Fine Arts Colleges Population Comparison

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Total Student Population Comparison

The total student population of best Fine Arts schools is 1,354,695 with 739,419 female students and 615,276 male students. This enrollment statistics is based on the latest data from IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education for academic year 2022-2023. The following table compares the student population for both undergraduate and graduate schools between best Fine Arts schools.

Among the best Fine Arts schools, Arizona State University Campus Immersion has the most enrolled students of 80,065, while Cranbrook Academy of Art has the least number of students of 129 for both in graduate and undergraduate programs.

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Student Population Comparison Between Best Fine Arts Schools
	Rank	Name	Total	Men	Women
	1	University of California-Los Angeles	46,430	19,869	26,561
	2	School of the Art Institute of Chicago	3,532	887	2,645
	2	Yale University	14,776	6,957	7,819
	4	Virginia Commonwealth University	28,082	10,044	18,038
	4	California Institute of the Arts	1,440	545	895
	6	Rhode Island School of Design	2,620	857	1,763
	7	Carnegie Mellon University	16,002	8,973	7,029
	7	Maryland Institute College of Art	1,952	479	1,473
	7	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	51,225	24,739	26,486
	10	Alfred University	1,813	784	1,029
	11	Bard College	2,706	1,136	1,570
	12	California College of the Arts	1,501	532	969
	13	Columbia University in the City of New York	34,782	16,150	18,632
	14	University of California-San Diego	42,006	20,883	21,123
	15	Arizona State University Campus Immersion	80,065	41,414	38,651
	16	Art Center College of Design	2,420	1,033	1,387
	17	Cranbrook Academy of Art	129	47	82
	18	The New School	10,108	2,580	7,528
	19	Pratt Institute-Main	5,494	1,479	4,015
	20	University of California-Berkeley	45,307	20,985	24,322
	21	University of California-Davis	39,679	16,261	23,418
	22	University of Wisconsin-Madison	48,956	22,993	25,963
	23	CUNY Hunter College	22,970	7,261	15,709
	24	Massachusetts College of Art and Design	1,939	510	1,429
	25	Rochester Institute of Technology	16,615	10,846	5,769
	26	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	50,637	23,354	27,283
	27	School of Visual Arts	4,127	1,053	3,074
	28	University of Colorado Boulder	39,585	21,815	17,770
	29	University of Iowa	30,015	13,316	16,699
	30	The University of Texas at Austin	52,384	23,099	29,285
	31	Washington University in St Louis	17,012	7,969	9,043
	32	Boston University	36,714	15,646	21,068
	33	Indiana University-Bloomington	47,005	24,008	22,997
	34	Ohio State University-Main Campus	60,540	29,012	31,528
	35	Ohio University-Main Campus	24,145	9,606	14,539
	36	Otis College of Art and Design	1,312	390	922
	37	Stanford University	18,283	9,650	8,633
	38	Temple University	33,196	14,232	18,964
	39	University of Arizona	49,403	21,985	27,418
	40	University of Georgia	40,607	16,641	23,966
	41	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	52,319	24,831	27,488
	42	Claremont Graduate University	1,903	764	1,139
	43	Florida State University	44,161	18,352	25,809
	44	New York University	59,144	24,466	34,678
	45	San Francisco Art Institute	no recent data available (probably not active)
	46	University of California-Irvine	35,937	16,257	19,680
	47	University of California-Santa Barbara	26,420	11,905	14,515
	48	University of Chicago	18,339	9,925	8,414
	49	University of Florida	55,211	23,787	31,424
	50	University of Illinois Chicago	33,747	14,969	18,778
Total			1,354,695	615,276	739,419

Undergraduate Student Population

The total undergraduate population of best Fine Arts schools is 944,107 with 516,097 female students and 428,010 male students. The following table compares 2022-2023 undergraduate enrollment between best Fine Arts schools.

Among the best Fine Arts schools, Arizona State University Campus Immersion has the most enrolled undergraduate students of 65,492, while California Institute of the Arts has the least number of undergraduate students of 940.

