Enrollment Trends at CIA

-61

Total Enrollment

-120

Men

59

Women

The student population at Cleveland Institute of Art is 545 (all undergraduate). The number of students has decreased by 61 over the past decade.

The female to male ratio is 2.84 to 1 which means that majority of population is on female students.

All students have enrolled in on-campus classes (Cleveland Institute of Art does not offer online degree/certificate program).

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 606 where 545 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

The female to male ratio is 2.84 to 1 and it means that there are far more female students enrolled in CIA than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Cleveland Institute of Art since 2015.

YearTotalMenWomen
2015-16606262344
2016-17624
18
260
-2
364
20
2017-18636
12
233
-27
403
39
2018-19670
34
221
-12
449
46
2019-20645
-25
196
-25
449
2020-21599
-46
173
-23
426
-23
2021-22580
-19
157
-16
423
-3
2022-23584
4
163
6
421
-2
2023-24566
-18
156
-7
410
-11
2024-25545
-21
142
-14
403
-7
Average606196409
Cleveland Institute of Art Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 62.02%. The percentage was 68.48% 10 years ago and CIA still has a high percentage of white students. 3.67% of enrolled students is Asian and 15.60% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 11.38% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 68.48% to 62.02%. Asian enrollment declined from 3.80% to 3.67%. Black student enrollment increased from 8.42% to 15.60%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 4.79% to 11.38%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5733 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.5185 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Cleveland Institute of Art over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2015-161235129041525
2016-172235632043320
2017-182215952142025
2018-191237351144931
2019-202206448143936
2020-210166156140739
2021-220196354138344
2022-230185657139545
2023-240187559037038
2024-250208562033832
Average1206450140534
Cleveland Institute of Art Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

Cleveland Institute of Art does not offer online degree/certificate programs. All Students have enrolled in on-campus programs.


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