Applying to Rhode Island School of Design

The acceptance rate at Rhode Island School of Design was 25.76% - 3,832 students were applied and 987 were admitted to the school. Based on the rate, it is relatively hard (lower than the national average) to get into RISD. The yield, also know as enrollment rate, is 49% where 480 out of 987 admitted students were enrolled.

The average SAT score is 1,350 and the ACT score is 29 at RISD.

Below tables and charts analyze RISD admission stats including test scores, admission requirements, and statistics

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Admissions Information

The application fee is $60 for applying undergraduate school and $60 for graduate school at Rhode Island School of Design. Next table presents general admission information.

General Admission Information
Open Admission Policy	No
Undergraduate Application Fees	$60
Graduate Application Fees	$60
Admission Information	www.risd.edu/admissions/
Online Application	www.risd.edu/admissions/
Calendar System	Four-one-four plan
Credits Accepted	Advanced placement (AP) Credits
Degree Offered	Bachelor, Master

Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2019-20, the acceptance rate is 25.76% and the yield is 48.63%. 929 men and 2,903 women applied to RISD and 330 men and 657 women students were accepted. Among them, 154 men and 326 women were enrolled in the school (Fall 2019). The following table and chart show the admission statistics including the number of applicants, acceptance rate, and yield (also known as enrollment rate).

	Total	Men	Women
Applicants	3,832	929	2,903
Admitted	987	330	657
Enrolled	480	154	326
Acceptance Rate	25.76%	35.52%	22.63%
Yield	48.63%	46.67%	49.62%

SAT and ACT Score Distribution

For the academic year 2019-2020, 399 students (83% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 92 students (19%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees. For score submitters, SAT 75^th percentile score of Evidence-Based Reading/Writing is 700 and the 25^th percentile is 610. The SAT Math score is 770 (75^th) and 620 (25^th). The submitted ACT composite score is 32 (75^th percentile) and 26 (25^th percentile).

	25^th Percentile	75^th Percentile
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing	610	700
SAT Math	620	770
ACT Composite	26	32
ACT Math	25	31
ACT English	27	35

The submitted SAT and ACT scores of admitted students at Rhode Island School of Design are very competitive and high when comparing similar colleges (SAT: 1,132, ACT: 65 - Private (not-for-profit) School of art, music, and design).

Application Requirements

It requires to submit High School GPA, High School Rank, High School Record (or Transcript), Completion of College Preparatory Program, and Recommendations to its applicants.The school recommends to submit High School GPA and High School Rank. The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply Rhode Island School of Design.

For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .

RISD Admission Requirements
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Neither required nor recommended
High School Record (or Transcript)	Required
Completion of College Preparatory Program	Recommended
Recommendations	Recommended
Formal Demonstration of Competencies	Required
Admission Test Scores	Required
TOEFL	Required
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)	Neither required nor recommended