University of Massachusetts-Lowell Student Population

How many students at UMass - Lowell?

For the academic year 2024-2025, University of Massachusetts-Lowell has a total enrollment of 16,598 students, including 12,122 undergraduate and 4,476 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 9,314 male students (56.1%) and 7,284 female students (43.9%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 8,010 White students (48.3%) and 2,431 Hispanic students (14.6%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 12,122 undergraduate students (73%) and 4,476 graduate students (27%).
• Class Delivery: 5,089 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 1,937 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Research University (high research activity) - which average 16,875 - UMass - Lowell's body is almost same.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 9,314 male (56.12%) and 7,284 female (43.88%) students are attending University of Massachusetts-Lowell. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 127.87.

By class level, 12,122 (73.03%) are undergraduate students and 4,476 (26.97%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 56.96% are male and 43.04% are female, while among graduate students, 53.82% are male and 46.18% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 8,010 White, 1,478 Black, and 2,114 Asian students out of a total of 16,598 are attending at University of Massachusetts-Lowell. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

University of Massachusetts-Lowell is quite diverse with a diversity index of 71.7% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, UMass - Lowell has 297 students under 18 years old and 21 students over 65 years old. There are 11,021 students under 25 years old, and 5,748 students over 25 years old out of 16,770 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 297 students are younger than 18 and 14 students are older than 65. UMass - Lowell has 9,887 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 2,240 students aged 25 and over.

It has 1,134 graduate students aged under 25 and 3,508 students aged 25 and over.

*The age distribution is based on 2023-2024 enrollment data.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At University of Massachusetts-Lowell, 5,089 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,937 students are enrolled in some online courses.

3,533 students who live in Massachusetts or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,556 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 12,122 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 1,067 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 8.80%.761 students have transferred in as full-time status and 306 students transferred in as part-time status.