Enrollment Trends at RISD

The student population at Rhode Island School of Design is 2,620 (2,108 undergraduate and 512 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 234 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at RISD is 80.46% which is increased by 137 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 97 and it has been increasing. The female to male ratio is 2.06 to 1 which means that majority of population is on female students. All students have enrolled in on-campus classes (Rhode Island School of Design does not offer online degree/certificate program).

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 12 years is 2,459 where 2,620 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

80.46% of total students is undergraduate students and 19.54% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 137 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 97 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 2.06 to 1 and it means that there are far more female students enrolled in RISD than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Rhode Island School of Design since 2012.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	2,386	1,971	656	1,315	415	171	244
2013-14	2,420 34	2,005 34	687 31	1,318 3	415 0	150 -21	265 21
2014-15	2,449 29	2,014 9	671 -16	1,343 25	435 20	151 1	284 19
2015-16	2,481 32	2,014 0	637 -34	1,377 34	467 32	150 -1	317 33
2016-17	2,477 -4	1,999 -15	625 -12	1,374 -3	478 11	146 -4	332 15
2017-18	2,440 -37	1,976 -23	634 9	1,342 -32	464 -14	167 21	297 -35
2018-19	2,467 27	1,994 18	645 11	1,349 7	473 9	172 5	301 4
2019-20	2,501 34	2,009 15	644 -1	1,365 16	492 19	166 -6	326 25
2020-21	2,227 -274	1,736 -273	591 -53	1,145 -220	491 -1	162 -4	329 3
2021-22	2,576 349	2,044 308	684 93	1,360 215	532 41	182 20	350 21
2022-23	2,620 44	2,108 64	691 7	1,417 57	512 -20	166 -16	346 -4
Average	2,459	1,988	651	1,337	470	162	308

Rhode Island School of Design Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 12 years is 1,988 where 2,108 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Rhode Island School of Design since 2012.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	1,971	1,971	656	1,315	0
2013-14	2,005	2,005	687	1,318	0
2014-15	2,014	2,014	671	1,343	0
2015-16	2,014	2,014	637	1,377	0
2016-17	1,999	1,999	625	1,374	0
2017-18	1,976	1,976	634	1,342	0
2018-19	1,994	1,994	645	1,349	0
2019-20	2,009	2,009	644	1,365	0
2020-21	1,736	1,736	591	1,145	0
2021-22	2,044	2,044	684	1,360	0
2022-23	2,108	2,108	691	1,417	0
Average	1,988	1,988	651	1,337	1,988

Rhode Island School of Design Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 12 years is 470 where 512 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Rhode Island School of Design since 2012.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	415	415	171	244	0
2013-14	415	415	150	265	0
2014-15	435	435	151	284	0
2015-16	467	467	150	317	0
2016-17	478	478	146	332	0
2017-18	464	464	167	297	0
2018-19	473	473	172	301	0
2019-20	492	492	166	326	0
2020-21	491	491	162	329	0
2021-22	532	532	182	350	0
2022-23	512	512	166	346	0
Average	470	470	162	308	470

Rhode Island School of Design Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 23.59% and the percentage of black students is 4.27% at Rhode Island School of Design. 19.43% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Rhode Island School of Design over the past 12 years (2012-2023).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2012-13	4	377	47	151	3	817	74
2013-14	4	359	59	186	2	804	79
2014-15	3	386	50	189	2	778	86
2015-16	4	407	53	186	0	769	95
2016-17	4	426	61	189	0	773	100
2017-18	3	406	67	185	0	751	118
2018-19	4	382	80	201	0	714	117
2019-20	3	397	94	195	0	680	130
2020-21	2	402	94	189	0	588	124
2021-22	3	495	112	212	0	639	146
2022-23	3	509	112	215	0	618	130
Average	3	413	75	191	1	721	109

Rhode Island School of Design Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

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Enrollment Trends at RISD

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes