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Students

Who's on campus

A medium campus of 11,512 undergrads, where 42% receive Pell Grants, a high share compared to other colleges.

−5% since fall 2014Over time

Race & ethnicity

Diversity index0.80

Diversity index vs. every college0.80
0.80
← 0.00higher than 99% of 1,8930.80 →

Economic access

Pell Grant recipients42%
National median: 34%Above typical
First-generation students43%
National median: 33%Above typical
Pell Grant share vs. every college42%
42%
← 0%higher than 68% of 1,88287% →

Campus size

11,512undergrads
Compared to every college11.5K
11.5K
← 19larger than 90% of 1,89337.8K →

Where first-years come from

2,187 first-time students

11% came from other states and 7.6% from abroad; 81% are from Massachusetts. Fewer from other states than at 71% of colleges.

  • In-state (Massachusetts)81%
  • Other states11%
  • Abroad7.6%

Top home states

  1. Massachusetts(home state)81% 1,782
  2. Connecticut2.1% 45
  3. New Jersey1.0% 22
  4. New York0.9% 20
  5. New Hampshire0.6% 13

From 35 states (counting DC).

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

1,104

new transfer students, 34% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 65% of colleges.

872 full-time, 232 part-time.

Going on to another college

26%

of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 1,022 students).

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

Who they are

15% of undergrads study part-time.

Men45%
National median: 44%About typical

55% women

Another gender: 11 undergraduates (0.1%)

Part-time students15%
National median: 7.5%Above typical
Students 25 and older16%
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 1,102 students.

Housing

Beds

1,102

About 10 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 III · Little East Conference

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

How the Little East Conference compares

ROTC

Not listed

Study abroad

Offered

Undergraduate research

Not listed

Calendar

Semesters

Student services

  • Academic and career counseling
  • Help finding a job while enrolled
  • Job placement after graduating
  • 3% or fewer of undergrads registered with disability services· Disability services office

Religious life

Affiliation

No religious affiliation

Campus ministries

Listed among campus activities

Greek life

Councils and chapters

  • 1listedInterfraternity (NIC and IFC)

    From each organization's own chapter list.

    Kappa Sigma

    Upsilon-Sigma

LGBTQ+ life

Policies

  • Nondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expression
  • Chosen name and pronouns on campus records

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

Undergraduates of another gender, fall 2024

110.1% of undergrads

Gender unknown: 15

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-Boston Common Data Set 2022–23, Fall 2022;University of Massachusetts-Boston Common Data Set 2022–23, 2022–23;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)