Enrollment Trends at UMass - Boston

The student population at University of Massachusetts-Boston is 15,575 (12,138 undergraduate and 3,437 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 1,455 (8.54%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at UMass - Boston is 77.93% which is decreased by 811 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 644 and it has been decreasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 74 male students for every 100 female students, up from 73 in 2015.
1,700 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has decreased by -1.68% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 16,131 where 15,575 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 2 year-over-year increases and 7 decreases. It peaked at 17,030 students in 2016 and was lowest at 15,575 in 2025. Overall, enrollment dropped from 17,030 to 15,575 students, a net loss of 1,455 (8.5%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at University of Massachusetts-Boston since 2015.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	17,030	12,949	5,864	7,085	4,081	1,295	2,786
2016-17	16,847 -183	12,847 -102	5,982 118	6,865 -220	4,000 -81	1,295	2,705 -81
2017-18	16,415 -432	12,660 -187	5,941 -41	6,719 -146	3,755 -245	1,225 -70	2,530 -175
2018-19	16,164 -251	12,714 54	5,830 -111	6,884 165	3,450 -305	1,085 -140	2,365 -165
2019-20	15,989 -175	12,595 -119	5,638 -192	6,957 73	3,394 -56	1,083 -2	2,311 -54
2020-21	16,259 270	12,871 276	5,567 -71	7,304 347	3,388 -6	1,121 38	2,267 -44
2021-22	15,637 -622	12,269 -602	5,156 -411	7,113 -191	3,368 -20	1,127 6	2,241 -26
2022-23	15,586 -51	12,221 -48	5,235 79	6,986 -127	3,365 -3	1,190 63	2,175 -66
2023-24	15,810 224	12,373 152	5,314 79	7,059 73	3,437 72	1,272 82	2,165 -10
2024-25	15,575 -235	12,138 -235	5,405 91	6,733 -326	3,437	1,214 -58	2,223 58
Average	16,131	12,564	5,593	6,971	3,568	1,191	2,377

University of Massachusetts-Boston Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 12,564 where 12,138 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at University of Massachusetts-Boston since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	12,949	9,384	4,334	5,050	3,565	1,530	2,035
2016-17	12,847	9,283	4,367	4,916	3,564	1,615	1,949
2017-18	12,660	9,574	4,563	5,011	3,086	1,378	1,708
2018-19	12,714	10,017	4,598	5,419	2,697	1,232	1,465
2019-20	12,595	9,995	4,422	5,573	2,600	1,216	1,384
2020-21	12,871	10,279	4,310	5,969	2,592	1,257	1,335
2021-22	12,269	9,994	4,134	5,860	2,275	1,022	1,253
2022-23	12,221	9,792	4,156	5,636	2,429	1,079	1,350
2023-24	12,373	10,097	4,309	5,788	2,276	1,005	1,271
2024-25	12,138	9,948	4,429	5,519	2,190	976	1,214
Average	12,564	12,564	4,362	5,474	12,564	1,231	1,496

University of Massachusetts-Boston Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 3,568 where 3,437 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at University of Massachusetts-Boston since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	4,081	1,405	469	936	2,676	826	1,850
2016-17	4,000	1,435	501	934	2,565	794	1,771
2017-18	3,755	1,352	484	868	2,403	741	1,662
2018-19	3,450	1,251	428	823	2,199	657	1,542
2019-20	3,394	1,297	447	850	2,097	636	1,461
2020-21	3,388	1,304	464	840	2,084	657	1,427
2021-22	3,368	1,311	464	847	2,057	663	1,394
2022-23	3,365	1,498	613	885	1,867	577	1,290
2023-24	3,437	1,619	704	915	1,818	568	1,250
2024-25	3,437	1,574	670	904	1,863	544	1,319
Average	3,568	3,568	524	880	3,568	666	1,497

University of Massachusetts-Boston Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 32.76% and the percentage of black students is 15.54% at University of Massachusetts-Boston. 13.66% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 17.71% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 40.66% to 32.76%. Asian enrollment grew from 10.34% to 13.66%. Black student enrollment increased from 13.62% to 15.54%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 11.41% to 17.71%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.8173 which indicates that highly diverse. This increased from 0.7919 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at University of Massachusetts-Boston over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2015-16	27	1,761	2,319	1,943	4	6,924	409
2016-17	29	1,800	2,371	2,069	4	6,551	447
2017-18	25	1,804	2,401	2,222	5	6,248	456
2018-19	20	1,868	2,440	2,307	5	6,129	469
2019-20	27	1,958	2,430	2,347	4	6,063	481
2020-21	20	2,053	2,518	2,513	2	6,139	537
2021-22	20	2,090	2,463	2,561	2	5,988	562
2022-23	12	2,093	2,426	2,571	8	5,516	530
2023-24	14	2,158	2,436	2,636	8	5,230	564
2024-25	15	2,127	2,421	2,759	11	5,102	534
Average	21	1,971	2,423	2,393	5	5,989	499

University of Massachusetts-Boston Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,700 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 11% of total students. The number of online students has decreased -1.68% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at University of Massachusetts-Boston from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	17,030	1,729	1,990	13,311
2016-17	16,847	1,663	2,060	13,124
2017-18	16,415	1,123	2,328	12,964
2018-19	16,164	972	2,315	12,877
2019-20	15,989	1,444	3,758	10,787
2020-21	16,259	16,078	176	5
2021-22	15,637	2,062	2,088	11,487
2022-23	15,586	1,617	3,066	10,903
2023-24	15,810	1,606	3,317	10,887
2024-25	15,575	1,700	3,357	10,518
Average	16,131	2,999	2,446	10,686

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Enrollment Trends at UMass - Boston

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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