A total of 357,652 students are enrolled in Massachusetts colleges including 4-year colleges, community colleges, and trade schools.

In Massachusetts colleges and universites, 12,777 students are 18 years old or younger(3.57%), 80,169 students are 18 or 19 years old (22.42%), 79,686 students are between 20 and 22 years old (22.28%), 62,681 students are between 22 and 24 years old (17.53%), and 53,841 students are between 25 and 29 years old (15.05%).

41,650 students are between 30 and 39 years old (11.65%), 16,936 students are between 40 and 49 years old (4.74%), 9,266 students are 50 years old or older (2.59%).

Student Population by Age for Massachusetts Colleges

In Massachusetts 4-year colleges and universites, 4,360 students are 18 years old or younger(0.74%), 67,679 students are 18 or 19 years old (11.44%), 69,121 students are between 20 and 22 years old (11.68%), 54,288 students are between 22 and 24 years old (9.17%), 46,112 students are between 25 and 29 years old (7.79%), 32,863 students are between 30 and 39 years old (5.55%), 13,367 students are between 40 and 49 years old (2.26%), 7,609 students are 50 years old or older (1.29%)

In Massachusetts community colleges, there are 20,745 students are younger than 20 years old (16.99%), 18,621 students are between 20 and 24 years old (15.25%), 7,632 students are between 25 and 29 years old (6.25%), and 13,859 students are 30 years old or older (11.35%).

In Massachusetts trade schools, there are 162 students are younger than 20 years old (10.79%), 337 students are between 20 and 24 years old (22.44%), 97 students are between 25 and 29 years old (6.46%), and 154 students are 30 years old or older (10.25%).

Summary Table of Student Population by Age for Massachusetts Colleges
SchoolTotal Enrollment Under 1818-1920-2122-24 25-2930-4040-5050 and Over
All Levels357,652 12,777
(3.57%)
80,169
(22.42%)
79,686
(22.28%)
62,681
(17.53%)
53,841
(15.05%)
41,650
(11.65%)
16,936
(4.74%)
9,266
(2.59%)
4-Year Colleges591,734 4,360
(0.74%)
67,679
(11.44%)
69,121
(11.68%)
54,288
(9.17%)
46,112
(7.79%)
32,863
(5.55%)
13,367
(2.26%)
7,609
(1.29%)
Community Colleges122,068 8,417
(6.90%)
12,328
(10.10%)
10,358
(8.49%)
8,263
(6.77%)
7,632
(6.25%)
8,682
(7.11%)
3,532
(2.89%)
1,645
(1.35%)
Trade Schools1,502 0
(0.00%)
162
(10.79%)
207
(13.78%)
130
(8.66%)
97
(6.46%)
105
(6.99%)
37
(2.46%)
12
(0.80%)

Student Population Comparison By Age for All Massachusetts Colleges

The following table compares student population by age between Massachusetts colleges. A total of 357,652 students have enrolled in Massachusetts colleges including both undergraduate and graduate programs.

