10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$249,008at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Rhode Island School of Design
⌖ Providence, RI · 9 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$249,008 over 10 years
Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.
At these assumptions, the estimated earnings premium does not recover the modeled economic investment within ten years.
28.7 yrsModeled economic break-even
−65%Modeled 10-year ROI
$58,302Observed earnings · year 5
ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK
Estimated payoff over ten years.
The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.
FEDERAL COST DATA
Four ways to read college price.
Annual college-wide figures from the current College Scorecard release. Average net price covers full-time, first-time undergraduates receiving federal aid; public-college figures use in-state students. Program tuition and individual aid offers may differ.
Cost, completion and earnings context
$50,507Average net price / year
$81,727Cost of attendance
$58,302Median earnings · year 5 after completion
88.8%Completion rate
18.7%Admission rate
2,084Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT
How this college compares
Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.
EARNINGS PATH
Reported earnings over time
$22,778Year 1
$56,554Year 4
$58,302Year 5
Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.
The college average is not the whole story.
Observed earnings vary substantially by field and credential at the same institution.
1Design and Applied Arts · Master's Degree$93,1362Architectural Sciences and Technology · Master's Degree$80,2203Design and Applied Arts · Bachelor's Degree$67,7714Apparel and Textiles · Bachelor's Degree$59,3725Film/Video and Photographic Arts · Bachelor's Degree$51,2786Fine and Studio Arts · Master's Degree$48,2157Fine and Studio Arts · Bachelor's Degree$40,5688Woodworking · Bachelor's Degree$37,055Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in RI
Currently operating private nonprofit institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
East Greenwich, RI
New England Institute of Technology
- Annual net price
- $36,483
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $59,222
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -56%
Roger Williams University
- Annual net price
- $37,999
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $68,058
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -31%
Providence College
- Annual net price
- $48,523
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $79,344
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -8%
Salve Regina University
- Annual net price
- $36,967
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $69,695
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -25%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design and Applied Arts | Master's Degree | $93,136 | Not available |
| Architectural Sciences and Technology | Master's Degree | $80,220 | Not available |
| Design and Applied Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $67,771 | $27,000 |
| Apparel and Textiles | Bachelor's Degree | $59,372 | $27,000 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $51,278 | $27,000 |
| Fine and Studio Arts | Master's Degree | $48,215 | Not available |
| Fine and Studio Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $40,568 | $27,000 |
| Woodworking | Bachelor's Degree | $37,055 | $26,912 |
| Systems Science and Theory | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $26,748 |
Earnings, price, completion and enrollment are observed federal measures. ROI, payoff and break-even are modeled scenarios built from those measures and fixed assumptions. College payoff is not the payoff of every degree at this school; use the program table for a more precise comparison.