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Academics

Academics

How these colleges teach, spend per student, and what their graduates major in.

Faculty

Students per faculty member
Rhode Island School of Design8 to 1
Williams6 to 1
Full-time faculty share
Rhode Island School of Design39%
Williams88%
Average faculty salary
Rhode Island School of Design$101,036
Williams$138,043

Spending and endowment

Instruction spending per student
Rhode Island School of Design$21,446
Williams$51,880
Endowment per student
Rhode Island School of Design$164,979
Williams$1,564,911
Tuition share of core revenue
Rhode Island School of Design66%
Williams15%

Degrees awarded

Bachelor's degrees awarded
Rhode Island School of Design491
Williams575
Most popular majors
Rhode Island School of Design

Illustration 24% · Systems Science and Theory 13% · Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Other 10%

Williams

Econometrics and Quantitative Economics 17% · Computer Science 11% · Biology/Biological Sciences, General 8%

Your major

Pick a field of study to see which of these colleges award bachelor's degrees in it, how many, and what graduates earn .

Sources:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent releaseAbout the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Source:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2014–15 to 2024–25About the data(built 2026-10-12; CPI retrieved 2026-10-12)

All academics numbers in the table

Sources:IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent releaseAbout the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why