A total of 460,347 students are enrolled in Massachusetts colleges including 4-year colleges, community colleges, and trade schools.

There are 319,873 undergraduate and 140,474 graduate students. The proportion of undergraduate students is 69.49% and the proportion of graduate students is 30.51%.

By school level, 392,383 students enrolled in 4-year colleges, 63,691 students enrolled in community colleges, and 4,273 students enrolled in trade schools.

For Massachusetts colleges, Boston University has the most number of students of 36,714 among 4-year colleges. For Massachusetts community colleges, Bunker Hill Community College has the most students of 8,439 and New England Tractor Trailer Training School of Massachusetts is the largest trade school with 707.

Student Population By School Level for Massachusetts Colleges

By attending status, there are 324,610 full-time students and 135,737 part-time students at Massachusetts colleges.

The following table compares student population by school level between Massachusetts colleges. A total of 460,347 students have enrolled in Massachusetts colleges including both undergraduate and graduate programs.

Student Population By School Level between Massachusetts Colleges
SchoolTotal EnrollmentUndergraduateGraduate
TotalFull-timePart-time TotalFull-timePart-time
Hult International Business SchoolPrivate, 4-year2,176682682-1,4941,133361
American International CollegePrivate, 4-year2,0101,1671,09770843741102
Amherst CollegePrivate, 4-year1,8981,8981,898----
Anna Maria CollegePrivate, 4-year1,4361,069829240367105262
Assabet Valley Regional Technical SchoolPublic, Less than 2-year545454----
Assumption UniversityPrivate, 4-year2,0591,7041,66539355149206
Babson CollegePrivate, 4-year3,9892,7612,737241,228668560
Bancroft School of Massage TherapyPrivate, Less than 2-year2626-26---
Boston Baptist CollegePrivate, 4-year43433112---
Bay Path UniversityPrivate, 4-year2,4651,3158155001,150450700
Bentley UniversityPrivate, 4-year5,1654,1314,075561,034421613
Berklee College of MusicPrivate, 4-year8,2827,4995,9391,560783582201
Berkshire Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year1,3671,3673501,017---
Empire Beauty School-BostonPrivate, Less than 2-year6666579---
Boston Architectural CollegePrivate, 4-year7472972069145042525
Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis IncPrivate, 4-year155---1555798
Boston CollegePrivate, 4-year15,2879,9829,7572255,3053,6801,625
Boston UniversityPrivate, 4-year36,71418,45917,73472518,25511,5176,738
Brandeis UniversityPrivate, 4-year5,5813,6873,675121,8941,470424
Bridgewater State UniversityPublic, 4-year9,6048,1166,5411,5751,4884841,004
Bristol Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year5,8225,8222,0663,756---
Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital School of NursingPrivate, 2-4 year1501509159---
Bunker Hill Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year8,4398,4392,3546,085---
Cambridge CollegePrivate, 4-year2,1358401097311,295378917
Cape Cod Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year2,3362,3366291,707---
Catherine Hinds Institute of EstheticsPrivate, Less than 2-year1861868997---
Laboure College of HealthcarePrivate, 4-year98398393890---
Clark UniversityPrivate, 4-year3,7702,3892,356331,3811,178203
Conway School of Landscape DesignPrivate, 4-year18---1818-
Curry CollegePrivate, 4-year2,0521,8331,68714621968151
Lincoln Technical Institute-SomervillePrivate, Less than 2-year39939934158---
Dean CollegePrivate, 4-year1,1891,1891,10386---
Diman Regional Technical InstitutePublic, Less than 2-year44443212---
National Aviation Academy of New EnglandPrivate, 2-4 year202202202----
Eastern Nazarene CollegePrivate, 4-year535409381281266660
Emerson CollegePrivate, 4-year5,8914,1554,104511,7361,236500
Emmanuel CollegePrivate, 4-year2,0121,9471,801146651352
