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Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Rhode Island School of Design graduates 28 pts more of its students than Northeastern University Professional Programs (91% vs. 63%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    Northeastern University Professional Programs grads earn $24.4K more ten years out than Rhode Island School of Design's ($92,538 vs. $68,140)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
Northeastern University Professional Programs$92.5K
Rhode Island School of Design$68.1K
Graduation rate
Northeastern University Professional Programs63%
Rhode Island School of Design91%
Retention rate
Northeastern University Professional ProgramsNot reported
Rhode Island School of Design95%

Borrowing

Median debt
Northeastern University Professional Programs$24.3K
Rhode Island School of Design$27K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Northeastern University Professional Programs22%
Rhode Island School of Design29%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Northeastern University Professional Programs$23K
Rhode Island School of Design$26.4K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
Northeastern University Professional Programs58%
Rhode Island School of Design66%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Northeastern University Professional Programs64%
Rhode Island School of Design92%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Northeastern University Professional Programs19%
Rhode Island School of Design5%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Northeastern University Professional ProgramsNot reported
Rhode Island School of Design78%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Northeastern University Professional ProgramsNot reported
Rhode Island School of Design91%
Pell graduation gap
Northeastern University Professional ProgramsNot reported
Rhode Island School of Design13 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupNortheastern University Professional ProgramsRhode Island School of Design
WhiteNot reported87%
AsianNot reported92%
Hispanic/LatinoNot reported87%
BlackNot reportedNot shown: under 30 students
Two or more racesNot reportedNot shown: under 30 students
InternationalNot reported93%

All outcome numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018About 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