Enrollment Trends at Ringling College

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 1,566 where 1,666 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 7 year-over-year increases and 2 decreases. It peaked at 1,722 students in 2024 and was lowest at 1,262 in 2016. Overall, enrollment rose from 1,262 to 1,666 students, a net gain of 404 (32%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Ringling College of Art and Design since 2015.

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	1,262	468	794
2016-17	1,340 78	468	872 78
2017-18	1,456 116	473 5	983 111
2018-19	1,561 105	481 8	1,080 97
2019-20	1,658 97	504 23	1,154 74
2020-21	1,624 -34	450 -54	1,174 20
2021-22	1,663 39	469 19	1,194 20
2022-23	1,705 42	464 -5	1,241 47
2023-24	1,722 17	444 -20	1,278 37
2024-25	1,666 -56	424 -20	1,242 -36
Average	1,566	465	1,101

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 42.38% and the percentage of black students is 3.84% at Ringling College of Art and Design. 9.42% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 16.63% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 48.89% to 42.38%. Asian enrollment grew from 8.72% to 9.42%. Black student enrollment increased from 2.69% to 3.84%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 16.48% to 16.63%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7807 which indicates that quite diverse. This increased from 0.7248 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

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

• Trends Table
• Interactive Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
	2015-16	12	110	34	208	3	617	30
2016-17	10	113	41	214	3	620	39
2017-18	5	128	57	252	2	692	61
2018-19	4	140	53	255	3	728	66
2019-20	6	156	60	252	1	786	67
2020-21	5	147	56	247	2	749	77
2021-22	5	164	50	223	3	735	89
2022-23	4	168	55	242	4	748	84
2023-24	4	163	52	259	3	761	81
2024-25	4	157	64	277	2	706	69
Average	6	145	52	243	3	714	66

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

Ringling College of Art and Design does not offer online degree/certificate programs. All Students have enrolled in on-campus programs.