Crystal Williams. She was preceded by Rosanne Somerson who served in the role from 2015 to 2021.
== Rankings and admission ==
In 2014, U.S. News & World Report ranked RISD first amongst fine arts programs nationwide. In 2020, graduate programs in Graphic Design, Painting, Sculpture, and Photography, among others, were ranked in the top 5 nationally, however, in 2023, RISD announced its withdrawal from the rankings, citing its inability to accurately assess art and design education, while also running counter to principles of social equity and inclusion. The school's undergraduate architecture program ranked 6 in DesignIntelligence's ranking of the Top Architecture Schools in the US for 2019. In 2018, the institution was also named among Forbes' America's Top Colleges and the Chronicle of Higher Education's Top Producers of US Fulbright Scholars.
RISD's acceptance rate is 13.8% (2024). In August 2019, the school announced it would be adopting a test-optional policy for admissions.
== Campus ==
In the past, …
