Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at UMass Lowell is largely skewed towards men students, with 58.6% of undergraduate students being men and 41.4% being women. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 12,884, with 5,335 women and 7,549 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at UMass Lowell is slightly skewed towards men students, with 53.7% of undergraduate students being men and 46.3% being women. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 4,713, with 2,183 women and 2,530 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 58.6% 7,549 students
- women 41.4% 5,335 students
Graduate Students
- men 53.7% 2,530 students
- women 46.3% 2,183 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 55.5% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 7,148 students.
Following behind are Asian students, constituting 13.1% of the student body, with 1,693 students. Hispanic students represent 13.1% of the population, with 1,691 students, while African American students account for 7.7%, with 997 students. Mixed race students account for 3.5% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 452 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.1% , with 9 students.
International students make up 2.7% of the undergraduate population, totaling 352 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 4.2% of the population, totaling 535 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 Lowell.
Undergraduate Students
- White 55.5% 7,148 students
- Asian 13.1% 1,693 students
- Hispanic 13.1% 1,691 students
- African American 7.7% 997 students
- Unknown race 4.2% 535 students
- Mixed race 3.5% 452 students
- International students 2.7% 352 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 9 students
Graduate Students
- White 49.6% 2,336 students
- International students 14.2% 669 students
- Unknown race 14.1% 662 students
- Asian 8.1% 381 students
- Hispanic 6.2% 292 students
- African American 5.6% 263 students
- Mixed race 2.2% 102 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 3 students
Transfer Students
- White 56.5% 597 students
- Hispanic 16.0% 169 students
- Asian 9.1% 96 students
- African American 8.5% 90 students
- International students 4.4% 47 students
- Mixed race 3.7% 39 students
- Unknown race 1.7% 18 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 1 students
Students Age Diversity
- 20-21 34% 4,343 students
- 18-19 27% 3,454 students
- 22-24 18% 2,374 students
- 25-29 8% 1,092 students
- 30-34 4% 558 students
- 40-49 3% 409 students
- 35-39 3% 374 students
- 50-64 1% 169 students
- 25-29 27% 1,282 students
- 22-24 21% 995 students
- 30-34 17% 817 students
- 40-49 14% 679 students
- 35-39 13% 608 students
- 50-64 6% 281 students
- 20-21 1% 38 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at University of Massachusetts-Lowell in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | 1,714 | 90.83% | |
| New Hampshire | 78 | 4.13% | |
| New York | 14 | less than 1% | |
| New Jersey | 11 | less than 1% | |
| Pennsylvania | 9 | less than 1% | |
| Maryland | 7 | less than 1% | |
| District of Columbia | 6 | less than 1% | |
| Maine | 6 | less than 1% | |
| Rhode Island | 6 | less than 1% | |
| Connecticut | 5 | less than 1% | |
| Texas | 4 | less than 1% | |
| California | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Colorado | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Florida | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Vermont | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Guam | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Minnesota | 2 | less than 1% | |
| North Carolina | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Ohio | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Virginia | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Delaware | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Georgia | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Michigan | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Wisconsin | 1 | less than 1% |
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