founded in 1877, risd is a college and museum in providence, ri, where curiosity and creativity spark progress.
risd is a college and museum founded in providence, ri in 1877, where making starts with a question, creativity sparks progress and challenging the status quo is the norm. today, our community of 2,567 students engaged in 44 full-time bachelor’s and master’s degree programs cultivates a critical exchange of ideas between artists, designers and scholars that will help to shape the future. through a cross-disciplinary curriculum of studio-based learning and rigorous study in the liberal arts, risd students are encouraged to develop their own personal creative processes, but are united by one guiding principle: in order to create, one must question. rhode island school of design welcomes your opinions and encourages open discussion in a respectful and meaningful way. risd reserves the right to remove any comments that harass, abuse, threaten or violate the rights of others.