Academy of Art University Student Population

How many students at Academy of Art? For the academic year 2024-2025, a total of 5,498 students have enrolled in Academy of Art University with 3,644 undergraduate and 1,854 graduate students.

By gender, 2,221 male and 3,277 female students are attending the school.

It has much fewer students compared to similar colleges (14,062 students on average - private (for-profit) Master's College and University (larger programs)).

2,948 students are enrolled exclusively, and 1,943 students are enrolled in some online courses.

You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.

Student Population by Gender

Academy of Art University has a total of 5,498 enrolled students for the academic year 2024-2025. 3,644 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 1,854 students joined graduate programs.

By gender, 2,221 male and 3,277 female students (the male-female ratio is 40:60) are attending the school.

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Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 1,550 White, 714 Black, and 410 Asian students out of a total of 5,498 are attending at Academy of Art University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Academy of Art University is highly diverse with a diversity index of 85.2% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

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• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, Academy of Art has 21 students under 18 years old and 24 students over 65 years old. There are 2,573 students under 25 years old, and 3,632 students over 25 years old out of 6,320 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 21 students are younger than 18 and 7 students are older than 65. Academy of Art has 2,272 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 1,857 students aged 25 and over.

It has 301 graduate students aged under 25 and 1,775 students aged 25 and over.

*The age distribution is based on 2023-2024 enrollment data.

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• Undergraduate
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Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Academy of Art University, 2,948 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,943 students are enrolled in some online courses.

745 students who live in California or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 2,203 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

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• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 3,644 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 334 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 9.17%.180 students have transferred in as full-time status and 154 students transferred in as part-time status.