Enrollment Trends at UMass - Lowell

The student population at University of Massachusetts-Lowell is 16,598 (12,122 undergraduate and 4,476 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 1,449 (8.03%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at UMass - Lowell is 73.03% which is decreased by 1,741 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 292 and it has been increasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 128 male students for every 100 female students, down from 153 in 2015.
5,089 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 34.77% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 17,707 where 16,598 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 18,352 students in 2020 and was lowest at 16,598 in 2025. Overall, enrollment dropped from 18,047 to 16,598 students, a net loss of 1,449 (8%).

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

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	18,047	13,863	8,582	5,281	4,184	2,338	1,846
2016-17	17,849 -198	13,637 -226	8,430 -152	5,207 -74	4,212 28	2,355 17	1,857 11
2017-18	18,315 466	14,012 375	8,635 205	5,377 170	4,303 91	2,373 18	1,930 73
2018-19	18,242 -73	14,004 -8	8,605 -30	5,399 22	4,238 -65	2,359 -14	1,879 -51
2019-20	18,352 110	14,170 166	8,570 -35	5,600 201	4,182 -56	2,318 -41	1,864 -15
2020-21	18,150 -202	13,813 -357	8,148 -422	5,665 65	4,337 155	2,387 69	1,950 86
2021-22	17,597 -553	12,884 -929	7,549 -599	5,335 -330	4,713 376	2,530 143	2,183 233
2022-23	17,153 -444	12,389 -495	7,191 -358	5,198 -137	4,764 51	2,552 22	2,212 29
2023-24	16,770 -383	12,128 -261	7,029 -162	5,099 -99	4,642 -122	2,495 -57	2,147 -65
2024-25	16,598 -172	12,122 -6	6,905 -124	5,217 118	4,476 -166	2,409 -86	2,067 -80
Average	17,707	13,302	7,964	5,338	4,405	2,412	1,994

University of Massachusetts-Lowell Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 13,302 where 12,122 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-Lowell since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	13,863	9,830	6,181	3,649	4,033	2,401	1,632
2016-17	13,637	10,019	6,275	3,744	3,618	2,155	1,463
2017-18	14,012	10,495	6,586	3,909	3,517	2,049	1,468
2018-19	14,004	10,651	6,608	4,043	3,353	1,997	1,356
2019-20	14,170	10,862	6,586	4,276	3,308	1,984	1,324
2020-21	13,813	10,637	6,283	4,354	3,176	1,865	1,311
2021-22	12,884	9,997	5,877	4,120	2,887	1,672	1,215
2022-23	12,389	9,640	5,677	3,963	2,749	1,514	1,235
2023-24	12,128	9,450	5,531	3,919	2,678	1,498	1,180
2024-25	12,122	9,421	5,440	3,981	2,701	1,465	1,236
Average	13,302	13,302	6,104	3,996	13,302	1,860	1,342

University of Massachusetts-Lowell Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 4,405 where 4,476 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-Lowell since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	4,184	1,261	735	526	2,923	1,603	1,320
2016-17	4,212	1,294	749	545	2,918	1,606	1,312
2017-18	4,303	1,267	706	561	3,036	1,667	1,369
2018-19	4,238	1,262	695	567	2,976	1,664	1,312
2019-20	4,182	1,250	689	561	2,932	1,629	1,303
2020-21	4,337	1,310	741	569	3,027	1,646	1,381
2021-22	4,713	1,620	899	721	3,093	1,631	1,462
2022-23	4,764	1,734	962	772	3,030	1,590	1,440
2023-24	4,642	1,688	912	776	2,954	1,583	1,371
2024-25	4,476	1,636	909	727	2,840	1,500	1,340
Average	4,405	4,405	800	633	4,405	1,612	1,361

University of Massachusetts-Lowell Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 48.26% and the percentage of black students is 8.90% at University of Massachusetts-Lowell. 12.74% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 14.65% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 61.21% to 48.26%. Asian enrollment grew from 8.48% to 12.74%. Black student enrollment increased from 5.51% to 8.90%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 8.22% to 14.65%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7205 which indicates that quite diverse. This increased from 0.6078 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-Lowell 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	32	1,531	995	1,483	11	11,047	418
2016-17	23	1,549	1,010	1,619	7	10,743	452
2017-18	23	1,756	1,022	1,718	7	10,844	463
2018-19	18	1,889	1,080	1,802	7	10,648	487
2019-20	17	1,976	1,139	1,958	8	10,483	526
2020-21	15	2,033	1,206	2,059	8	10,014	534
2021-22	12	2,074	1,260	1,983	12	9,484	554
2022-23	16	2,109	1,294	2,025	7	8,871	502
2023-24	11	2,108	1,382	2,207	5	8,425	479
2024-25	14	2,114	1,478	2,431	3	8,010	527
Average	18	1,914	1,187	1,929	8	9,857	494

University of Massachusetts-Lowell Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

5,089 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 31% of total students. The number of online students has increased 34.77% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at University of Massachusetts-Lowell from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	18,047	3,776	1,405	12,866
2016-17	17,849	3,870	1,709	12,270
2017-18	18,315	4,101	1,842	12,372
2018-19	18,242	4,103	1,715	12,424
2019-20	18,352	4,064	1,767	12,521
2020-21	18,150	15,729	2,231	190
2021-22	17,597	5,042	1,677	10,878
2022-23	17,153	4,902	1,746	10,505
2023-24	16,770	5,028	1,850	9,892
2024-25	16,598	5,089	1,937	9,572
Average	17,707	5,570	1,788	10,349

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Enrollment Trends at UMass - Lowell

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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