Students
Who's on campus
A large campus of 18,248 undergrads, where 19% receive Pell Grants, a low share compared to other colleges.
Race & ethnicity
Diversity index0.79
Economic access
Campus size
Where first-years come from
3,268 first-time students
62% came from other states and 23% from abroad; 15% are from Massachusetts. More from other states than at 87% of colleges.
- In-state (Massachusetts)15%
- Other states62%
- Abroad23%
Top home states
- New York15% 496
- Massachusetts(home state)15% 492
- California7.6% 247
- New Jersey6.3% 205
- Pennsylvania3.5% 115
From 50 states (counting DC) and 12 from U.S. territories.
Students starting college for the first time, by where they lived when admitted. Colleges report it every other fall.
Transfers in and out
Transferring in, fall 2024
915
new transfer students, 22% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 42% of colleges.
912 full-time, 3 part-time.
Going on to another college
9.1%
of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 448 students).
Federal data doesn't count students leaving in a given year; this follows one entering class.
Who they are
Almost everyone studies full-time.
58% women
Another gender: 347 undergraduates (1.8%)
Degree-seeking undergraduates. Men and women add up to 100% because federal data has colleges count each student of another or unknown gender as a man or a woman.
Campus life
Housing, sports, faith, Greek life, and LGBTQ+ life
Housing for 11,767 students.
Housing
Beds
11,767
About 64 for every 100 undergrads (median college: 59). Can include graduate housing.
First-years
Not required to live on campus
Many colleges still expect it, with exceptions such as for local students.
Meal plans
Offered
Athletics & programs
Athletics
NCAA Division I · Patriot League
Of the four sports the federal survey asks about, it plays basketball, baseball, cross country/track (no football).
How the Patriot League comparesROTC
Army, Navy, Air Force
Study abroad
Offered
Undergraduate research
A formal program
Calendar
Semesters
Student services
- Academic and career counseling
- Help finding a job while enrolled
- Job placement after graduating
- On-campus child care for students' children
- 3% or fewer of undergrads registered with disability services· Disability services office
Religious life
Affiliation
No religious affiliation
Scholarships
Some of the college's own non-need-based aid considers religious affiliation
Faith communities · 5
- Jewish 1
- Catholic 1
- Christian 2
- Nonreligious and secular 1
Christian
Greek life
On the national organizations' own chapter lists.
Among first-years: 13% of women.
Councils and chapters
4listedPanhellenic sororities (NPC)Show chaptersHide
From each organization's own chapter list.
1listedInterfraternity (NIC and IFC)Show chaptersHide
From each organization's own chapter list.
Alpha (Boston)
LGBTQ+ life
Support on campus
LGBTQIA+ Center for Faculty & Staff
LGBTQ+ center or office · Founded 2021
LGBTQIA+ Student Resource Center
LGBTQ+ center or office · Founded 2023
Policies
- Nondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expression
- Gender-inclusive housing
- Chosen name and pronouns on campus records
- Gender-inclusive restrooms listed online
- Student health plan covers transition-related care
Listed by Trans Policy Clearinghouse, read October 2026; not confirmed by the college.
Undergraduates of another gender, fall 2024
Gender unknown: 0
First-year applicants of another gender, fall 2024
3,479 applied · 278 admitted · 113 enrolled
Colleges record gender so differently that these counts can't be compared between colleges.
Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (distance education), Fall 2024;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;Boston University Common Data Set 2024–25, Fall 2025 entrants;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)