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Rhode Island School of Design

Providence, RI · Private nonprofit

www.risd.edu/

Explore the students, costs and outcomes behind this college, then browse its reported programs and fields of study.

Programs & fields

22

Reported field + credential groups

Graduate students
Number of graduate students

Reporting period: Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

433

Institution-wide

Undergraduates
Enrollment of undergraduate certificate/degree-seeking students

Reporting period: Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Undergraduate certificate/degree-seeking enrollment, not the institution’s total undergraduate-plus-graduate enrollment.

2,084

Degree / certificate seeking

Acceptance rate
Admission rate

Reporting period: Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Undergraduate Fall admissions: admitted undergraduates divided by undergraduate applicants; not a master’s-program acceptance rate.

19%

Undergraduate admissions

Average net price
Average net price for Title IV institutions (private for-profit and nonprofit institutions)

Reporting period: AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26

Institutional IPEDS cost context, generally undergraduate populations; inspect the exact label and cohort. Do not present this as a verified tuition quote or full price for a specific master’s degree.

$50,513

Undergraduate annual cost after aid

Median earnings
Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 4 years after completing

Reporting period: Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

$56,554

4 years after completion

Programs & fields of study

22 matching federal field and credential records

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Bachelor's Degree · CIP 1909

Apparel and Textiles.

No credential in this field reported as fully distance education.

Median earnings, 5 years after completion
Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 5 years after completing

Reporting period: Treasury AY2016-2017, AY2017-2018 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

A field-of-study record combines institution identifiers, four-digit CIP and credential level. Debt/earnings may be calculated at OPEID6 and repeated across eligible UNITID branches. It is not automatically a named online degree or a distinct campus outcome.

$68,461
Median federal student debt
Median Stafford and Grad PLUS loan debt disbursed at all institutions

Reporting period: NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

A field-of-study record combines institution identifiers, four-digit CIP and credential level. Debt/earnings may be calculated at OPEID6 and repeated across eligible UNITID branches. It is not automatically a named online degree or a distinct campus outcome.

Reported value: PS

Suppressed
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Bachelor's Degree · CIP 0409

Architectural Sciences and Technology.

No credential in this field reported as fully distance education.

Median earnings, 5 years after completion
Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 5 years after completing

Reporting period: Treasury AY2016-2017, AY2017-2018 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

A field-of-study record combines institution identifiers, four-digit CIP and credential level. Debt/earnings may be calculated at OPEID6 and repeated across eligible UNITID branches. It is not automatically a named online degree or a distinct campus outcome.

Reported value: PS

Suppressed
Median federal student debt
Median Stafford and Grad PLUS loan debt disbursed at all institutions

Reporting period: NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

A field-of-study record combines institution identifiers, four-digit CIP and credential level. Debt/earnings may be calculated at OPEID6 and repeated across eligible UNITID branches. It is not automatically a named online degree or a distinct campus outcome.

$27,250
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Master's Degree · CIP 0409

Architectural Sciences and Technology.

No credential in this field reported as fully distance education.

Median earnings, 5 years after completion
Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 5 years after completing

Reporting period: Treasury AY2016-2017, AY2017-2018 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

A field-of-study record combines institution identifiers, four-digit CIP and credential level. Debt/earnings may be calculated at OPEID6 and repeated across eligible UNITID branches. It is not automatically a named online degree or a distinct campus outcome.

Reported value: PS

Suppressed
Median federal student debt
Median Stafford and Grad PLUS loan debt disbursed at all institutions

Reporting period: NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

A field-of-study record combines institution identifiers, four-digit CIP and credential level. Debt/earnings may be calculated at OPEID6 and repeated across eligible UNITID branches. It is not automatically a named online degree or a distinct campus outcome.

Reported value: PS

Suppressed
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Bachelor's Degree · CIP 0402

Architecture.

Distance delivery not reported.