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Undergraduate Student Population Comparison Between Best Fine Arts Schools
	Rank	Name	Total	Men	Women
	1	University of California-Los Angeles	32,423	12,853	19,570
	2	School of the Art Institute of Chicago	2,819	701	2,118
	2	Yale University	6,645	3,254	3,391
	4	Virginia Commonwealth University	20,958	7,679	13,279
	4	California Institute of the Arts	940	365	575
	6	Rhode Island School of Design	2,108	691	1,417
	7	Carnegie Mellon University	7,059	3,512	3,547
	7	Maryland Institute College of Art	1,403	332	1,071
	7	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	32,695	15,580	17,115
	10	Alfred University	1,347	652	695
	11	Bard College	2,296	980	1,316
	12	California College of the Arts	1,145	429	716
	13	Columbia University in the City of New York	8,902	4,530	4,372
	14	University of California-San Diego	33,096	15,764	17,332
	15	Arizona State University Campus Immersion	65,492	33,351	32,141
	16	Art Center College of Design	2,135	898	1,237
	18	The New School	7,171	1,665	5,506
	19	Pratt Institute-Main	3,934	1,106	2,828
	20	University of California-Berkeley	32,479	14,435	18,044
	21	University of California-Davis	31,532	12,699	18,833
	22	University of Wisconsin-Madison	36,306	17,070	19,236
	23	CUNY Hunter College	17,256	5,897	11,359
	24	Massachusetts College of Art and Design	1,833	479	1,354
	25	Rochester Institute of Technology	13,940	9,227	4,713
	26	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	36,344	18,156	18,188
	27	School of Visual Arts	3,533	915	2,618
	28	University of Colorado Boulder	31,034	16,737	14,297
	29	University of Iowa	21,973	9,651	12,322
	30	The University of Texas at Austin	41,309	17,610	23,699
	31	Washington University in St Louis	8,132	3,690	4,442
	32	Boston University	18,459	7,742	10,717
	33	Indiana University-Bloomington	35,660	17,953	17,707
	34	Ohio State University-Main Campus	46,123	23,014	23,109
	35	Ohio University-Main Campus	18,113	7,115	10,998
	36	Otis College of Art and Design	1,268	381	887
	37	Stanford University	8,049	3,912	4,137
	38	Temple University	24,106	10,635	13,471
	39	University of Arizona	38,751	17,213	21,538
	40	University of Georgia	30,714	12,883	17,831
	41	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	36,213	17,831	18,382
	43	Florida State University	32,936	14,100	18,836
	44	New York University	29,401	12,019	17,382
	46	University of California-Irvine	28,662	12,584	16,078
	47	University of California-Santa Barbara	23,459	10,360	13,099
	48	University of Chicago	7,595	4,028	3,567
	49	University of Florida	34,552	15,106	19,446
	50	University of Illinois Chicago	21,807	10,226	11,581
Total			944,107	428,010	516,097

Graduate Student Population

The total graduate population of best Fine Arts schools is 410,588 with 223,322 female students and 187,266 male students. The following table compares 2022-2023 graduate enrollment between best Fine Arts schools.

Among the best Fine Arts schools, New York University has the most enrolled graduate students of 29,743, while Otis College of Art and Design has the least number of graduate students of 44.

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Graduate Student Population Comparison Between Best Fine Arts Schools
	Rank	Name	Total	Men	Women
	1	University of California-Los Angeles	14,007	7,016	6,991
	2	School of the Art Institute of Chicago	713	186	527
	2	Yale University	8,131	3,703	4,428
	4	Virginia Commonwealth University	7,124	2,365	4,759
	4	California Institute of the Arts	500	180	320
	6	Rhode Island School of Design	512	166	346
	7	Carnegie Mellon University	8,943	5,461	3,482
	7	Maryland Institute College of Art	549	147	402
	7	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	18,530	9,159	9,371
	10	Alfred University	466	132	334
	11	Bard College	410	156	254
	12	California College of the Arts	356	103	253
	13	Columbia University in the City of New York	25,880	11,620	14,260
	14	University of California-San Diego	8,910	5,119	3,791
	15	Arizona State University Campus Immersion	14,573	8,063	6,510
	16	Art Center College of Design	285	135	150
	17	Cranbrook Academy of Art	129	47	82
	18	The New School	2,937	915	2,022
	19	Pratt Institute-Main	1,560	373	1,187
	20	University of California-Berkeley	12,828	6,550	6,278
	21	University of California-Davis	8,147	3,562	4,585
	22	University of Wisconsin-Madison	12,650	5,923	6,727
	23	CUNY Hunter College	5,714	1,364	4,350
	24	Massachusetts College of Art and Design	106	31	75
	25	Rochester Institute of Technology	2,675	1,619	1,056
	26	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	14,293	5,198	9,095
	27	School of Visual Arts	594	138	456
	28	University of Colorado Boulder	8,551	5,078	3,473
	29	University of Iowa	8,042	3,665	4,377
	30	The University of Texas at Austin	11,075	5,489	5,586
	31	Washington University in St Louis	8,880	4,279	4,601
	32	Boston University	18,255	7,904	10,351
	33	Indiana University-Bloomington	11,345	6,055	5,290
	34	Ohio State University-Main Campus	14,417	5,998	8,419
	35	Ohio University-Main Campus	6,032	2,491	3,541
	36	Otis College of Art and Design	44	9	35
	37	Stanford University	10,234	5,738	4,496
	38	Temple University	9,090	3,597	5,493
	39	University of Arizona	10,652	4,772	5,880
	40	University of Georgia	9,893	3,758	6,135
	41	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	16,106	7,000	9,106
	42	Claremont Graduate University	1,903	764	1,139
	43	Florida State University	11,225	4,252	6,973
	44	New York University	29,743	12,447	17,296
	46	University of California-Irvine	7,275	3,673	3,602
	47	University of California-Santa Barbara	2,961	1,545	1,416
	48	University of Chicago	10,744	5,897	4,847
	49	University of Florida	20,659	8,681	11,978
	50	University of Illinois Chicago	11,940	4,743	7,197
Total			410,588	187,266	223,322

Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment

The following table compares 2022-2023 distance learning enrollment for both undergraduate and graduate programs between best Fine Arts schools. In undergraduate programs, out of total 933,404 students, 28,560 students (3.06%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 334,367 students (35.82%) have learned from at least one online course. For graduate schools, out of total 407,395 students, 57,130 students (14.02%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 59,023 students (14.49%) have learned from at least one online course.

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Online Course (Distance Learning) Population Comparison Between Best Fine Arts Schools
	Rank	Name	Undergraduate			Graduate
	Rank	Name	Total	Online Exclusively	Some Online Classes	Total	Online Exclusively	Some Online Classes
	1	University of California-Los Angeles	32,423	17 (0.05%)	3,838 (11.84%)	14,007	590 (4.21%)	920 (6.57%)
	2	School of the Art Institute of Chicago	2,819	67 (2.38%)	817 (28.98%)	713	60 (8.42%)	158 (22.16%)
	2	Yale University	6,645	-	-	8,131	74 (0.91%)	86 (1.06%)
	4	Virginia Commonwealth University	20,958	1,394 (6.65%)	13,942 (66.52%)	7,124	1,286 (18.05%)	2,180 (30.60%)
	4	California Institute of the Arts	California Institute of the Arts does not offer online courses.
	6	Rhode Island School of Design	2,108	-	23 (1.09%)	512	-	17 (3.32%)
	7	Carnegie Mellon University	7,059	26 (0.37%)	923 (13.08%)	8,943	546 (6.11%)	1,751 (19.58%)
	7	Maryland Institute College of Art	1,403	-	42 (2.99%)	549	303 (55.19%)	13 (2.37%)
	7	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	32,695	31 (0.09%)	3,274 (10.01%)	18,530	1,494 (8.06%)	2,137 (11.53%)
	10	Alfred University	1,347	3 (0.22%)	185 (13.73%)	466	1 (0.21%)	81 (17.38%)
	11	Bard College	Bard College does not offer online courses.
	12	California College of the Arts	1,145	-	291 (25.41%)	356	5 (1.40%)	53 (14.89%)
	13	Columbia University in the City of New York	8,902	25 (0.28%)	180 (2.02%)	25,880	1,086 (4.20%)	3,662 (14.15%)
	14	University of California-San Diego	33,096	5 (0.02%)	2,860 (8.64%)	8,910	43 (0.48%)	397 (4.46%)
	15	Arizona State University Campus Immersion	65,492	3,958 (6.04%)	38,222 (58.36%)	14,573	437 (3.00%)	2,391 (16.41%)
	16	Art Center College of Design	2,135	69 (3.23%)	1,615 (75.64%)	285	30 (10.53%)	146 (51.23%)
	17	Cranbrook Academy of Art	Cranbrook Academy of Art does not offer online courses.
	18	The New School	7,171	188 (2.62%)	2,842 (39.63%)	2,937	116 (3.95%)	946 (32.21%)
	19	Pratt Institute-Main	Pratt Institute-Main does not offer online courses.
	20	University of California-Berkeley	32,479	43 (0.13%)	6,728 (20.71%)	12,828	1,579 (12.31%)	1,350 (10.52%)
	21	University of California-Davis	31,532	3 (0.01%)	1,285 (4.08%)	8,147	350 (4.30%)	366 (4.49%)
	22	University of Wisconsin-Madison	36,306	545 (1.50%)	9,098 (25.06%)	12,650	839 (6.63%)	1,301 (10.28%)
