by our College Data Analytics TeamHow diverse is SVA? College Factual’s diversity report shows the data about diversity at SVA. We examined racial demographics, gender ratios, student age ranges, and where students come from.
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SVA total enrollment is approximately 3,979 students. 3,466 are undergraduates and 513 are graduate students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Undergraduates
The full-time SVA undergraduate population is made up of 73.7% women, and 26.3% men.
For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.
SVA Racial/Ethnic Breakdown of Undergraduates
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| International | 1,830 | 52.8% |
| Asian | 547 | 15.8% |
| White | 513 | 14.8% |
| Hispanic | 323 | 9.3% |
| Black or African American | 116 | 3.3% |
| Unknown | 101 | 2.9% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 33 | 1.0% |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Graduate Students
About 78.2% of full-time grad students are women, and 21.8% men.
For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.
SVA Racial-Ethnic Breakdown of Graduate Students
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| International | 345 | 67.4% |
| White | 68 | 13.3% |
| Asian | 39 | 7.6% |
| Hispanic | 25 | 4.9% |
| Unknown | 15 | 2.9% |
| Black or African American | 14 | 2.7% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 6 | 1.2% |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| International | 2,175 | 54.7% |
| Asian | 586 | 14.7% |
| White | 581 | 14.6% |
| Hispanic | 348 | 8.8% |
| Black or African American | 130 | 3.3% |
| Unknown | 116 | 2.9% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 39 | 1.0% |
School of Visual Arts faculty racial/ethnic demographics (share of instructional staff):
| Ethnicity | Percent of Faculty |
|---|---|
| White | 85.3% |
| Hispanic | 3.8% |
| International | 3.8% |
| Asian | 3.2% |
| Unknown | 2.6% |
| Black or African American | 0.6% |
This school is more popular with women than with men.
There are approximately 2,955 female students and 1,024 male students at SVA.
School of Visual Arts faculty gender breakdown (share of instructional staff):
The undergraduate student body is split among 32 states (may include Washington D.C.). Click on the map for more detail.
| State | Amount | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 127 | 39.8% |
| New Jersey | 43 | 13.5% |
| California | 33 | 10.3% |
| Florida | 16 | 5.0% |
| Texas | 14 | 4.4% |
SVA welcomes roughly 54.7% international (nonresident) students, enhancing the global diversity of the campus.
A traditional college student is defined as being between the ages of 18-21. At SVA, 61.5% of undergraduate students fall into that category, compared to the national average of 60%.
| Student Age Group | Amount | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| 20-21 | 1,336 | 35.0% |
| 18-19 | 1,008 | 26.4% |
| 22-24 | 912 | 23.9% |
| 25-29 | 366 | 9.6% |
| 30-34 | 81 | 2.1% |
| 35 and over | 68 | 1.8% |
| Under 18 | 41 | 1.1% |
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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