The student population at Rhode Island School of Design is 2,520 (2,087 undergraduate and 433 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 39 over the past decade.
The percentage of undergraduate students at RISD is 82.82% which is increased by 73 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 34 and it has been decreasing.
The female to male ratio is 2.48 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).
Student Population Changes
The average student population over the last 11 years is 2,485 where 2,520 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
82.82% of total students is undergraduate students and 17.18% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 73 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 34 over past 10 years.
The female to male ratio is 2.48 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 2015.
Undergraduate Enrollment Changes
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 2,006 where 2,087 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 Rhode Island School of Design since 2015.
Graduate Enrollment Changes
The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 479 where 433 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 Rhode Island School of Design since 2015.
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes
The percentage of white students is 22.38% and the percentage of black students is 4.52% at Rhode Island School of Design. 22.42% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 7.62% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 31.00% to 22.38%. Asian enrollment grew from 16.40% to 22.42%. Black student enrollment increased from 2.14% to 4.52%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 7.50% to 7.62%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.8898 which indicates that highly diverse. This increased from 0.8695 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Rhode Island School of Design over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes
Rhode Island School of Design does not offer online degree/certificate programs. All Students have enrolled in on-campus programs.