	23	CUNY Hunter College	17,256	282 (1.63%)	6,311 (36.57%)	5,714	353 (6.18%)	1,571 (27.49%)
	24	Massachusetts College of Art and Design	1,833	66 (3.60%)	1,029 (56.14%)	106	1 (0.94%)	46 (43.40%)
	25	Rochester Institute of Technology	13,940	127 (0.91%)	5,151 (36.95%)	2,675	528 (19.74%)	892 (33.35%)
	26	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	36,344	773 (2.13%)	17,644 (48.55%)	14,293	2,985 (20.88%)	2,023 (14.15%)
	27	School of Visual Arts	School of Visual Arts does not offer online courses.
	28	University of Colorado Boulder	31,034	1,072 (3.45%)	10,007 (32.25%)	8,551	2,084 (24.37%)	620 (7.25%)
	29	University of Iowa	21,973	927 (4.22%)	13,834 (62.96%)	8,042	2,273 (28.26%)	463 (5.76%)
	30	The University of Texas at Austin	41,309	341 (0.83%)	19,009 (46.02%)	11,075	34 (0.31%)	839 (7.58%)
	31	Washington University in St Louis	8,132	350 (4.30%)	467 (5.74%)	8,880	430 (4.84%)	810 (9.12%)
	32	Boston University	18,459	98 (0.53%)	90 (0.49%)	18,255	3,946 (21.62%)	1,123 (6.15%)
	33	Indiana University-Bloomington	35,660	159 (0.45%)	14,820 (41.56%)	11,345	3,458 (30.48%)	1,541 (13.58%)
	34	Ohio State University-Main Campus	46,123	1,657 (3.59%)	31,185 (67.61%)	14,417	2,178 (15.11%)	3,431 (23.80%)
	35	Ohio University-Main Campus	18,113	3,599 (19.87%)	8,198 (45.26%)	6,032	2,730 (45.26%)	568 (9.42%)
	36	Otis College of Art and Design	1,268	-	1,268 (100.00%)	44	-	44 (100.00%)
	37	Stanford University	8,049	288 (3.58%)	-	10,234	-	779 (7.61%)
	38	Temple University	24,106	1,044 (4.33%)	12,285 (50.96%)	9,090	1,568 (17.25%)	1,224 (13.47%)
	39	University of Arizona	38,751	6,616 (17.07%)	18,688 (48.23%)	10,652	3,001 (28.17%)	1,277 (11.99%)
	40	University of Georgia	30,714	106 (0.35%)	5,614 (18.28%)	9,893	1,060 (10.71%)	1,152 (11.64%)
	41	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	36,213	440 (1.22%)	7,046 (19.46%)	16,106	767 (4.76%)	1,612 (10.01%)
	42	Claremont Graduate University	No Undergraduate Level Courses Offered	1,903	221 (11.61%)	770 (40.46%)
	43	Florida State University	32,936	1,551 (4.71%)	19,688 (59.78%)	11,225	3,907 (34.81%)	1,384 (12.33%)
	44	New York University	29,401	263 (0.89%)	6,926 (23.56%)	29,743	3,797 (12.77%)	7,314 (24.59%)
	45	San Francisco Art Institute	no recent data available (probably not active)
	46	University of California-Irvine	28,662	187 (0.65%)	12,174 (42.47%)	7,275	2,332 (32.05%)	2,723 (37.43%)
	47	University of California-Santa Barbara	23,459	10 (0.04%)	2,461 (10.49%)	2,961	-	286 (9.66%)
	48	University of Chicago	7,595	-	-	10,744	28 (0.26%)	-
	49	University of Florida	34,552	1,457 (4.22%)	19,919 (57.65%)	20,659	7,334 (35.50%)	2,873 (13.91%)
	50	University of Illinois Chicago	21,807	773 (3.54%)	14,388 (65.98%)	11,940	3,276 (27.44%)	5,703 (47.76%)
Average			933,404	28,560 (3.06%)	334,367 (35.82%)	407,395	57,130 (14.02%)	59,023 (14.49%)

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