The student population at University of Massachusetts-Amherst is 32,229 (24,391 undergraduate and 7,838 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 3,711 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at UMass Amherst is 75.68% which is increased by 2,257 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 1,454 and it has been increasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.05 to 1 which means that the numbers of female and male students are similar.

3,853 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 27.25% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 30,466 where 32,229 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

75.68% of total students is undergraduate students and 24.32% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 2,257 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 1,454 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.05 to 1 and it means that there are similar numbers of female and male students enrolled in UMass Amherst.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at University of Massachusetts-Amherst since 2013.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1428,51822,13411,26010,8746,3843,2073,177
2014-1528,635
117
22,252
118
11,343
83
10,909
35
6,383
-1
3,144
-63
3,239
62
2015-1629,269
634
22,748
496
11,587
244
11,161
252
6,521
138
3,189
45
3,332
93
2016-1730,037
768
23,373
625
11,944
357
11,429
268
6,664
143
3,250
61
3,414
82
2017-1830,340
303
23,388
15
11,735
-209
11,653
224
6,952
288
3,443
193
3,509
95
2018-1930,593
253
23,515
127
11,765
30
11,750
97
7,078
126
3,576
133
3,502
-7
2019-2031,350
757
24,209
694
12,129
364
12,080
330
7,141
63
3,533
-43
3,608
106
2020-2131,642
292
24,233
24
11,966
-163
12,267
187
7,409
268
3,599
66
3,810
202
2021-2232,045
403
24,231
-2
11,814
-152
12,417
150
7,814
405
3,743
144
4,071
261
2022-2332,229
184
24,391
160
11,843
29
12,548
131
7,838
24
3,846
103
3,992
-79
Average30,46623,44711,73911,7097,0183,4533,565
University of Massachusetts-Amherst Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 23,447 where 24,391 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 University of Massachusetts-Amherst since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1422,13420,50510,5979,9081,629663966
2014-1522,25220,68410,7049,9801,568639929
2015-1622,74821,09810,92910,1691,650658992
2016-1723,37321,46011,14110,3191,9138031,110
2017-1823,38821,57710,99810,5791,8117371,074
2018-1923,51521,78411,08510,6991,7316801,051
2019-2024,20922,49111,45111,0401,7186781,040
2020-2124,23322,21211,05211,1602,0219141,107
2021-2224,23122,53911,09111,4481,692723969
2022-2324,39122,92011,18911,7311,471654817
Average23,44723,44711,02410,70323,4477151,006
University of Massachusetts-Amherst Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 7,018 where 7,838 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 University of Massachusetts-Amherst since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-146,3842,3031,0681,2354,0812,1391,942
2014-156,3832,2621,0621,2004,1212,0822,039
2015-166,5212,2411,0101,2314,2802,1792,101
2016-176,6642,2861,0141,2724,3782,2362,142
2017-186,9522,5651,1971,3684,3872,2462,141
2018-197,0782,5591,2521,3074,5192,3242,195
2019-207,1412,6031,2801,3234,5382,2532,285
2020-217,4092,4891,1811,3084,9202,4182,502
2021-227,8142,7201,3461,3745,0942,3972,697
2022-237,8382,8481,3771,4714,9902,4692,521
Average7,0187,0181,1791,3097,0182,2742,257
University of Massachusetts-Amherst Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 55.44%. The percentage was 63.30% 10 years ago and UMass Amherst still has a high percentage of white students. 11.48% of enrolled students is Asian and 4.55% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at University of Massachusetts-Amherst over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-14472,0161,0391,3672518,053622
2014-15472,1661,1001,3651618,404644
2015-16362,4091,1151,5401618,546722
2016-17342,6751,1691,6701518,619737
2017-18332,7571,3201,8111818,433785
2018-19372,8701,3771,9781717,968832
2019-20373,0351,4642,2331918,154922
2020-21393,2281,5102,3871518,446997
2021-22373,4391,5142,5721618,2581,087
2022-23253,7011,4662,5581817,8691,149
Average372,8301,3071,9481818,275850
University of Massachusetts-Amherst Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

3,853 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 12% of total students. The number of online students has increased 27.25% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at University of Massachusetts-Amherst from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-1528,6353,0283,14522,462
2015-1629,2693,2633,79522,211
2016-1730,0373,5473,87022,620
2017-1830,3403,6153,07423,651
2018-1930,5933,6072,89624,090
2019-2031,3503,4991,14426,707
2020-2131,64226,0594,2341,349
2021-2232,0454,1052,34925,591
2022-2332,2293,8533,06325,313
Average30,6826,0643,06321,555

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