Student Population Changes
The average student population over the last 11 years is 85 where 99 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 99 students in 2025 and was lowest at 64 in 2016. Overall, enrollment rose from 64 to 99 students, a net gain of 35 (54.7%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts since 2015.
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes
The percentage of white students is 58.59%. The percentage was 75.00% 10 years ago and IDSVA still has a high percentage of white students. 4.04% of enrolled students is Asian and 14.14% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 13.13% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 75.00% to 58.59%. Asian enrollment grew from 0.00% to 4.04%. Black student enrollment decreased from 17.19% to 14.14%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 4.69% to 13.13%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6166 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.4053 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes
99 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 100% of total students. The number of online students has increased 10.00% since 2019. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts from 2015 to 2025.