Which art school did Stuart Bloom graduate from?

Stuart Bloom graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design.

The detail helps explain why Stuart is a talented illustrator as well as the owner of the Comic Center of Pasadena. In his early appearances, he can quickly sketch recognizable portraits, including one of Penny, and his artistic ability is treated as a genuine skill rather than merely a comic-book-shop gimmick.

After graduating, Stuart hoped to find work as a graphic artist or comic-book artist. The series later indicates that employers were not hiring, so he instead built a career around his deep knowledge of comics and opened his own store. The shop becomes a regular meeting place for Sheldon, Leonard, Howard, Raj and Penny.

A common mix-up is assuming Stuart attended one of the science-focused universities associated with the other characters. Howard went to MIT, while Leonard, Raj and Sheldon are associated with physics and advanced research. Stuart’s education is in art and design, which makes Rhode Island School of Design the canonical answer.