Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at UMass Boston is largely skewed towards women students, with 58.0% of undergraduate students being women and 42.0% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 12,269, with 7,113 women and 5,156 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at UMass Boston is greatly skewed towards women students, with 66.5% of undergraduate students being women and 33.5% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 3,368, with 2,241 women and 1,127 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 42.0% 5,156 students
- women 58.0% 7,113 students
Graduate Students
- men 33.5% 1,127 students
- women 66.5% 2,241 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 33.9% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 4,160 students.
Following closely behind are Hispanic students, constituting 18.6% of the student body, with 2,277 students. African American students represent 17.6% of the population, with 2,153 students, while Asian students account for 15.2%, with 1,862 students. Mixed race students account for 3.8% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 463 students.
International students make up 6.2% of the undergraduate population, totaling 764 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 4.7% of the population, totaling 576 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within UMass Boston.
Undergraduate Students
- White 33.9% 4,160 students
- Hispanic 18.6% 2,277 students
- African American 17.6% 2,153 students
- Asian 15.2% 1,862 students
- International students 6.2% 764 students
- Unknown race 4.7% 576 students
- Mixed race 3.8% 463 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
Graduate Students
- White 54.4% 1,828 students
- International students 14.5% 486 students
- African American 9.2% 310 students
- Hispanic 8.4% 284 students
- Asian 6.8% 228 students
- Unknown race 3.7% 125 students
- Mixed race 2.9% 99 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 2 students
Transfer Students
- White 40.9% 477 students
- African American 19.0% 222 students
- Hispanic 16.2% 189 students
- Asian 11.6% 135 students
- Mixed race 4.9% 57 students
- International students 4.8% 56 students
- Unknown race 2.6% 30 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
Students Age Diversity
- 18-19 31% 3,781 students
- 20-21 29% 3,614 students
- 22-24 19% 2,361 students
- 25-29 9% 1,166 students
- 30-34 4% 493 students
- 35-39 2% 288 students
- 40-49 2% 238 students
- 50-64 1% 111 students
- 25-29 27% 920 students
- 30-34 19% 659 students
- 40-49 16% 531 students
- 22-24 15% 509 students
- 35-39 11% 376 students
- 50-64 10% 325 students
- 20-21 1% 18 students
- 18-19 0% 1 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at University of Massachusetts-Boston in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut | 44 | 18.80% | |
| New York | 27 | 11.54% | |
| New Hampshire | 22 | 9.40% | |
| New Jersey | 18 | 7.69% | |
| California | 14 | 5.98% | |
| Rhode Island | 14 | 5.98% | |
| Florida | 12 | 5.13% | |
| Pennsylvania | 12 | 5.13% | |
| Vermont | 8 | 3.42% | |
| Maryland | 6 | 2.56% | |
| Maine | 6 | 2.56% | |
| Texas | 6 | 2.56% | |
| Colorado | 4 | 1.71% | |
| Georgia | 4 | 1.71% | |
| Michigan | 4 | 1.71% | |
| Illinois | 3 | 1.28% | |
| Minnesota | 3 | 1.28% | |
| South Carolina | 3 | 1.28% | |
| Alabama | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Arizona | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Idaho | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Indiana | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Louisiana | 2 | less than 1% | |
| New Mexico | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Nevada | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Washington | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Wisconsin | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Delaware | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Iowa | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Missouri | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Mississippi | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Virginia | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Wyoming | 1 | less than 1% |
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