Enrollment Trends at Pratt Institute

The student population at Pratt Institute-Main is 5,356 (3,967 undergraduate and 1,389 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 572 (11.96%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at Pratt Institute is 74.07% which is increased by 574 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 2 and it has been decreasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 38 male students for every 100 female students, down from 42 in 2015.
36 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has decreased by -28.00% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 5,054 where 5,356 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 6 year-over-year increases and 3 decreases. It peaked at 5,494 students in 2023 and was lowest at 4,353 in 2021. Overall, enrollment rose from 4,784 to 5,356 students, a net gain of 572 (12%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Pratt Institute-Main since 2015.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	4,784	3,393	1,040	2,353	1,391	382	1,009
2016-17	4,834 50	3,484 91	1,067 27	2,417 64	1,350 -41	364 -18	986 -23
2017-18	5,035 201	3,645 161	1,100 33	2,545 128	1,390 40	371 7	1,019 33
2018-19	5,015 -20	3,634 -11	1,087 -13	2,547 2	1,381 -9	371	1,010 -9
2019-20	5,069 54	3,677 43	1,069 -18	2,608 61	1,392 11	367 -4	1,025 15
2020-21	4,353 -716	3,122 -555	913 -156	2,209 -399	1,231 -161	337 -30	894 -131
2021-22	5,370 1,017	3,908 786	1,085 172	2,823 614	1,462 231	371 34	1,091 197
2022-23	5,494 124	3,934 26	1,106 21	2,828 5	1,560 98	373 2	1,187 96
2023-24	5,232 -262	3,814 -120	1,075 -31	2,739 -89	1,418 -142	348 -25	1,070 -117
2024-25	5,356 124	3,967 153	1,120 45	2,847 108	1,389 -29	353 5	1,036 -34
Average	5,054	3,658	1,066	2,592	1,396	364	1,033

Pratt Institute-Main Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 3,658 where 3,967 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Pratt Institute-Main since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	3,393	3,270	985	2,285	123	55	68
2016-17	3,484	3,367	1,022	2,345	117	45	72
2017-18	3,645	3,537	1,064	2,473	108	36	72
2018-19	3,634	3,536	1,046	2,490	98	41	57
2019-20	3,677	3,570	1,029	2,541	107	40	67
2020-21	3,122	2,998	864	2,134	124	49	75
2021-22	3,908	3,785	1,038	2,747	123	47	76
2022-23	3,934	3,854	1,079	2,775	80	27	53
2023-24	3,814	3,721	1,043	2,678	93	32	61
2024-25	3,967	3,870	1,077	2,793	97	43	54
Average	3,658	3,658	1,025	2,526	3,658	42	66

Pratt Institute-Main Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 1,396 where 1,389 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Pratt Institute-Main since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	1,391	1,273	356	917	118	26	92
2016-17	1,350	1,248	333	915	102	31	71
2017-18	1,390	1,165	326	839	225	45	180
2018-19	1,381	1,194	329	865	187	42	145
2019-20	1,392	1,210	327	883	182	40	142
2020-21	1,231	1,078	292	786	153	45	108
2021-22	1,462	1,298	339	959	164	32	132
2022-23	1,560	1,402	346	1,056	158	27	131
2023-24	1,418	1,290	318	972	128	30	98
2024-25	1,389	1,258	323	935	131	30	101
Average	1,396	1,396	329	913	1,396	35	120

Pratt Institute-Main Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 30.92% and the percentage of black students is 4.87% at Pratt Institute-Main. 14.88% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 11.37% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 39.03% to 30.92%. Asian enrollment grew from 12.12% to 14.88%. Black student enrollment increased from 4.64% to 4.87%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 9.09% to 11.37%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.8655 which indicates that highly diverse. This increased from 0.8222 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Pratt Institute-Main 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
Year	2015-16	9	580	222	435	6	1,867	94
2016-17	6	561	233	471	6	1,858	129
2017-18	4	543	230	494	4	1,840	150
2018-19	4	512	211	459	3	1,780	142
2019-20	4	562	198	464	3	1,677	161
2020-21	1	544	181	448	1	1,412	122
2021-22	5	719	221	541	2	1,783	154
2022-23	4	751	227	528	2	1,753	164
2023-24	5	744	204	540	1	1,649	180
2024-25	7	797	261	609	2	1,656	203
Average	5	631	219	499	3	1,728	150

Pratt Institute-Main Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

36 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 1% of total students. The number of online students has decreased -28.00% since 2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Pratt Institute-Main from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	4,784	0	0	4,784
2016-17	4,834	0	0	4,834
2017-18	5,035	0	0	5,035
2018-19	5,015	0	0	5,015
2019-20	5,069	0	0	5,069
2020-21	4,353	0	0	4,353
2021-22	5,370	0	0	5,370
2022-23	5,494	0	0	5,494
2023-24	5,232	50	1,685	3,497
2024-25	5,356	36	1,270	4,050
Average	5,054	9	296	4,750

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Enrollment Trends at Pratt Institute

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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