Admission Scores Trends at RISD

Over the past 12 years, the average SAT score of Rhode Island School of Design is 1300, and current year SAT score is 1440. The SAT score have been increased 200 points since 2012. The SAT score has risen almost every year over the past decade, and have continued to rise especially recent years at RISD. Compared to previous year, the SAT score increased by 45 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 to RISD by score range 1340-1440, 1390-1490, and 1440-1540.

School Home 2024 SAT ScoresSave School

SAT Scores Over Time

The 2023 SAT score is 1440 at RISD. Over the past 12 years, the average SAT score is 1180 (25^th percentile) and 1420 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT scores are competitive and high at RISD.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in SAT scores at Rhode Island School of Design since 2012.

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
2012-13	1,120	1,240	1,360	570	630	690	550	610	670
2013-14	1,090	1,235	1,380	560	635	710	530	600	670
2014-15	1,110	1,245	1,380	570	640	710	540	605	670
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
Average	1180	1300	1420	598	666	732	582	635	687

SAT Scores Over Time of Rhode Island School of Design

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

^*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 2023 ACT score is 31 at RISD. Over the past 12 years, the average ACT score of the last 12 years is 26 (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 2012.

Year	Composite			English			Math
Year	25^th	50^th	75^th	25^th	50^th	75^th	25^th	50^th	75^th
2013-14	24	28	32	23	28	33	24	28	31
2014-15	27	30	32	27	31	34	27	30	33
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
Average	26	29	32	26	30	34	25	28	31

ACT Scores Over Time of Rhode Island School of Design

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

^*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.

Admission Scores Trends at RISD

Compare RISD in a Variety of Ways