Student Population at SVA

How many students at SVA?

For the academic year 2024-2025, School of Visual Arts has a total enrollment of 3,812 students, including 3,255 undergraduate and 557 graduate students.

Gender Breakdown: 996 male students (26.1%) and 2,816 female students (73.9%) are attending .
Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 569 White students (14.9%) and 490 Asian students (12.9%).
Class Level Breakdown: 3,255 undergraduate students (85.4%) and 557 graduate students (14.6%).

Compared to similar private (for-profit) Master's College and University (larger programs) - which average 14,062 - SVA's body is much smaller.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, and age distribution.

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Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 996 male (26.13%) and 2,816 female (73.87%) students are attending School of Visual Arts. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 35.37.

By class level, 3,255 (85.39%) are undergraduate students and 557 (14.61%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 26.57% are male and 73.43% are female, while among graduate students, 23.52% are male and 76.48% are female.

Total Student Enrolled By Gender
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	3,812	3,255	557
Men	996	865	131
Women	2,816	2,390	426

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 569 White, 118 Black, and 490 Asian students out of a total of 3,812 are attending at School of Visual Arts. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

School of Visual Arts is highly diverse with a diversity index of 94.4% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

All Students

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	3	1	2
Asian	490	104	386
Black	118	37	81
Hispanic	409	126	283
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	-	-	-
White	569	174	395
Two or more races	55	10	45
Race Unknown	243	74	169

Undergraduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	2	1	1
Asian	455	99	356
Black	99	32	67
Hispanic	376	116	260
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	-	-	-
White	484	153	331
Two or more races	44	8	36
Race Unknown	204	62	142

Graduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	1	0	1
Asian	35	5	30
Black	19	5	14
Hispanic	33	10	23
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	-	-	-
White	85	21	64
Two or more races	11	2	9
Race Unknown	39	12	27

Student Age Distribution

By age, SVA has 41 students under 18 years old and 1 students over 65 years old. There are 3,297 students under 25 years old, and 515 students over 25 years old out of 3,812 total students.

SVA has 3,056 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 199 students aged 25 and over.

It has 241 graduate students aged under 25 and 316 students aged 25 and over.

All Students

Student Age Distribution (Total)
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	41	30	11
18-19	1,008	799	209
20-21	1,336	1,009	327
22-24	912	629	283
25-29	366	241	125
30-34	81	61	20
35-39	30	19	11
40-49	28	19	9
50-64	9	8	1
Over 65	1	1	0

Undergraduate

Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	41	30	11
18-19	1,008	799	209
20-21	1,331	1,005	326
22-24	676	441	235
25-29	170	96	74
30-34	22	15	7
35-39	5	3	2
40-49	1	1	0
50-64	1	0	1

Graduate

Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
Age	Total	Men	Women
20-21	5	4	1
22-24	236	188	48
25-29	196	145	51
30-34	59	46	13
35-39	25	16	9
40-49	27	18	9
50-64	8	8	0
Over 65	1	1	0

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 3,255 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 180 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 5.53%.176 students have transferred in as full-time status and 4 students transferred in as part-time status.

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
	Number of Students
Regular Full-time	3,022
Transfer-in Full-time	176
Regular Part-time	53
Transfer-in Part-time	4

SVA Enrollment Frequently Asked Questions

How many students attend SVA?

For the academic year 2024-2025, 3,812 students are enrolled at SVA.

How many undergraduate and graduate students are at SVA?

3,255 undergraduate and 557 graduate students are enrolled at SVA.

What is the gender breakdown at SVA?

996 male (26.13%) and 2,816 female (73.87%) students are attending SVA.

What is the international student enrollment at SVA?

1,925 international students (50.50%) are enrolled at SVA, including 1,591 undergraduate and 334 graduate students.

How diverse is the student population at SVA?

SVA has a student population that is quite diverse with no single group in majority: 569 White (14.93%), 118 Black (3.10%), and 490 Asian (12.85%) students are enrolled.

How many students at SVA are under 18 or over 65?

41 students are under 18 and 1 students are over 65 years old.

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