How Student Population Changes at RMCAD

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 1,276 where 2,050 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 2.84 to 1 and it means that there are far more female students enrolled in RMCAD than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design since 2013.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	775	739	272	467	36	12	24
2014-15	1,045 270	1,019 280	348 76	671 204	26 -10	8 -4	18 -6
2015-16	1,096 51	1,079 60	384 36	695 24	17 -9	4 -4	13 -5
2016-17	923 -173	906 -173	309 -75	597 -98	17 0	6 2	11 -2
2017-18	869 -54	864 -42	269 -40	595 -2	5 -12	0 -6	5 -6
2018-19	1,054 185	1,054 190	315 46	739 144	0 -5	0 0	0 -5
2019-20	1,454 400	1,454 400	438 123	1,016 277	0 0	0 0	0 0
2020-21	1,643 189	1,631 177	451 13	1,180 164	12 12	4 4	8 8
2021-22	1,849 206	1,837 206	440 -11	1,397 217	12 0	3 -1	9 1
2022-23	2,050 201	2,050 213	534 94	1,516 119	0 -12	0 -3	0 -9
Average	1,276	1,263	376	887	13	4	9

Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 56.93%. The percentage was 62.84% 10 years ago and RMCAD still has a high percentage of white students. 3.66% of enrolled students is Asian and 10.39% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2013-14	10	22	41	73	1	487	14
2014-15	39	25	93	96	0	624	10
2015-16	30	29	70	121	0	648	12
2016-17	24	28	61	92	0	571	12
2017-18	21	25	50	92	0	527	18
2018-19	24	33	72	131	0	622	19
2019-20	33	51	148	186	0	846	12
2020-21	32	63	137	214	0	981	28
2021-22	31	61	173	232	0	1,110	37
2022-23	43	75	213	290	0	1,167	25
Average	29	41	106	153	0	758	19

Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,407 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 69% of total students. The number of online students has increased 179.17% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	1,045	504	541	0
2015-16	1,096	566	530	0
2016-17	923	455	468	0
2017-18	869	431	438	0
2018-19	1,054	512	542	0
2019-20	1,454	851	603	0
2020-21	1,643	1,008	635	0
2021-22	1,849	1,259	589	1
2022-23	2,050	1,407	643	0
Average	1,331	777	554	0

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Enrollment Trends at RMCAD

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes