College
Rhode Island School of Design
Department: Department of Architecture
Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Overview
Private art and design college in Providence whose Department of Architecture offers an NAAB-accredited five-year B.Arch and an NAAB-accredited M.Arch with three-year and advanced-standing routes.
Architecture programs researched: 2. 2 with an accreditation, validation or registration-pathway record checked against the authority’s own listing.
Programs
Each program is listed with its official award, level, pathway classification, delivery and published tuition. Accreditation, fees, language and entry requirements belong to the program, not to the whole institution.
Bachelor’s degrees
Bachelor of Architecture (BArch)
Bachelor of ArchitectureBachelor’sProfessionalAccreditation / validation verified
On campusfive years; 150 credits (entering 2025 and after), 156 credits (entering 2024 and before)EnglishProvidence campus
Tuition not published
Master’s degrees
Master of Architecture (MArch)
Master of ArchitectureMaster’sProfessionalAccreditation / validation verified
On campusthree-year curriculum; advanced standing typically two yearsEnglishProvidence campus
Tuition not published
Campuses and facilities
Places where teaching actually happens. Studio, workshop, fabrication and computing facilities are stated per campus, only as published.
Providence campus
20 Washington Place, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Facilities not described on the pages we checked.
Accreditation, validation and recognition
Recorded per program and campus, with the authority’s role. Accreditation, professional validation, degree-awarding authority and eligibility toward registration are different things; none of them is full professional registration, and a qualification accepted in one jurisdiction is not automatically accepted elsewhere.
Bachelor of Architecture (BArch)
Verified in official recordNational Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB)Program accreditationFull statusUS
Scope: Bachelor of Architecture, RISD (NAAB program record). NAAB directory status: Accredited; current status term end 2030-12-31.
Dates: not stated to 31 December 2030
The specific program is accredited by an accrediting body, for the campus, dates or cohorts stated.
Master of Architecture (MArch)
Verified in official recordNational Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB)Program accreditationFull statusUS
Scope: Master of Architecture, RISD (NAAB program record). NAAB directory status: Accredited; current status term end None.
The specific program is accredited by an accrediting body, for the campus, dates or cohorts stated.
Sources and verification
How this profile was verified
Facts come from the institution’s own pages and from official registers, each with a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Last checked 19 October 2026. Research methodology.
Sources (checked 19 October 2026)