Wait List Acceptance Rate

Rhode Island School of Design's wait list acceptance rates show significant variation in recent years. For the Class of 2022, 7312 students were offered a spot on the wait list, resulting in a 6.7% acceptance rate with 491 students admitted. This is a notable drop from the Class of 2021, where the acceptance rate was 5.1% from 924 offered spots, and a stark contrast to the Class of 2020, which had a much higher acceptance rate of 22.4% from 1453 offers. The declining trend in acceptance rates since 2020 indicates an increasingly competitive wait list process at RISD.