Median earnings, 5 years after completion
Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 5 years after completing

Reporting period: Treasury AY2016-2017, AY2017-2018 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

A field-of-study record combines institution identifiers, four-digit CIP and credential level. Debt/earnings may be calculated at OPEID6 and repeated across eligible UNITID branches. It is not automatically a named online degree or a distinct campus outcome.

Reported value: PS

Suppressed
Median federal student debt
Median Stafford and Grad PLUS loan debt disbursed at all institutions

Reporting period: NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

A field-of-study record combines institution identifiers, four-digit CIP and credential level. Debt/earnings may be calculated at OPEID6 and repeated across eligible UNITID branches. It is not automatically a named online degree or a distinct campus outcome.

Reported value: PS

Suppressed
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Bachelor's Degree · CIP 1108

Computer Software and Media Applications.

No credential in this field reported as fully distance education.

Median earnings, 5 years after completion
Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 5 years after completing

Reporting period: Treasury AY2016-2017, AY2017-2018 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

A field-of-study record combines institution identifiers, four-digit CIP and credential level. Debt/earnings may be calculated at OPEID6 and repeated across eligible UNITID branches. It is not automatically a named online degree or a distinct campus outcome.

Reported value: PS

Suppressed
Median federal student debt
Median Stafford and Grad PLUS loan debt disbursed at all institutions

Reporting period: NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

A field-of-study record combines institution identifiers, four-digit CIP and credential level. Debt/earnings may be calculated at OPEID6 and repeated across eligible UNITID branches. It is not automatically a named online degree or a distinct campus outcome.

$26,500
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Master's Degree · CIP 1108

Computer Software and Media Applications.

No credential in this field reported as fully distance education.

Median earnings, 5 years after completion
Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 5 years after completing

Reporting period: Treasury AY2016-2017, AY2017-2018 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

A field-of-study record combines institution identifiers, four-digit CIP and credential level. Debt/earnings may be calculated at OPEID6 and repeated across eligible UNITID branches. It is not automatically a named online degree or a distinct campus outcome.

Reported value: PS

Suppressed
Median federal student debt
Median Stafford and Grad PLUS loan debt disbursed at all institutions

Reporting period: NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

A field-of-study record combines institution identifiers, four-digit CIP and credential level. Debt/earnings may be calculated at OPEID6 and repeated across eligible UNITID branches. It is not automatically a named online degree or a distinct campus outcome.

Reported value: PS

Suppressed
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Master's Degree · CIP 3026

Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis.

No credential in this field reported as fully distance education.

Median earnings, 5 years after completion
Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 5 years after completing

Reporting period: Treasury AY2016-2017, AY2017-2018 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

A field-of-study record combines institution identifiers, four-digit CIP and credential level. Debt/earnings may be calculated at OPEID6 and repeated across eligible UNITID branches. It is not automatically a named online degree or a distinct campus outcome.

Reported value: PS

Suppressed
Median federal student debt
Median Stafford and Grad PLUS loan debt disbursed at all institutions

Reporting period: NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

A field-of-study record combines institution identifiers, four-digit CIP and credential level. Debt/earnings may be calculated at OPEID6 and repeated across eligible UNITID branches. It is not automatically a named online degree or a distinct campus outcome.

Reported value: PS

Suppressed
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Bachelor's Degree · CIP 5004

Design and Applied Arts.

No credential in this field reported as fully distance education.

Median earnings, 5 years after completion
Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 5 years after completing

Reporting period: Treasury AY2016-2017, AY2017-2018 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

A field-of-study record combines institution identifiers, four-digit CIP and credential level. Debt/earnings may be calculated at OPEID6 and repeated across eligible UNITID branches. It is not automatically a named online degree or a distinct campus outcome.

$75,040
Median federal student debt
Median Stafford and Grad PLUS loan debt disbursed at all institutions

Reporting period: NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

A field-of-study record combines institution identifiers, four-digit CIP and credential level. Debt/earnings may be calculated at OPEID6 and repeated across eligible UNITID branches. It is not automatically a named online degree or a distinct campus outcome.

