SAT Scores Trends at RISD

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.

• Trends Table
• Interactive Chart
• SAT Total
• SAT Math
• SAT EBRW

Year	Total			Math			Evidence-Based Reading and Writing
	25th	50th	75th	25th	50th	75th	25th	50th	75th
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.

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.

• Trends Table
• Interactive Chart
• ACT Composite
• ACT Math
• ACT English

Year	Composite			English			Math
	25th	50th	75th	25th	50th	75th	25th	50th	75th
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

Compare SAT Score Change to Similar Colleges

The following table compares Rhode Island School of Design' SAT score to similar schools.