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Acceptance Rate 18.66%
Yield 41.47%
SAT Score 1,480
ACT Score 32
Applicants 6,692

RISD Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 18.66% at Rhode Island School of Design. Total 6,692 students applied and 1,249 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,480 and the average ACT score is 32.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$60
Graduate Application Fees$60
Admission Informationwww.risd.edu/admissions/
Online Applicationwww.risd.edu/admissions/
Acceptance Rate18.66%
Average Test Scores1,480 SAT / 32 ACT
Credits AcceptedAdvanced placement (AP) Credits

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 18.66%. A total of 6,692 students (1,406 men and 5,279 women) have applied to and 1,249 (287 men and 962 women) students admitted to Rhode Island School of Design.
Among them, 134 male and 384 female students have enrolled into RISD and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 41.47%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at RISD
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants6,6921,4065,27970
Admitted1,24928796200
Enrolled51813438400
Acceptance Rate 18.66% 20.41% 18.22% 0.00% -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 41.47% 46.69% 39.92% - -
[Chart] Rhode Island School of Design Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At RISD, 80 applicants (15% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 17 applicants (3%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,480 at RISD. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,530 and 25th percentile score is 1,396.
The average ACT score is 32 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 34 and the 25th percentile score is 31.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at RISD. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of RISD with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at RISD
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total139614801530
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing688720750
Math708760780
ACT Composite313234
Math283033
English353535
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to Rhode Island School of Design, applicants require to submit 6 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Recommendations, Formal Demonstration of Competencies, English Proficiency Test, Personal statement or essay.
In addition, 4 item(s) are considered for admission - High School Rank, Completion of College Preparatory Program, Admission Test Scores, Work experience.
Application Requirements for RISD
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✓
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✓
Recommendations✔
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✔
Admission Test Scores✓
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✓
Personal statement or essay✔
Legacy status✗
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at RISD

The calendar system at Rhode Island School of Design is Four-one-four plan. Rhode Island School of Design accepts Advanced placement (AP) Credits. Next table describes credits that Rhode Island School of Design accepts.
Calendar SystemFour-one-four plan
Dual Credits✗
Credits for Life Experiences✗
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✗
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