Student Population at RISD

Total Enrollment

2,520

Undergraduate

2,087

Graduate

433

Men Students

725

Women Students

1,795

For the academic year 2024-2025, a total of 2,520 students have enrolled at Rhode Island School of Design - 2,087 undergraduate and 433 graduate.

By gender, 725 male and 1,795 female students are attending Rhode Island School of Design. By attendance status, there are 2,520 full-time students and 0 part-time students.

The number of students at Rhode Island School of Design is small compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Rhode Island. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Bryant University and Johnson & Wales University-Providence, its population is small (average population is 4,065).

Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares RISD's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Rhode Island.

RISD has smaller enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 4,065 students). The enrollment is smaller than the Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Rhode Island average (4,079 students).

	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Rhode Island School of Design	2,520	2,087	433
Similarly Ranked Schools	4,065	3,474	591
All Colleges	2,931	2,685	1,440
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges	2,477	2,016	1,017
4-Years Colleges	4,686	4,205	1,445
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Rhode Island	4,079	3,710	739

The below chart compares the student population between Rhode Island School of Design and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 725 male and 1,795 female students attending RISD. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.40 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).

The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at RISD.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at RISD
	Total	Full-time
Total	2,087	2,087
Men	612	612
Women	1,475	1,475

Population by Gender/Attending Status at RISD
	Total	Full-time
Total	433	433
Men	113	113
Women	320	320

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 565 Asian students (22.42%) and 564 White students (22.38%) at Rhode Island School of Design(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Rhode Island School of Design.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Rhode Island School of Design
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	2	0	2
Asian	537	130	407
Black or African American	102	29	73
Hispanic	169	48	121
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	442	157	285
Two or More Races	103	29	74
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	40	12	28
Total	2,087	612	1,475

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Rhode Island School of Design
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	0	0	0
Asian	28	10	18
Black or African American	12	6	6
Hispanic	23	9	14
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	122	29	93
Two or More Races	10	2	8
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	6	1	5
Total	433	113	320

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 2,209 students whose age under twenty five and 102 students whose age is over thirty years old at Rhode Island School of Design.

Especially, 29 students are younger than eighteen.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Rhode Island School of Design.

Population by Student Age at Rhode Island School of Design
	Total	Men	Women
Total	2,087	612	1,475
Under 18	29	4	25
18-19	853	222	631
20-21	848	245	603
22-24	322	120	202
25-29	29	18	11
30-34	1	1	0
35-39	2	0	2
40-49	3	2	1
Total	2,087	612	1,475

Population by Student Age at Rhode Island School of Design
	Total	Men	Women
Total	433	113	320
20-21	5	0	5
22-24	152	36	116
25-29	180	46	134
30-34	60	17	43
35-39	24	12	12
40-49	11	2	9
50-64	1	0	1
Total	433	113	320