Endicott CollegePrivate, 4-year4,0063,0622,910152944315629
Rob Roy Academy-Fall RiverPrivate, Less than 2-year32322111---
Fisher CollegePrivate, 4-year1,4211,3126246881092584
Fitchburg State UniversityPublic, 4-year6,5543,1682,2938753,3866022,784
Framingham State UniversityPublic, 4-year4,1112,9702,4734971,141911,050
Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of TechnologyPrivate, 4-year513513292221---
Gordon CollegePrivate, 4-year1,6281,2941,2385633497237
Gordon-Conwell Theological SeminaryPrivate, 4-year1,334---1,3342831,051
Greenfield Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year1,4191,4193721,047---
Hampshire CollegePrivate, 4-year508508508----
Harvard UniversityPrivate, 4-year30,6319,3687,5161,85221,26313,6907,573
Hebrew CollegePrivate, 4-year2121236360897217
Hellenic College-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of TheologyPrivate, 4-year1313939-926923
College of the Holy CrossPrivate, 4-year3,0833,0833,06221---
Holyoke Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year3,5503,5501,1752,375---
Lasell UniversityPrivate, 4-year1,5911,2471,1925534428316
Lawrence Memorial Hospital School of NursingPrivate, 2-4 year22522513212---
Lesley UniversityPrivate, 4-year3,4061,5549565981,8525511,301
Longy School of Music of Bard CollegePrivate, 4-year3154031927524926
Lowell Academy Hairstyling InstitutePrivate, Less than 2-year65652936---
University of Massachusetts-LowellPublic, 4-year17,15312,3899,6402,7494,7641,7343,030
University of Massachusetts-AmherstPublic, 4-year32,22924,39122,9201,4717,8382,8484,990
University of Massachusetts-BostonPublic, 4-year15,58612,2219,7922,4293,3651,4981,867
Massachusetts Bay Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year3,4973,4971,0772,420---
MCPHS UniversityPrivate, 4-year6,8243,5223,2762463,3022,1051,197
Massachusetts College of Art and DesignPublic, 4-year1,9391,8331,5772561069610
Massachusetts Maritime AcademyPublic, 4-year1,4251,3261,293339999-
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical SchoolPublic, 4-year1,352---1,3521,249103
William James CollegePrivate, 4-year897401921857542315
Massachusetts School of BarberingPrivate, Less than 2-year54542430---
Massasoit Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year4,8104,8101,6143,196---
Merrimack CollegePrivate, 4-year5,5054,2293,9852441,276888388
MGH Institute of Health ProfessionsPrivate, 4-year1,353140140-1,213804409
Middlesex Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year7,7707,7701,5996,171---
Montserrat College of ArtPrivate, 4-year29629628313---
Mount Holyoke CollegePrivate, 4-year2,3922,1932,1722119920179
Mount Wachusett Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year2,8682,8687852,083---
Rob Roy Academy-New BedfordPrivate, Less than 2-year666----
The New England Conservatory of MusicPrivate, 4-year7963823532941439618
New England College of OptometryPrivate, 4-year536---536536-
Nichols CollegePrivate, 4-year1,4031,1641,05411023970169
Massachusetts College of Liberal ArtsPublic, 4-year9388386821561005347
North Bennet Street SchoolPrivate, 2-4 year152152152----
North Shore Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year4,3914,3911,2253,166---
Northeastern UniversityPrivate, 4-year30,01316,30216,2782413,71112,5701,141
Northern Essex Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year4,3394,3391,0893,250---
College of Our Lady of the ElmsPrivate, 4-year1,27598079718329592203
Pope St John XXIII National SeminaryPrivate, 4-year47---4747-
Quincy CollegePublic, 4-year2,6022,6028331,769---
Quinsigamond Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year6,4816,4811,9134,568---
Regis CollegePrivate, 4-year3,2301,1219212002,1093901,719
Roxbury Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year1,2141,214328886---
Saint John's SeminaryPrivate, 4-year10329272745519
Salem State UniversityPublic, 4-year6,5395,0783,9241,1541,461561900
