Student Population at RISD

Total Enrollment

2,620

Undergraduate

2,108

Graduate

512

Men Students

857

Women Students

1,763

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 2,620 students have enrolled at Rhode Island School of Design - 2,108 undergraduate and 512 graduate.

By gender, 857 male and 1,763 female students are attending Rhode Island School of Design. all students at Rhode Island School of Design are full-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 3,957).

*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.

Enrollment Comparison Chart

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 857 male and 1,763 female students attending RISD. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.49 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	2,108	2,108
Men	691	691
Women	1,417	1,417

Population by Gender/Attending Status at RISD
	Total	Full-time
Total	512	512
Men	166	166
Women	346	346

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 618 White students (23.59%) and 509 Asian students (19.43%) 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	1	1
Asian	477	131	346
Black or African American	92	36	56
Hispanic	177	40	137
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	479	195	284
Two or More Races	121	27	94
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	39	19	20
Total	2,108	691	1,417

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Rhode Island School of Design
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	1	0
Asian	32	7	25
Black or African American	20	12	8
Hispanic	38	18	20
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	139	55	84
Two or More Races	9	1	8
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	10	2	8
Total	512	166	346

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 2,235 students whose age under twenty five and 108 students whose age is over thirty years old at Rhode Island School of Design.

Especially, 32 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	2,108	691	1,417
Under 18	32	7	25
18-19	746	236	510
20-21	903	280	623
22-24	391	150	241
25-29	27	12	15
30-34	3	2	1
35-39	4	2	2
40-49	2	2	0
Total	2,108	691	1,417

Population by Student Age at Rhode Island School of Design
	Total	Men	Women
Total	512	166	346
20-21	8	2	6
22-24	155	39	116
25-29	250	88	162
30-34	73	31	42
35-39	13	5	8
40-49	11	1	10
50-64	2	0	2
Total	512	166	346

Online Student Population

At Rhode Island School of Design, 40 students (1.53% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.

By location of enrolled students, 0 students live in Rhode Island where Rhode Island School of Design is located in and 0 students have enrolled from other states.