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Students

Who's on campus

A medium campus of 11,434 undergrads, where 30% receive Pell Grants, a typical share compared to other colleges.

−6% since fall 2014Over time

Race & ethnicity

Diversity index0.69

Diversity index vs. every college0.69
0.69
← 0.00higher than 78% of 1,8930.80 →

Economic access

Pell Grant recipients30%
National median: 34%Below typical
First-generation students32%
National median: 33%About typical
Pell Grant share vs. every college30%
30%
← 0%higher than 40% of 1,88287% →

Campus size

11,434undergrads
Compared to every college11.4K
11.4K
← 19larger than 90% of 1,89337.8K →

20% of undergraduates take every course online, and another 13% take some

Where first-years come from

2,068 first-time students

12% came from other states and 0.0% from abroad; 88% are from Massachusetts. Fewer from other states than at 69% of colleges.

  • In-state (Massachusetts)88%
  • Other states12%
  • Abroad0.0%

Top home states

  1. Massachusetts(home state)88% 1,822
  2. New Hampshire3.7% 76
  3. U.S. Virgin Islands2.2% 45
  4. Connecticut1.1% 22
  5. New York1.0% 20

From 31 states (counting DC) and 45 from U.S. territories.

AKMEVTNHWAIDMTNDMNILWIMINYRIMAORNVWYSDIAINOHPANJCTCAUTCONEMOKYWVVAMDDEAZNMKSARTNNCSCDCOKLAMSALGAHITXFL
Share of first-yearsNoneUnder 1%1–3%3–10%10–25%25%+Home state

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

1,067

new transfer students, 34% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 66% of colleges.

761 full-time, 306 part-time.

Going on to another college

17%

of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 699 students).

Federal data doesn't count students leaving in a given year; this follows one entering class.

Who they are

18% of undergrads study part-time.

Men58%
National median: 44%Above typical

42% women

Another gender: Not reported: the college records other genders but leaves these counts blank when any is under 5, for privacy.

Part-time students18%
National median: 7.5%Above typical
Students 25 and older18%
National median: 11%Above typical

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 4,135 students.

Housing

Beds

4,135

About 36 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 · America East

Of the four sports the federal survey asks about, it plays basketball, baseball, cross country/track (no football).

How the America East compares

ROTC

Army, 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
  • 9% of undergrads registered with disability services· Disability services office

Religious life

Affiliation

No religious affiliation

Campus ministries

Listed among campus activities

Greek life

  • Fraternity and sorority housing

LGBTQ+ life

Policies

  • Nondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expression
  • Gender-inclusive housing
  • Chosen name and pronouns on campus records
  • Gender-inclusive restrooms listed online

Listed by Trans Policy Clearinghouse, read October 2026; not confirmed by the college.

Undergraduates of another gender, fall 2024

Not reported: the college records other genders but leaves these counts blank when any is under 5, for privacy.

Gender unknown: 11

First-year applicants of another gender, fall 2024

Not reported: the college records other genders but leaves these counts blank when any is under 5, for privacy.

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;University of Massachusetts-Lowell Common Data Set 2024–25, Fall 2024;University of Massachusetts-Lowell Common Data Set 2024–25, 2024–25;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)