How Student Population Changes over Past 5 Years for Massachusetts 4-Year Colleges

For the academic year 2022-2023, the total student population of Massachusetts 4-Year Colleges is 400,811.The overall number of students in Massachusetts 4-Year Colleges decreased by 1.64%.
Compared to five(5) years ago, the total number of students at Massachusetts 4-Year Colleges has decreased by 2.2% from 409,816 to 400,811 students. Of the 78 Massachusetts 4-Year Colleges, 22 schools had an increase in the number of students compared to 5 years ago, and 56 schools had a decrease in the number of students.
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Comparison Table of Student Population Changes for Massachusetts 4-Year Colleges

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Enrollment Changes from 2018 to 2023 at Massachusetts 4-Year Colleges
School Name2018-192019-202020-212021-222022-235-Year Changes
Hult International Business SchoolCambridge, MA3,0652,349
716
1,814
535
2,214
400
2,176
38
889
American International CollegeSpringfield, MA3,1522,891
261
2,612
279
2,244
368
2,010
234
1
Amherst CollegeAmherst, MA1,8551,839
16
1,745
94
1,971
226
1,898
73
43
Anna Maria CollegePaxton, MA1,4611,441
20
1,492
51
1,521
29
1,436
85
25
Assumption UniversityWorcester, MA2,4282,443
15
2,448
5
2,284
164
2,059
225
369
Babson CollegeWellesley, MA3,3573,325
32
3,340
15
3,684
344
3,989
305
632
Boston Baptist CollegeBoston, MA8163
18
60
3
42
18
43
1
38
Bay Path UniversityLongmeadow, MA3,4443,324
120
3,224
100
2,745
479
2,465
280
979
Bay State CollegeBoston, MA700609
91
691
82
346
345
224
122
476
Bentley UniversityWaltham, MA5,4605,314
146
5,177
137
5,158
19
5,165
7
295
Berklee College of MusicBoston, MA6,9636,999
36
6,631
368
7,943
1
8,282
339
1
Boston Architectural CollegeBoston, MA663737
74
742
5
728
14
747
19
84
Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MA14,72014,747
27
14,934
187
15,577
643
15,287
290
567
Boston UniversityBoston, MA34,65733,720
937
32,718
1
36,104
3
36,714
610
2
Brandeis UniversityWaltham, MA5,8005,825
25
5,440
385
5,558
118
5,581
23
219
Bridgewater State UniversityBridgewater, MA10,99010,881
109
10,651
230
9,942
709
9,604
338
1
Cambridge CollegeBoston, MA2,2342,356
122
2,764
408
2,451
313
2,135
316
99
Laboure College of HealthcareMilton, MA845988
143
1,188
200
1,038
150
983
55
138
Clark UniversityWorcester, MA3,1223,498
376
3,405
93
3,350
55
3,770
420
648
Curry CollegeMilton, MA2,5802,519
61
2,410
109
2,242
168
2,052
190
528
Dean CollegeFranklin, MA1,3201,3201,180
140
1,206
26
1,189
17
131
Eastern Nazarene CollegeQuincy, MA848772
76
699
73
647
52
535
112
313
Emerson CollegeBoston, MA4,5734,930
357
5,115
185
5,900
785
5,891
9
1
Emmanuel CollegeBoston, MA2,2092,222
13
1,946
276
1,950
4
2,012
62
197
Endicott CollegeBeverly, MA4,7944,741
53
4,287
454
3,982
305
4,006
24
788
Fisher CollegeBoston, MA1,6621,628
34
1,419
209
1,367
52
1,421
54
241
Fitchburg State UniversityFitchburg, MA7,1997,251
52
6,728
523
6,674
54
6,554
120
645
Framingham State UniversityFramingham, MA5,5655,456
109
4,876
580
4,495
381
4,111
384
1
Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of TechnologyBoston, MA630612
18
463
149
476
13
513
37
117
Gordon CollegeWenham, MA1,9551,857
98
1,816
41
1,804
12
1,628
176
327
Hampshire CollegeAmherst, MA1,191745
446
522
223
472
50
508
36
683
Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA31,56631,655
89
30,391
1
31,345
954
30,631
714
935
Hellenic College-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of TheologyBrookline, MA154130
24
126
4
118
8
131
13
23
College of the Holy CrossWorcester, MA2,9392,963
24
2,970
7
3,029
59
3,083
54
144
Lasell UniversityNewton, MA2,0602,041
19
1,951
90
1,695
256
1,591
104
469
Lesley UniversityCambridge, MA4,8384,510
328
4,200
310
4,010
190
3,406
604
1
