Rhode Island School of Design

Rhode Island School of Design is the place to go if art is your calling. Named the best art college in the country by the US News and World Report, it offers numerous courses individually and jointly with Brown University. Register at both colleges simultaneously. The college seems to thrive on its laurels, for it has the lowest admission rates in the country. Boasting a long list of notable alumni, this institution attracts highly talented individuals from all over the world. The college has an amazing museum located on Benefit Street, RISD museum, which traces the history of art from antiquity to the present day through more than 85,000 works of art from all over the world. Exhibitions are held regularly outside the campus, particularly in the Woods–Gerry Gallery, where RISD students, faculty and even staff get to show their wares.