Student Population Comparison by Age between Massachusetts Colleges
SchoolTotal Enrollment Under 1818-1920-2122-24 25-2930-4040-5050 and Over
Northeastern University Professional ProgramsPrivate, 4-year8,26476
(0.92%)
1,175
(14.22%)
336
(4.07%)
1,939
(23.46%)
2,117
(25.62%)
1,476
(17.86%)
693
(8.39%)
452
(5.47%)
Monty TechPublic, Less than 2-year41- 4
(9.76%)
3
(7.32%)
6
(14.63%)
8
(19.51%)
10
(24.39%)
9
(21.95%)
-
Empire Beauty School-MaldenPrivate, Less than 2-year91- 19
(20.88%)
17
(18.68%)
25
(27.47%)
20
(21.98%)
9
(9.89%)
1
(1.10%)
-
Worcester State UniversityPublic, 4-year5,311283
(5.33%)
1,344
(25.31%)
1,444
(27.19%)
975
(18.36%)
472
(8.89%)
358
(6.74%)
195
(3.67%)
181
(3.41%)
Worcester Polytechnic InstitutePrivate, 4-year7,308107
(1.46%)
2,472
(33.83%)
2,349
(32.14%)
1,002
(13.71%)
747
(10.22%)
402
(5.50%)
148
(2.03%)
81
(1.11%)
Williams CollegePrivate, 4-year2,22254
(2.43%)
914
(41.13%)
919
(41.36%)
278
(12.51%)
34
(1.53%)
22
(0.99%)
1
(0.05%)
-
Western New England UniversityPrivate, 4-year3,430- 841
(24.52%)
1,090
(31.78%)
831
(24.23%)
355
(10.35%)
187
(5.45%)
76
(2.22%)
50
(1.46%)
Wentworth Institute of TechnologyPrivate, 4-year3,920150
(3.83%)
1,468
(37.45%)
1,442
(36.79%)
610
(15.56%)
125
(3.19%)
74
(1.89%)
30
(0.77%)
17
(0.43%)
Tufts UniversityPrivate, 4-year13,43172
(0.54%)
3,006
(22.38%)
3,188
(23.74%)
2,521
(18.77%)
3,033
(22.58%)
1,263
(9.40%)
248
(1.85%)
100
(0.74%)
Suffolk UniversityPrivate, 4-year6,73469
(1.02%)
1,876
(27.86%)
1,687
(25.05%)
1,484
(22.04%)
1,003
(14.89%)
459
(6.82%)
115
(1.71%)
41
(0.61%)
University of Massachusetts-DartmouthPublic, 4-year7,45777
(1.03%)
1,721
(23.08%)
1,785
(23.94%)
1,609
(21.58%)
943
(12.65%)
733
(9.83%)
382
(5.12%)
207
(2.78%)
Springfield Technical Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year3,945121
(3.07%)
928
(23.52%)
783
(19.85%)
593
(15.03%)
545
(13.81%)
640
(16.22%)
206
(5.22%)
90
(2.28%)
Southeastern Technical InstitutePublic, Less than 2-year128- 8
(6.25%)
30
(23.44%)
27
(21.09%)
21
(16.41%)
28
(21.88%)
8
(6.25%)
6
(4.69%)
Smith CollegePrivate, 4-year2,87337
(1.29%)
1,098
(38.22%)
1,105
(38.46%)
304
(10.58%)
146
(5.08%)
127
(4.42%)
43
(1.50%)
13
(0.45%)
Simmons UniversityPrivate, 4-year5,71010
(0.18%)
682
(11.94%)
744
(13.03%)
947
(16.58%)
1,283
(22.47%)
1,174
(20.56%)
567
(9.93%)
301
(5.27%)
Salem State UniversityPublic, 4-year6,539260
(3.98%)
1,174
(17.95%)
1,581
(24.18%)
1,463
(22.37%)
920
(14.07%)
694
(10.61%)
283
(4.33%)
157
(2.40%)
Regis CollegePrivate, 4-year3,2306
(0.19%)
344
(10.65%)
380
(11.76%)
399
(12.35%)
617
(19.10%)
774
(23.96%)
468
(14.49%)
230
(7.12%)
Quinsigamond Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year6,481887
(13.69%)
1,438
(22.19%)
991
(15.29%)
791
(12.20%)
825
(12.73%)
964
(14.87%)
423
(6.53%)
162
(2.50%)
College of Our Lady of the ElmsPrivate, 4-year1,27555
(4.31%)
272
(21.33%)
271
(21.25%)
153
(12.00%)
153
(12.00%)
202
(15.84%)
107
(8.39%)
53
(4.16%)
Northern Essex Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year4,339738
(17.01%)
1,096
(25.26%)
746
(17.19%)
519
(11.96%)
448
(10.32%)
496
(11.43%)
202
(4.66%)
94
(2.17%)
Northeastern UniversityPrivate, 4-year30,013180
(0.60%)
8,677
(28.91%)
5,817
(19.38%)
8,267
(27.54%)
5,161
(17.20%)
1,626
(5.42%)
224
(0.75%)
61
(0.20%)
North Shore Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year4,391398
