University of Massachusetts-Amherst Student Population

How many students at UMass Amherst?

For the academic year 2024-2025, University of Massachusetts-Amherst has a total enrollment of 31,726 students, including 23,920 undergraduate and 7,806 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 15,245 male students (48.1%) and 16,481 female students (51.9%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 16,730 White students (52.7%) and 3,946 Asian students (12.4%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 23,920 undergraduate students (75.4%) and 7,806 graduate students (24.6%).
• Class Delivery: 3,511 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 2,793 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Research University (very high research activity) - which average 34,856 - UMass Amherst's body is relatively small.

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, 15,245 male (48.05%) and 16,481 female (51.95%) students are attending University of Massachusetts-Amherst. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 92.50.

By class level, 23,920 (75.40%) are undergraduate students and 7,806 (24.60%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 47.69% are male and 52.31% are female, while among graduate students, 49.17% are male and 50.83% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 16,730 White, 1,387 Black, and 3,946 Asian students out of a total of 31,726 are attending at University of Massachusetts-Amherst. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

University of Massachusetts-Amherst is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 69.4% 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 Amherst has 303 students under 18 years old and 38 students over 65 years old. There are 25,025 students under 25 years old, and 6,698 students over 25 years old out of 31,726 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 303 students are younger than 18 and 9 students are older than 65. UMass Amherst has 22,879 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 1,040 students aged 25 and over.

It has 2,146 graduate students aged under 25 and 5,658 students aged 25 and over.

• 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-Amherst, 3,511 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 2,793 students are enrolled in some online courses.

2,019 students who live in Massachusetts or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,492 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 23,920 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 1,177 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 4.92%.1,029 students have transferred in as full-time status and 148 students transferred in as part-time status.