of the program (15%, capped so size alone can't win). 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.

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