(9.06%)
861
(19.61%)
734
(16.72%)
643
(14.64%)
620
(14.12%)
675
(15.37%)
306
(6.97%)
153
(3.48%)
Massachusetts College of Liberal ArtsPublic, 4-year93876
(8.10%)
273
(29.10%)
266
(28.36%)
125
(13.33%)
52
(5.54%)
82
(8.74%)
43
(4.58%)
21
(2.24%)
New England College of OptometryPrivate, 4-year536- - 12
(2.24%)
212
(39.55%)
258
(48.13%)
47
(8.77%)
7
(1.31%)
-
Mount Wachusett Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year2,868424
(14.78%)
569
(19.84%)
430
(14.99%)
320
(11.16%)
358
(12.48%)
482
(16.81%)
196
(6.83%)
89
(3.10%)
Mount Holyoke CollegePrivate, 4-year2,39231
(1.30%)
991
(41.43%)
905
(37.83%)
219
(9.16%)
59
(2.47%)
73
(3.05%)
67
(2.80%)
47
(1.96%)
Montserrat College of ArtPrivate, 4-year296- 111
(37.50%)
135
(45.61%)
38
(12.84%)
7
(2.36%)
2
(0.68%)
1
(0.34%)
1
(0.34%)
Middlesex Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year7,7702,566
(33.02%)
1,437
(18.49%)
1,007
(12.96%)
825
(10.62%)
730
(9.40%)
754
(9.70%)
294
(3.78%)
157
(2.02%)
Merrimack CollegePrivate, 4-year5,505161
(2.92%)
1,902
(34.55%)
1,800
(32.70%)
816
(14.82%)
304
(5.52%)
250
(4.54%)
152
(2.76%)
114
(2.07%)
Massasoit Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year4,810626
(13.01%)
1,060
(22.04%)
878
(18.25%)
620
(12.89%)
519
(10.79%)
680
(14.14%)
300
(6.24%)
127
(2.64%)
William James CollegePrivate, 4-year897- - 4
(0.45%)
210
(23.41%)
344
(38.35%)
199
(22.19%)
86
(9.59%)
54
(6.02%)
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical SchoolPublic, 4-year1,352- - 5
(0.37%)
300
(22.19%)
709
(52.44%)
264
(19.53%)
48
(3.55%)
26
(1.92%)
Massachusetts College of Art and DesignPublic, 4-year1,9394
(0.21%)
353
(18.21%)
631
(32.54%)
464
(23.93%)
156
(8.05%)
95
(4.90%)
24
(1.24%)
28
(1.44%)
Massachusetts Bay Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year3,49790
(2.57%)
719
(20.56%)
736
(21.05%)
640
(18.30%)
487
(13.93%)
502
(14.36%)
213
(6.09%)
102
(2.92%)
University of Massachusetts-AmherstPublic, 4-year32,229270
(0.84%)
9,792
(30.38%)
10,819
(33.57%)
3,931
(12.20%)
2,867
(8.90%)
2,744
(8.51%)
1,193
(3.70%)
613
(1.90%)
University of Massachusetts-LowellPublic, 4-year17,153201
(1.17%)
3,397
(19.80%)
4,260
(24.84%)
3,313
(19.31%)
2,203
(12.84%)
2,224
(12.97%)
1,068
(6.23%)
487
(2.84%)
Lasell UniversityPrivate, 4-year1,59111
(0.69%)
528
(33.19%)
570
(35.83%)
206
(12.95%)
100
(6.29%)
88
(5.53%)
50
(3.14%)
25
(1.57%)
Holyoke Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year3,550316
(8.90%)
858
(24.17%)
716
(20.17%)
436
(12.28%)
438
(12.34%)
471
(13.27%)
214
(6.03%)
101
(2.85%)
Harvard UniversityPrivate, 4-year30,631164
(0.54%)
2,248
(7.34%)
3,381
(11.04%)
4,842
(15.81%)
9,273
(30.27%)
6,759
(22.07%)
2,417
(7.89%)
1,546
(5.05%)
Hampshire CollegePrivate, 4-year50831
(6.10%)
265
(52.17%)
123
(24.21%)
71
(13.98%)
9
(1.77%)
5
(0.98%)
3
(0.59%)
1
(0.20%)
Greenfield Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year1,419203
(14.31%)
282
(19.87%)
194
(13.67%)
166
(11.70%)
185
(13.04%)
229
(16.14%)
99
(6.98%)
60
(4.23%)
Gordon-Conwell Theological SeminaryPrivate, 4-year1,334- - 9
(0.67%)
80
(6.00%)
201
(15.07%)
310
(23.24%)
312
(23.39%)
350
(26.24%)
Gordon CollegePrivate, 4-year1,62833
(2.03%)
554
(34.03%)
553
(33.97%)
164
(10.07%)
82
(5.04%)
96
(5.90%)
82
(5.04%)
60
(3.69%)
