Rhode Island School of Design: Crime & Safety

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Rhode Island School of Design LogoD Rhode Island School of Design is a private not-for-profit school in Providence, Rhode Island with about 2,620 students and 1,210 employees.

Our Safety Report for this school is based on the US Department of Education 2023 public data sets for various categories of violent and non-violent crimes committed both on-campus and off-campus over the last three years.

Safety Evaluation

According to our analysis of the government data, Rhode Island School of Design is a relatively dangerous place to study. American School Search gives this school grade "D" on safety.

From our perception of the data, there are certain problems with forcible sex offenses and nonforcible sex offenses.

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Criminal Offenses at Rhode Island School of Design in 2020 - 2022

Alleged criminal offenses reported to campus security authorities and/or local police
Does not necessarily reflect prosecutions or convictions for crime


Type of Crime or Arrest
On-campus
Off-campus
Crime Chance*

Murder
0
0
0.0%

Neglient Manslaughter
0
0
0.0%

Forcible Sex Offense
4
0
0.4%

Nonforcible Sex Offense
4
0
0.4%

Robbery
0
0
0.0%

Aggravated Assault
1
0
0.2%

Burglary
5
0
0.4%

Motor Vehicle Theft
2
0
0.2%

Arson
1
0
0.2%

Illegal Weapons Possession
0
0
0.0%

Drug Law Violation
0
0
0.0%

Liquor Law Violation
0
0
0.0%

* Crime Chance is American School Search's subjective and approximate estimate for a student's chance of experiencing this crime during their study at Rhode Island School of Design based on the present enrollment, past crime history, current crime trend, and an assumption that the school reports accurate numbers to the government. Safety Grade is American School Search's subjective evaluation of Rhode Island School of Design campus safety based on the same criteria and assumption.

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If you have been discriminated or abused at Rhode Island School of Design, or you believe that this college underreports campus crime statistics, then please consider filing a complaint with US Department of Education.

As of May 1st, 2014, fifty five colleges are under investigation for possible violations of federal law over the handling of sexual violence and harassment complaints. Many of those schools are frequent guests in our exclusive 100 Most Dangerous Colleges list.

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About 2,000 students. Generally safe campus. Our mark for campus security: B+. SAT 1080, ACT 24 to enroll.

Boston UniversityBoston UniversityBoston, MA
Approximately 36,800 students. Dangerous campus. Our grade for campus security is D. SAT 1400, ACT 33 to enroll.

Wentworth Institute of TechnologyWentworth Institute of TechnologyBoston, MA
Approximately 4,000 students. Very dangerous campus. Alleged problems with forcible sex offenses. Our grade for campus security: D-. SAT 1180, ACT 28 to enroll.

University of Massachusetts AmherstUniversity of Massachusetts AmherstAmherst, MA
Around 32,300 students. Very dangerous campus. Apparent problems with forcible sex offenses. Our mark for campus security: D-. ACT 31 to enroll.

Yale UniversityYale UniversityNew Haven, CT
About 14,800 students. Very dangerous campus. Bad statistics for forcible sex offenses. Our rating for campus security: F. SAT 1540, ACT 34 to enroll.

Roger Williams UniversityRoger Williams UniversityBristol, RI
More than 4,400 students. Very dangerous campus. Disappointing statistics for forcible sex offenses. Our rating for campus security: F. ACT 28 to enroll.

University of HartfordUniversity of HartfordWest Hartford, CT
Around 5,800 students. Very dangerous campus. Bad statistics for forcible sex offenses. Our grade for campus security: F. ACT 26 to enroll.

Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA
Approximately 11,900 students. Dangerous campus. Our mark for campus security is D. SAT 1540, ACT 36 to enroll.

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Roughly 11,200 students. Very dangerous campus. Disappointing statistics for forcible sex offenses. Our rating for campus security: F. SAT 1530, ACT 35 to enroll.

Johnson & Wales University ProvidenceJohnson & Wales University ProvidenceProvidence, RI
Approximately 4,600 students. Very dangerous campus. Our mark for campus security: D-. ACT 26 to enroll.

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Roughly 300 students. Safe campus. Our mark for campus security: A.

Providence CollegeProvidence CollegeProvidence, RI
Over 4,500 students. Very dangerous campus. Alleged problems with forcible sex offenses. Our mark for campus security is F. SAT 1300, ACT 30 to enroll.

Rhode Island CollegeRhode Island CollegeProvidence, RI
Around 5,800 students. Relatively safe campus. Our grade for campus security is C-. SAT 960, ACT 22 to enroll.

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More than 300 students. Safe campus. Our rating for campus security: A.

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About 12,300 students. Safe campus. Our grade for campus security: A.

Bryant UniversityBryant UniversitySmithfield, RI
More than 3,600 students. Very dangerous campus. Disappointing statistics for forcible sex offenses. Our mark for campus security is F. SAT 1210, ACT 30 to enroll.

New England Institute of TechnologyNew England Institute of TechnologyEast Greenwich, RI
Over 1,900 students. Generally safe campus. Our rating for campus security: B.

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Around 100 students. Safe campus. Our mark for campus security is A.

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