$27,000
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Master's Degree · CIP 5004

Design and Applied Arts.

No credential in this field reported as fully distance education.

Median earnings, 5 years after completion
Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 5 years after completing

Reporting period: Treasury AY2016-2017, AY2017-2018 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

A field-of-study record combines institution identifiers, four-digit CIP and credential level. Debt/earnings may be calculated at OPEID6 and repeated across eligible UNITID branches. It is not automatically a named online degree or a distinct campus outcome.

$122,642
Median federal student debt
Median Stafford and Grad PLUS loan debt disbursed at all institutions

Reporting period: NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

A field-of-study record combines institution identifiers, four-digit CIP and credential level. Debt/earnings may be calculated at OPEID6 and repeated across eligible UNITID branches. It is not automatically a named online degree or a distinct campus outcome.

Reported value: PS

Suppressed
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Bachelor's Degree · CIP 5006

Film/Video and Photographic Arts.

No credential in this field reported as fully distance education.

Median earnings, 5 years after completion
Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 5 years after completing

Reporting period: Treasury AY2016-2017, AY2017-2018 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

A field-of-study record combines institution identifiers, four-digit CIP and credential level. Debt/earnings may be calculated at OPEID6 and repeated across eligible UNITID branches. It is not automatically a named online degree or a distinct campus outcome.

$47,479
Median federal student debt
Median Stafford and Grad PLUS loan debt disbursed at all institutions

Reporting period: NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

A field-of-study record combines institution identifiers, four-digit CIP and credential level. Debt/earnings may be calculated at OPEID6 and repeated across eligible UNITID branches. It is not automatically a named online degree or a distinct campus outcome.

$27,000
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Master's Degree · CIP 5006

Film/Video and Photographic Arts.

No credential in this field reported as fully distance education.

Median earnings, 5 years after completion
Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 5 years after completing

Reporting period: Treasury AY2016-2017, AY2017-2018 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

A field-of-study record combines institution identifiers, four-digit CIP and credential level. Debt/earnings may be calculated at OPEID6 and repeated across eligible UNITID branches. It is not automatically a named online degree or a distinct campus outcome.

Reported value: PS

Suppressed
Median federal student debt
Median Stafford and Grad PLUS loan debt disbursed at all institutions

Reporting period: NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

A field-of-study record combines institution identifiers, four-digit CIP and credential level. Debt/earnings may be calculated at OPEID6 and repeated across eligible UNITID branches. It is not automatically a named online degree or a distinct campus outcome.

Reported value: PS

Suppressed
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Bachelor's Degree · CIP 5007

Fine and Studio Arts.

No credential in this field reported as fully distance education.

Median earnings, 5 years after completion
Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 5 years after completing

Reporting period: Treasury AY2016-2017, AY2017-2018 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

A field-of-study record combines institution identifiers, four-digit CIP and credential level. Debt/earnings may be calculated at OPEID6 and repeated across eligible UNITID branches. It is not automatically a named online degree or a distinct campus outcome.

$40,876
Median federal student debt
Median Stafford and Grad PLUS loan debt disbursed at all institutions

Reporting period: NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

A field-of-study record combines institution identifiers, four-digit CIP and credential level. Debt/earnings may be calculated at OPEID6 and repeated across eligible UNITID branches. It is not automatically a named online degree or a distinct campus outcome.

$27,000
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Master's Degree · CIP 5007

Fine and Studio Arts.

No credential in this field reported as fully distance education.

Median earnings, 5 years after completion
Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 5 years after completing

Reporting period: Treasury AY2016-2017, AY2017-2018 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

A field-of-study record combines institution identifiers, four-digit CIP and credential level. Debt/earnings may be calculated at OPEID6 and repeated across eligible UNITID branches. It is not automatically a named online degree or a distinct campus outcome.

