Student Population at SVA

Total Enrollment

3,812

Undergraduate

3,255

Graduate

557

Men Students

996

Women Students

2,816

For the academic year 2024-2025, a total of 3,812 students have enrolled at School of Visual Arts - 3,255 undergraduate and 557 graduate.

By gender, 996 male and 2,816 female students are attending School of Visual Arts. By attendance status, there are 3,684 full-time students and 128 part-time students.

The number of students at School of Visual Arts is very large compared to Private (for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in New York. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Alfred University and Canisius University, its population is very small (average population is 11,951).

Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares SVA's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Private (for-profit), 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Private (for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in New York.

SVA has smaller enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 11,951 students). The enrollment is larger than the Private (for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in New York average (1,329 students).

	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
School of Visual Arts	3,812	3,255	557
Similarly Ranked Schools	11,951	9,871	2,080
All Colleges	2,931	2,685	1,440
Private (for-profit), 4-Years Colleges	1,724	1,467	1,121
4-Years Colleges	4,686	4,205	1,445
Private (for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in New York	1,329	1,377	347

The below chart compares the student population between School of Visual Arts and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 996 male and 2,816 female students attending SVA. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.35 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 SVA.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at SVA
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	3,255	3,198	57
Men	865	848	17
Women	2,390	2,350	40

Population by Gender/Attending Status at SVA
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	557	486	71
Men	131	115	16
Women	426	371	55

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 569 White students (14.93%) and 490 Asian students (12.85%) at School of Visual Arts(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at School of Visual Arts.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at School of Visual Arts
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	2	1	1
Asian	455	99	356
Black or African American	99	32	67
Hispanic	376	116	260
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	484	153	331
Two or More Races	44	8	36
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	204	62	142
Total	3,255	865	2,390

Population by Race/Ethnicity at School of Visual Arts
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	0	1
Asian	35	5	30
Black or African American	19	5	14
Hispanic	33	10	23
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	85	21	64
Two or More Races	11	2	9
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	39	12	27
Total	557	131	426

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 3,297 students whose age under twenty five and 149 students whose age is over thirty years old at School of Visual Arts.

Especially, 41 students are younger than eighteen and 1 students are older than sixty five.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at School of Visual Arts.

Population by Student Age at School of Visual Arts
	Total	Men	Women
Total	3,255	865	2,390
Under 18	41	11	30
18-19	1,008	209	799
20-21	1,331	326	1,005
22-24	676	235	441
25-29	170	74	96
30-34	22	7	15
35-39	5	2	3
40-49	1	0	1
50-64	1	1	0
Total	3,255	865	2,390

Population by Student Age at School of Visual Arts
	Total	Men	Women
Total	557	131	426
20-21	5	1	4
22-24	236	48	188
25-29	196	51	145
30-34	59	13	46
35-39	25	9	16
40-49	27	9	18
50-64	8	0	8
65 and over	1	0	1
Total	557	131	426