Rhode Island School of Design: Admission & Tests

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Here is a quick review of Rhode Island School of Design general admissions procedures, application policies and fees, as well as desirable SAT and ACT college test scores that you might need to have in order to enroll at this school.

Admission Information

Dual Credits
Accepted
Yes
Rhode Island School of Design admission criteria are very strong; the school accepts only about 27% of those who apply.

This school recommends you to submit reference letters with your application and doesn't require admission test scores.

Rhode Island School of Design will generally accept your:
  • dual credits
    (from the courses giving both high school and college credits)
  • advanced placement credits
    (from the college-level courses taught in high school)
and will decline your:
  • credits for life experience

Application Fee

Application
Fee
$60
Rhode Island School of Design requires a fee paid when you submit an application for admission.

The undergraduate application fee at Rhode Island School of Design is $60.00. The graduate application fee is $60.00.

SAT Test Scores

Completing Scholastic Aptitude Test is important element of the application procedure. 68 percent of applicants at Rhode Island School of Design completed the SAT test.

Most of the accepted applicants who took SAT scored
SAT
Total
1350
from 610 to 680 on Evidence-Based Reading & Writing, from 650 to 760 on Math, and from 1260 to 1440 on Total. Apparently, if you have above 650 in SAT Evidence-Based Reading & Writing, 710 in SAT Math, and 1350 in SAT Total, then it gives good chances to get admitted at this school.

Test Section
Minimum Score
Desired Score
Safe Score

SAT Evidence-Based Reading & Writing
610
650
680

SAT Math
650
710
760

SAT Total
1260
1350
1440

ACT Test Scores

Submitting the results of American College Test is not an important component of the application process at Rhode Island School of Design. Only 17 percent of applicants took the ACT test.

Most of the accepted applicants who took ACT scored
ACT
Composite
30
from 28 to 34 on English, from 25 to 30 on Math, and from 27 to 32 on Composite. Thus, if you have above 31 in ACT English, 28 in ACT Math, and 30 in ACT Composite, then it is enough to be admitted at this school.

Test Section
Minimum Score
Desired Score
Safe Score

ACT English
28
31
34

ACT Math
25
28
30

ACT Composite
27
30
32

Contact Admissions

Phone
(401)
454-6100
To request the most accurate and up-to-date information about studying at Rhode Island School of Design, please contact the school directly.

You can call this school's general information office at (401) 454-6100 or check Rhode Island School of Design Website

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