Simmons UniversityPrivate, 4-year5,7101,7881,6011873,9221,4332,489
Bard College at Simon's RockPrivate, 4-year29829825840---
Smith CollegePrivate, 4-year2,8732,5232,518535031733
Southeastern Technical InstitutePublic, Less than 2-year1281287256---
Springfield CollegePrivate, 4-year2,9212,0051,98223916738178
Springfield Technical Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year3,9453,9451,4222,523---
University of Massachusetts-DartmouthPublic, 4-year7,4575,5174,7078101,9408591,081
Stonehill CollegePrivate, 4-year2,5432,5002,43961432815
Suffolk UniversityPrivate, 4-year6,7344,3814,2131682,3531,377976
Rob Roy Academy-TauntonPrivate, Less than 2-year555----
Tufts UniversityPrivate, 4-year13,4316,8156,6351806,6165,3691,247
Wellesley CollegePrivate, 4-year2,4472,4472,36384---
Wentworth Institute of TechnologyPrivate, 4-year3,9203,7133,38233120714760
Western New England UniversityPrivate, 4-year3,4302,4062,324821,024634390
Westfield State UniversityPublic, 4-year4,7023,9433,263680759395364
Wheaton College (Massachusetts)Private, 4-year1,6671,6671,65611---
Williams CollegePrivate, 4-year2,2222,1692,1462353521
Worcester Polytechnic InstitutePrivate, 4-year7,3085,2465,1151312,0628561,206
Worcester State UniversityPublic, 4-year5,3114,4783,3921,086833162671
Northpoint Bible CollegePrivate, 4-year2251821344843-43
Blue Hills Regional Technical SchoolPublic, Less than 2-year222222----
Elizabeth Grady School of Esthetics and Massage TherapyPrivate, Less than 2-year24224282160---
New England Hair AcademyPrivate, Less than 2-year1131138132---
Rob Roy Academy-WorcesterPrivate, Less than 2-year59594118---
Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical SchoolPublic, Less than 2-year636363----
Greater Lowell Technical SchoolPublic, Less than 2-year808080----
Empire Beauty School-MaldenPrivate, Less than 2-year91916130---
EINE IncPrivate, Less than 2-year3939354---
Shawsheen Valley School of Practical NursingPublic, Less than 2-year3737352---
Motoring Technical Training InstitutePrivate, Less than 2-year29229222567---
Charles H McCann Technical SchoolPublic, Less than 2-year404040----
Mildred Elley-Pittsfield CampusPrivate, Less than 2-year172172172----
Urban College of BostonPrivate, 2-4 year5965967589---
Monty TechPublic, Less than 2-year414141----
Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-WorcesterPrivate, Less than 2-year217217217----
FINE Mortuary CollegePrivate, 2-4 year1181187111---
Franklin W Olin College of EngineeringPrivate, 4-year38638635630---
Spa Tech Institute-WestboroPrivate, Less than 2-year1631639568---
Spa Tech Institute-PlymouthPrivate, Less than 2-year21321313182---
DiGrigoli School of CosmetologyPrivate, Less than 2-year52522923---
Blackstone Valley Vocational Regional School DistrictPublic, Less than 2-year4646-46---
Southern Worcester County Regional Vocational School DistrictPublic, Less than 2-year434343----
Tri County Regional Vocational Technical High SchoolPublic, Less than 2-year56564115---
New England Tractor Trailer Training School of MassachusettsPrivate, Less than 2-year707707707----
Springfield College-Regional, Online, and Continuing EducationPrivate, 4-year461309522571525399
Alexander AcademyPrivate, Less than 2-year262626----
Northeastern University Professional ProgramsPrivate, 4-year8,2643,2241,8081,4165,0402284,812
Jupiter Beauty AcademyPrivate, Less than 2-year24824842206---
Thomas Aquinas College - New EnglandPrivate, 4-year-------
Porter and Chester Institute of WorcesterPrivate, Less than 2-year-------
Porter and Chester Institute - BrocktonPrivate, Less than 2-year-------
Porter and Chester Institute - ChicopeePrivate, Less than 2-year-------
Bard College - Holyoke MicrocollegePrivate, 2-4 year-------
Technology Learning CenterPrivate, Less than 2-year4242-42---
Spa Tech Institute-North AndoverPrivate, Less than 2-year1041046737---