Longy School of Music of Bard CollegeCambridge, MA244255
11
202
53
277
75
315
38
71
University of Massachusetts-LowellLowell, MA18,24218,352
110
18,150
202
17,597
553
17,153
444
1
University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst, MA30,59331,350
757
31,642
292
32,045
403
32,229
184
1
University of Massachusetts-BostonBoston, MA16,16415,989
175
16,259
270
15,637
622
15,586
51
578
MCPHS UniversityBoston, MA7,0647,366
302
7,501
135
7,304
197
6,824
480
240
Massachusetts College of Art and DesignBoston, MA2,0872,095
8
1,894
201
1,907
13
1,939
32
148
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA11,57411,520
54
11,254
266
11,934
680
11,858
76
284
Massachusetts Maritime AcademyBuzzards Bay, MA1,8021,792
10
1,637
155
1,538
99
1,425
113
377
William James CollegeNewton, MA765796
31
805
9
854
49
897
43
132
Merrimack CollegeNorth Andover, MA4,6435,186
543
5,418
232
5,452
34
5,505
53
862
MGH Institute of Health ProfessionsBoston, MA1,2501,199
51
1,269
70
1,339
70
1,353
14
103
Montserrat College of ArtBeverly, MA367374
7
362
12
341
21
296
45
71
Mount Holyoke CollegeSouth Hadley, MA2,3352,300
35
2,040
260
2,342
302
2,392
50
57
The New England Conservatory of MusicBoston, MA838843
5
701
142
827
126
796
31
42
Nichols CollegeDudley, MA1,5921,560
32
1,518
42
1,434
84
1,403
31
189
Massachusetts College of Liberal ArtsNorth Adams, MA1,4521,507
55
1,202
305
994
208
938
56
514
Northeastern UniversityBoston, MA21,62722,207
580
22,905
698
28,167
5
30,013
1
8
College of Our Lady of the ElmsChicopee, MA1,5311,495
36
1,355
140
1,379
24
1,275
104
256
Quincy CollegeQuincy, MA3,5003,401
99
3,154
247
2,722
432
2,602
120
898
Regis CollegeWeston, MA2,7573,194
437
3,460
266
3,599
139
3,230
369
473
Saint John's SeminaryBrighton, MA143111
32
105
6
96
9
103
7
40
Salem State UniversitySalem, MA8,3387,706
632
7,242
464
7,131
111
6,539
592
1
Simmons UniversityBoston, MA6,0826,535
453
6,263
272
5,984
279
5,710
274
372
Bard College at Simon's RockGreat Barrington, MA396398
2
343
55
328
15
298
30
98
Smith CollegeNorthampton, MA2,9032,894
9
2,504
390
2,924
420
2,873
51
30
Springfield CollegeSpringfield, MA3,1393,110
29
3,068
42
2,965
103
2,921
44
218
University of Massachusetts-DartmouthNorth Dartmouth, MA8,5138,154
359
7,869
285
7,717
152
7,457
260
1
Stonehill CollegeEaston, MA2,5562,500
56
2,504
4
2,479
25
2,543
64
13
Suffolk UniversityBoston, MA7,1867,169
17
6,830
339
6,647
183
6,734
87
452
Tufts UniversityMedford, MA11,58611,878
292
12,219
341
13,293
1
13,431
138
1
Wellesley CollegeWellesley, MA2,5342,519
15
2,280
239
2,461
181
2,447
14
87
Wentworth Institute of TechnologyBoston, MA4,5164,449
67
4,389
60
4,163
226
3,920
243
596
Western New England UniversitySpringfield, MA3,7803,801
21
3,673
128
3,635
38
3,430
205
350
Westfield State UniversityWestfield, MA6,1005,795
305
5,395
400
5,013
382
4,702
311
1
Wheaton College (Massachusetts)Norton, MA1,7601,774
14
1,670
104
1,701
31
1,667
34
93
Williams CollegeWilliamstown, MA2,1492,150
1
1,987
163
2,224
237
2,222
2
73
Worcester Polytechnic InstituteWorcester, MA6,8746,894
20
6,920
26
7,230
310
7,308
78
434
Worcester State UniversityWorcester, MA6,2176,204
13
5,724
480
5,417
307
5,311
106
906
Northpoint Bible CollegeHaverhill, MA343347
4
294
53
250
44
225
25
118
Franklin W Olin College of EngineeringNeedham, MA390386
4
310
76
382
72
386
4
4
Springfield College-Regional, Online, and Continuing EducationSpringfield, MA904755
149
609
146
529
80
461
68
443
Northeastern University Professional ProgramsBoston, MA11,90011,857
43
11,310
547
10,918
392
8,264
2
3
Average409,816408,868
948
398,411
10
407,488
9
400,811
6
-9,005
*Schools missing information are not included in this table. The schools have not report their information to the IPEDS/NCES or not applicable.)
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