$58,898
Median federal student debt
Median Stafford and Grad PLUS loan debt disbursed at all institutions

Reporting period: NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

A field-of-study record combines institution identifiers, four-digit CIP and credential level. Debt/earnings may be calculated at OPEID6 and repeated across eligible UNITID branches. It is not automatically a named online degree or a distinct campus outcome.

Reported value: PS

Suppressed
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Master's Degree · CIP 3099

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other.

No credential in this field reported as fully distance education.

Median earnings, 5 years after completion
Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 5 years after completing

Reporting period: Treasury AY2016-2017, AY2017-2018 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

A field-of-study record combines institution identifiers, four-digit CIP and credential level. Debt/earnings may be calculated at OPEID6 and repeated across eligible UNITID branches. It is not automatically a named online degree or a distinct campus outcome.

Reported value: PS

Suppressed
Median federal student debt
Median Stafford and Grad PLUS loan debt disbursed at all institutions

Reporting period: NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

A field-of-study record combines institution identifiers, four-digit CIP and credential level. Debt/earnings may be calculated at OPEID6 and repeated across eligible UNITID branches. It is not automatically a named online degree or a distinct campus outcome.

Reported value: PS

Suppressed
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Master's Degree · CIP 0907

Radio, Television, and Digital Communication.

No credential in this field reported as fully distance education.

Median earnings, 5 years after completion
Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 5 years after completing

Reporting period: Treasury AY2016-2017, AY2017-2018 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

A field-of-study record combines institution identifiers, four-digit CIP and credential level. Debt/earnings may be calculated at OPEID6 and repeated across eligible UNITID branches. It is not automatically a named online degree or a distinct campus outcome.

Reported value: PS

Suppressed
Median federal student debt
Median Stafford and Grad PLUS loan debt disbursed at all institutions

Reporting period: NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

A field-of-study record combines institution identifiers, four-digit CIP and credential level. Debt/earnings may be calculated at OPEID6 and repeated across eligible UNITID branches. It is not automatically a named online degree or a distinct campus outcome.

Reported value: PS

Suppressed
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Master's Degree · CIP 3033

Sustainability Studies.

No credential in this field reported as fully distance education.

Median earnings, 5 years after completion
Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 5 years after completing

Reporting period: Treasury AY2016-2017, AY2017-2018 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

A field-of-study record combines institution identifiers, four-digit CIP and credential level. Debt/earnings may be calculated at OPEID6 and repeated across eligible UNITID branches. It is not automatically a named online degree or a distinct campus outcome.

Reported value: PS

Suppressed
Median federal student debt
Median Stafford and Grad PLUS loan debt disbursed at all institutions

Reporting period: NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

A field-of-study record combines institution identifiers, four-digit CIP and credential level. Debt/earnings may be calculated at OPEID6 and repeated across eligible UNITID branches. It is not automatically a named online degree or a distinct campus outcome.

Reported value: PS

Suppressed
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Bachelor's Degree · CIP 3006

Systems Science and Theory.

No credential in this field reported as fully distance education.

Median earnings, 5 years after completion
Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 5 years after completing

Reporting period: Treasury AY2016-2017, AY2017-2018 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

A field-of-study record combines institution identifiers, four-digit CIP and credential level. Debt/earnings may be calculated at OPEID6 and repeated across eligible UNITID branches. It is not automatically a named online degree or a distinct campus outcome.

Reported value: PS

Suppressed
Median federal student debt
Median Stafford and Grad PLUS loan debt disbursed at all institutions

Reporting period: NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

A field-of-study record combines institution identifiers, four-digit CIP and credential level. Debt/earnings may be calculated at OPEID6 and repeated across eligible UNITID branches. It is not automatically a named online degree or a distinct campus outcome.

$25,000
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Master's Degree · CIP 3006

Systems Science and Theory.

No credential in this field reported as fully distance education.

Median earnings, 5 years after completion
Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 5 years after completing

Reporting period: Treasury AY2016-2017, AY2017-2018 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

A field-of-study record combines institution identifiers, four-digit CIP and credential level. Debt/earnings may be calculated at OPEID6 and repeated across eligible UNITID branches. It is not automatically a named online degree or a distinct campus outcome.

Reported value: PS

Suppressed
Median federal student debt
Median Stafford and Grad PLUS loan debt disbursed at all institutions

Reporting period: NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

A field-of-study record combines institution identifiers, four-digit CIP and credential level. Debt/earnings may be calculated at OPEID6 and repeated across eligible UNITID branches. It is not automatically a named online degree or a distinct campus outcome.

Reported value: PS

Suppressed
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Post-baccalaureate Certificate · CIP 1313

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.

Distance delivery not reported.

Median earnings, 5 years after completion
Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 5 years after completing

Reporting period: Treasury AY2016-2017, AY2017-2018 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

A field-of-study record combines institution identifiers, four-digit CIP and credential level. Debt/earnings may be calculated at OPEID6 and repeated across eligible UNITID branches. It is not automatically a named online degree or a distinct campus outcome.

Reported value: PS

Suppressed
Median federal student debt
Median Stafford and Grad PLUS loan debt disbursed at all institutions

Reporting period: NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

A field-of-study record combines institution identifiers, four-digit CIP and credential level. Debt/earnings may be calculated at OPEID6 and repeated across eligible UNITID branches. It is not automatically a named online degree or a distinct campus outcome.

Reported value: PS

Suppressed
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Master's Degree · CIP 1313

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.

No credential in this field reported as fully distance education.

Median earnings, 5 years after completion
Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 5 years after completing

Reporting period: Treasury AY2016-2017, AY2017-2018 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

A field-of-study record combines institution identifiers, four-digit CIP and credential level. Debt/earnings may be calculated at OPEID6 and repeated across eligible UNITID branches. It is not automatically a named online degree or a distinct campus outcome.

$45,298
Median federal student debt
Median Stafford and Grad PLUS loan debt disbursed at all institutions

Reporting period: NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

A field-of-study record combines institution identifiers, four-digit CIP and credential level. Debt/earnings may be calculated at OPEID6 and repeated across eligible UNITID branches. It is not automatically a named online degree or a distinct campus outcome.

Reported value: PS

Suppressed
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Bachelor's Degree · CIP 4807

Woodworking.

No credential in this field reported as fully distance education.

Median earnings, 5 years after completion
Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 5 years after completing

Reporting period: Treasury AY2016-2017, AY2017-2018 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

A field-of-study record combines institution identifiers, four-digit CIP and credential level. Debt/earnings may be calculated at OPEID6 and repeated across eligible UNITID branches. It is not automatically a named online degree or a distinct campus outcome.

$41,824
Median federal student debt
Median Stafford and Grad PLUS loan debt disbursed at all institutions

Reporting period: NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

A field-of-study record combines institution identifiers, four-digit CIP and credential level. Debt/earnings may be calculated at OPEID6 and repeated across eligible UNITID branches. It is not automatically a named online degree or a distinct campus outcome.

Reported value: PS

Suppressed
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Master's Degree · CIP 4807

Woodworking.

No credential in this field reported as fully distance education.

Median earnings, 5 years after completion
Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 5 years after completing

Reporting period: Treasury AY2016-2017, AY2017-2018 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

A field-of-study record combines institution identifiers, four-digit CIP and credential level. Debt/earnings may be calculated at OPEID6 and repeated across eligible UNITID branches. It is not automatically a named online degree or a distinct campus outcome.

Reported value: PS

Suppressed
Median federal student debt
Median Stafford and Grad PLUS loan debt disbursed at all institutions

Reporting period: NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

A field-of-study record combines institution identifiers, four-digit CIP and credential level. Debt/earnings may be calculated at OPEID6 and repeated across eligible UNITID branches. It is not automatically a named online degree or a distinct campus outcome.

Reported value: PS

Suppressed
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Institution release: November 2, 2026. Field-of-study release: October 15, 2026.

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