Framingham State UniversityPublic, 4-year4,111175
(4.26%)
755
(18.37%)
1,014
(24.67%)
747
(18.17%)
450
(10.95%)
457
(11.12%)
292
(7.10%)
221
(5.38%)
Fitchburg State UniversityPublic, 4-year6,554140
(2.14%)
840
(12.82%)
978
(14.92%)
902
(13.76%)
980
(14.95%)
1,351
(20.61%)
858
(13.09%)
502
(7.66%)
Emmanuel CollegePrivate, 4-year2,0126
(0.30%)
897
(44.58%)
842
(41.85%)
165
(8.20%)
33
(1.64%)
37
(1.84%)
17
(0.84%)
12
(0.60%)
Emerson CollegePrivate, 4-year5,89136
(0.61%)
1,790
(30.39%)
1,875
(31.83%)
926
(15.72%)
645
(10.95%)
439
(7.45%)
137
(2.33%)
43
(0.73%)
Lincoln Technical Institute-SomervillePrivate, Less than 2-year399- 115
(28.82%)
139
(34.84%)
64
(16.04%)
35
(8.77%)
35
(8.77%)
7
(1.75%)
4
(1.00%)
Clark UniversityPrivate, 4-year3,77070
(1.86%)
1,075
(28.51%)
1,069
(28.36%)
728
(19.31%)
468
(12.41%)
224
(5.94%)
60
(1.59%)
15
(0.40%)
Laboure College of HealthcarePrivate, 4-year983- 6
(0.61%)
31
(3.15%)
92
(9.36%)
234
(23.80%)
412
(41.91%)
149
(15.16%)
59
(6.00%)
Cape Cod Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year2,33686
(3.68%)
541
(23.16%)
437
(18.71%)
338
(14.47%)
294
(12.59%)
378
(16.18%)
167
(7.15%)
94
(4.02%)
Cambridge CollegePrivate, 4-year2,13546
(2.15%)
15
(0.70%)
22
(1.03%)
151
(7.07%)
417
(19.53%)
732
(34.29%)
449
(21.03%)
294
(13.77%)
Bunker Hill Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year8,4391,173
(13.90%)
875
(10.37%)
1,552
(18.39%)
1,501
(17.79%)
1,309
(15.51%)
1,310
(15.52%)
498
(5.90%)
210
(2.49%)
Bristol Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year5,822555
(9.53%)
1,339
(23.00%)
1,000
(17.18%)
740
(12.71%)
726
(12.47%)
876
(15.05%)
318
(5.46%)
152
(2.61%)
Bridgewater State UniversityPublic, 4-year9,60472
(0.75%)
2,298
(23.93%)
2,796
(29.11%)
2,226
(23.18%)
1,092
(11.37%)
675
(7.03%)
290
(3.02%)
155
(1.61%)
Brandeis UniversityPrivate, 4-year5,58158
(1.04%)
1,695
(30.37%)
1,618
(28.99%)
924
(16.56%)
665
(11.92%)
449
(8.05%)
126
(2.26%)
46
(0.82%)
Boston UniversityPrivate, 4-year36,714275
(0.75%)
7,536
(20.53%)
8,563
(23.32%)
8,299
(22.60%)
6,267
(17.07%)
3,998
(10.89%)
1,243
(3.39%)
532
(1.45%)
Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis IncPrivate, 4-year155- - -7
(4.52%)
20
(12.90%)
45
(29.03%)
28
(18.06%)
55
(35.48%)
Boston Architectural CollegePrivate, 4-year747- 27
(3.61%)
40
(5.35%)
144
(19.28%)
237
(31.73%)
188
(25.17%)
63
(8.43%)
43
(5.76%)
Empire Beauty School-BostonPrivate, Less than 2-year66- 13
(19.70%)
18
(27.27%)
7
(10.61%)
8
(12.12%)
15
(22.73%)
5
(7.58%)
-
Berkshire Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year1,367234
(17.12%)
325
(23.77%)
154
(11.27%)
131
(9.58%)
148
(10.83%)
225
(16.46%)
96
(7.02%)
54
(3.95%)
Bentley UniversityPrivate, 4-year5,165950
(18.39%)
1,928
(37.33%)
1,303
(25.23%)
403
(7.80%)
265
(5.13%)
216
(4.18%)
74
(1.43%)
26
(0.50%)
Bay Path UniversityPrivate, 4-year2,46533
(1.34%)
207
(8.40%)
235
(9.53%)
351
(14.24%)
443
(17.97%)
627
(25.44%)
326
(13.23%)
231
(9.37%)
Bancroft School of Massage TherapyPrivate, Less than 2-year26- 3
(11.54%)
-1
(3.85%)
5
(19.23%)
8
(30.77%)
7
(26.92%)
2
(7.69%)
Anna Maria CollegePrivate, 4-year1,43653
(3.69%)
342
(23.82%)
295
(20.54%)
226
(15.74%)
144
(10.03%)
197
(13.72%)
122
(8.50%)
57
(3.97%)
Amherst CollegePrivate, 4-year1,89828
(1.48%)
790
(41.62%)
829
(43.68%)
224
(11.80%)
19
(1.00%)
7
(0.37%)
-1
(0.05%)