University of Massachusetts-Boston Student Population

How many students at UMass - Boston?

For the academic year 2024-2025, University of Massachusetts-Boston has a total enrollment of 15,575 students, including 12,138 undergraduate and 3,437 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 6,619 male students (42.5%) and 8,956 female students (57.5%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 5,102 White students (32.8%) and 2,759 Hispanic students (17.7%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 12,138 undergraduate students (77.9%) and 3,437 graduate students (22.1%).
• Class Delivery: 1,700 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 3,357 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 - Boston'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, 6,619 male (42.50%) and 8,956 female (57.50%) students are attending University of Massachusetts-Boston. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 73.91.

By class level, 12,138 (77.93%) are undergraduate students and 3,437 (22.07%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 44.53% are male and 55.47% are female, while among graduate students, 35.32% are male and 64.68% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 5,102 White, 2,421 Black, and 2,127 Asian students out of a total of 15,575 are attending at University of Massachusetts-Boston. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

University of Massachusetts-Boston is highly diverse with a diversity index of 81.3% 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 - Boston has 475 students under 18 years old and 48 students over 65 years old. There are 10,938 students under 25 years old, and 4,636 students over 25 years old out of 15,575 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 475 students are younger than 18 and 13 students are older than 65. UMass - Boston has 10,198 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 1,940 students aged 25 and over.

It has 740 graduate students aged under 25 and 2,696 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-Boston, 1,700 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 3,357 students are enrolled in some online courses.

1,276 students who live in Massachusetts or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 424 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 12,138 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 1,104 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 9.10%.872 students have transferred in as full-time status and 232 students transferred in as part-time status.