The student population at Cornish College of the Arts is 505 (all undergraduate). The number of students has decreased by 219 (30.25%) over the past decade.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 567 where 505 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 2 year-over-year increases and 7 decreases. It peaked at 724 students in 2016 and was lowest at 443 in 2023. Overall, enrollment dropped from 724 to 505 students, a net loss of 219 (30.2%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Cornish College of the Arts since 2015.
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 720 | 260 | 460 |
| 2016-17 | 674 -46 | 246 -14 | 428 -32 |
| 2017-18 | 658 -16 | 227 -19 | 431 3 |
| 2018-19 | 625 -33 | 204 -23 | 421 -10 |
| 2019-20 | 602 -23 | 195 -9 | 407 -14 |
| 2020-21 | 482 -120 | 158 -37 | 324 -83 |
| 2021-22 | 455 -27 | 145 -13 | 310 -14 |
| 2022-23 | 443 -12 | 156 11 | 287 -23 |
| 2023-24 | 502 59 | 156 | 346 59 |
| 2024-25 | 505 3 | 144 -12 | 361 15 |
| Average | 567 | 189 | 378 |
The percentage of white students is 59.01%. The percentage was 60.36% 10 years ago and Cornish College of the Arts still has a high percentage of white students. 4.55% of enrolled students is Asian and 5.35% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 5.54% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 60.36% to 59.01%. Asian enrollment declined from 5.66% to 4.55%. Black student enrollment increased from 3.73% to 5.35%. Hispanic student representation contracted from 11.05% to 5.54%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6343 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.6124 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Cornish College of the Arts over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
| Year | American Indian or Native American | Asian | Black | Hispanic | Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | White | Two or More Races |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 2 | 41 | 27 | 80 | 4 | 437 | 58 |
| 2016-17 | 5 | 36 | 21 | 75 | 5 | 426 | 64 |
| 2017-18 | 5 | 29 | 22 | 90 | 4 | 405 | 64 |
| 2018-19 | 4 | 36 | 20 | 87 | 2 | 378 | 63 |
| 2019-20 | 4 | 37 | 28 | 79 | 1 | 348 | 57 |
| 2020-21 | 4 | 31 | 21 | 50 | 0 | 287 | 48 |
| 2021-22 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 275 | 53 |
| 2022-23 | 6 | 19 | 22 | 12 | 0 | 282 | 43 |
| 2023-24 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 330 | 41 |
| 2024-25 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 2 | 298 | 49 |
| Average | 4 | 30 | 24 | 53 | 2 | 347 | 54 |
Cornish College of the Arts does not offer online degree/certificate programs. All Students have enrolled in on-campus programs.
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