SAT Scores Trends at RISD

Over the past 11 years, the average SAT score of Rhode Island School of Design is 1356, and current year SAT score is 1480

The SAT score have been increased 210 points since 2015 and it has risen almost every year over the past decade at RISD. Compared to previous year, the SAT score decreased by 10 points at RISD. Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT and ACT scores are competitive and high at RISD.

You can check and compare colleges with similar SAT scores RISD by SAT score range 1380-1480, 1430-1530, and 1480-1580.

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SAT Scores Over Time

The 2025 SAT score is 1480 at RISD. Over the past 11 years, the average SAT score is 1243 (25^th percentile) and 1457 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT scores are extremely competitive and high at RISD.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in SAT scores at Rhode Island School of Design since 2015.

Year	Total			Math			Evidence-Based Reading and Writing
Year	25^th	50^th	75^th	25^th	50^th	75^th	25^th	50^th	75^th
2015-16	1,140	1,270	1,400	580	650	720	560	620	680
2016-17	1,080	1,210	1,340	540	605	670	540	605	670
2017-18	1,130	1,250	1,370	560	635	710	570	615	660
2018-19	1,180	1,310	1,440	580	665	750	600	645	690
2019-20	1,230	1,350	1,470	620	695	770	610	655	700
2020-21	1,250	1,360	1,470	640	705	770	610	655	700
2021-22	1,310	1,395	1,480	680	725	770	630	670	710
2022-23	1,340	1,440	1,525	680	740	785	660	700	740
2023-24	1,370	1,490	1,540	690	760	780	680	730	760
2024-25	1,396	1,480	1,530	708	760	780	688	720	750
Average	1243	1356	1457	628	694	751	615	662	706

^*SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing replaces SAT critical reading and writing since year 2017.

^**The SAT Writing score is excluded from the total scores for year from 2011 to 2016.

Rhode Island School of Design SAT Score Trends Chart

Rhode Island School of Design SAT Math Score Trends Chart

Rhode Island School of Design SAT EBRW (Evidence-Based Reading and Writing) Trends Chart

ACT Scores Over Time

The 2025 ACT score is 32 at RISD. Over the past 11 years, the average ACT score of the last 11 years is 27 (25^th percentile) and 32 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted ACT scores are competitive and high at RISD.

The following table and chart show the changes in ACT scores at Rhode Island School of Design since 2015.

Year	Composite			English			Math
Year	25^th	50^th	75^th	25^th	50^th	75^th	25^th	50^th	75^th
2015-16	25	29	32	26	30	33	24	28	31
2016-17	24	27	30	24	28	32	23	27	30
2017-18	25	28	31	24	28	32	24	27	30
2018-19	26	29	32	26	30	34	24	28	32
2019-20	26	29	32	27	31	35	25	28	31
2020-21	27	30	32	27	31	35	25	28	30
2021-22	28	31	34	27	31	35	26	29	32
2022-23	29	31	33	31	34	35	26	30	34
2023-24	30	32	33	29	32	35	26	29	32
2024-25	31	32	34	35	35	35	28	30	33
Average	27	30	32	28	31	34	25	28	32

Rhode Island School of Design ACT Score Trends Chart

Rhode Island School of Design ACT Math Score Trends Chart

Rhode Island School of Design ACT English Trends Chart

	2024	2025	Change %
Rhode Island School of Design	1490	1480	-0.67%
Brown University	1540	1540	-
Providence College	1330	1330	-
Roger Williams University	1220	1220	-
Johnson & Wales University-Providence	1030	1100	-6.36%
Bryant University	1260	1250	0.80%

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