The student population at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts is 938 (838 undergraduate and 100 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 778 over the past decade.
The percentage of undergraduate students at MCLA is 89.34% which is decreased by 700 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 78 and it has been decreasing.
The female to male ratio is 1.41 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.
78 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 1,200.00% since 2014.
Student Population Changes
The average student population over the last 11 years is 1,445 where 938 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.
89.34% of total students is undergraduate students and 10.66% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 700 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 78 over past 10 years.
The female to male ratio is 1.41 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in MCLA than male students.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts since 2013.
Year | Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
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Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
2013-14 | 1,716 | 1,538 | 612 | 926 | 178 | 72 | 106 |
2014-15 | 1,765 49 | 1,562 24 | 586 -26 | 976 50 | 203 25 | 74 2 | 129 23 |
2015-16 | 1,641 -124 | 1,457 -105 | 538 -48 | 919 -57 | 184 -19 | 63 -11 | 121 -8 |
2016-17 | 1,644 3 | 1,444 -13 | 541 3 | 903 -16 | 200 16 | 73 10 | 127 6 |
2017-18 | 1,588 -56 | 1,407 -37 | 538 -3 | 869 -34 | 181 -19 | 71 -2 | 110 -17 |
2018-19 | 1,452 -136 | 1,277 -130 | 485 -53 | 792 -77 | 175 -6 | 52 -19 | 123 13 |
2019-20 | 1,507 55 | 1,345 68 | 513 28 | 832 40 | 162 -13 | 45 -7 | 117 -6 |
2020-21 | 1,202 -305 | 1,076 -269 | 405 -108 | 671 -161 | 126 -36 | 40 -5 | 86 -31 |
2021-22 | 994 -208 | 870 -206 | 341 -64 | 529 -142 | 124 -2 | 41 1 | 83 -3 |
2022-23 | 938 -56 | 838 -32 | 356 15 | 482 -47 | 100 -24 | 34 -7 | 66 -17 |
Average | 1,445 | 1,281 | 492 | 790 | 163 | 57 | 107 |
Undergraduate Enrollment Changes
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 1,281 where 838 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts since 2013.
Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
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Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
2013-14 | 1,538 | 1,353 | 546 | 807 | 185 | 66 | 119 |
2014-15 | 1,562 | 1,378 | 528 | 850 | 184 | 58 | 126 |
2015-16 | 1,457 | 1,280 | 484 | 796 | 177 | 54 | 123 |
2016-17 | 1,444 | 1,256 | 489 | 767 | 188 | 52 | 136 |
2017-18 | 1,407 | 1,201 | 466 | 735 | 206 | 72 | 134 |
2018-19 | 1,277 | 1,109 | 430 | 679 | 168 | 55 | 113 |
2019-20 | 1,345 | 1,145 | 449 | 696 | 200 | 64 | 136 |
2020-21 | 1,076 | 931 | 360 | 571 | 145 | 45 | 100 |
2021-22 | 870 | 759 | 309 | 450 | 111 | 32 | 79 |
2022-23 | 838 | 682 | 305 | 377 | 156 | 51 | 105 |
Average | 1,281 | 1,281 | 437 | 673 | 1,281 | 55 | 117 |
Graduate Enrollment Changes
The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 163 where 100 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts since 2013.
Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
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Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
2013-14 | 178 | 21 | 5 | 16 | 157 | 67 | 90 |
2014-15 | 203 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 190 | 71 | 119 |
2015-16 | 184 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 170 | 61 | 109 |
2016-17 | 200 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 186 | 69 | 117 |
2017-18 | 181 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 163 | 64 | 99 |
2018-19 | 175 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 163 | 49 | 114 |
2019-20 | 162 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 148 | 41 | 107 |
2020-21 | 126 | 49 | 17 | 32 | 77 | 23 | 54 |
2021-22 | 124 | 64 | 19 | 45 | 60 | 22 | 38 |
2022-23 | 100 | 53 | 18 | 35 | 47 | 16 | 31 |
Average | 163 | 163 | 8 | 19 | 163 | 48 | 88 |
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes
The percentage of white students is 68.44%. The percentage was 75.35% 10 years ago and MCLA still has a high percentage of white students. 2.56% of enrolled students is Asian and 9.17% is black students.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts over the past 11 years (2013-2023).
Year | American Indian or Native American | Asian | Black | Hispanic | Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | White | Two or More Races |
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2013-14 | 2 | 23 | 151 | 101 | 1 | 1,293 | 40 |
2014-15 | 7 | 29 | 148 | 116 | 0 | 1,336 | 47 |
2015-16 | 8 | 32 | 140 | 115 | 0 | 1,208 | 44 |
2016-17 | 8 | 34 | 139 | 106 | 0 | 1,223 | 36 |
2017-18 | 5 | 32 | 122 | 126 | 2 | 1,186 | 44 |
2018-19 | 4 | 32 | 112 | 133 | 1 | 1,058 | 40 |
2019-20 | 2 | 27 | 141 | 140 | 1 | 1,076 | 41 |
2020-21 | 1 | 13 | 91 | 124 | 2 | 864 | 29 |
2021-22 | 4 | 13 | 78 | 103 | 2 | 708 | 39 |
2022-23 | 3 | 24 | 86 | 95 | 2 | 642 | 37 |
Average | 4 | 26 | 121 | 116 | 1 | 1,059 | 40 |
Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes
78 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 8% of total students. The number of online students has increased 1,200.00% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts from 2014 to 2023.
Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
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2014-15 | 1,765 | 6 | 203 | 1,556 |
2015-16 | 1,641 | 3 | 133 | 1,505 |
2016-17 | 1,644 | 2 | 114 | 1,528 |
2017-18 | 1,588 | 123 | 360 | 1,105 |
2018-19 | 1,452 | 100 | 244 | 1,108 |
2019-20 | 1,507 | 103 | 246 | 1,158 |
2020-21 | 1,202 | 80 | 877 | 245 |
2021-22 | 994 | 40 | 270 | 684 |
2022-23 | 938 | 78 | 205 | 655 |
Average | 1,415 | 59 | 295 | 1,060 |
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