by our College Data Analytics TeamIs UMass Lowell really diverse? College Factual’s diversity report shows the data about diversity at UMass Lowell. We examined racial demographics, gender ratios, student age ranges, and where students come from.
Many schools pride themselves on their diversity, but what does that mean, really? College Factual ran the numbers to discover how diverse the standard college campus really is, including race, gender, the ages of the students, and where they’re from.
UMass Lowell total enrollment is approximately 11,760 students. 9,948 are undergraduates and 1,812 are graduate students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Undergraduates
The full-time UMass Lowell undergraduate population is made up of 41.7% women, and 58.3% men.
For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.
UMass Lowell Racial/Ethnic Breakdown of Undergraduates
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 5,062 | 50.9% |
| Hispanic | 1,593 | 16.0% |
| Asian | 1,420 | 14.3% |
| Black or African American | 953 | 9.6% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 340 | 3.4% |
| Unknown | 312 | 3.1% |
| International | 257 | 2.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | 0.0% |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Graduate Students
About 45.9% of full-time grad students are women, and 54.1% men.
For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.
UMass Lowell Racial-Ethnic Breakdown of Graduate Students
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| International | 687 | 37.9% |
| White | 661 | 36.5% |
| Unknown | 149 | 8.2% |
| Asian | 112 | 6.2% |
| Hispanic | 89 | 4.9% |
| Black or African American | 83 | 4.6% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 31 | 1.7% |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 5,723 | 48.7% |
| Hispanic | 1,682 | 14.3% |
| Asian | 1,532 | 13.0% |
| Black or African American | 1,036 | 8.8% |
| International | 944 | 8.0% |
| Unknown | 461 | 3.9% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 371 | 3.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | 0.0% |
University of Massachusetts-Lowell faculty racial/ethnic demographics (share of instructional staff):
| Ethnicity | Percent of Faculty |
|---|---|
| White | 63.6% |
| Asian | 21.6% |
| International | 8.8% |
| Hispanic | 2.9% |
| Black or African American | 2.2% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 0.6% |
| Unknown | 0.3% |
This school is more popular with men than with women.
There are approximately 4,978 female students and 6,782 male students at UMass Lowell.
University of Massachusetts-Lowell faculty gender breakdown (share of instructional staff):
Among first-time degree-seeking undergraduates, 82.1% of UMass Lowell students come from within the state, and 17.9% come from out of state.
The undergraduate student body is split among 31 states (may include Washington D.C.). Click on the map for more detail.
| State | Amount | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 1,822 | 90.1% |
| New Hampshire | 76 | 3.8% |
| Connecticut | 22 | 1.1% |
| New York | 20 | 1.0% |
| Pennsylvania | 10 | 0.5% |
UMass Lowell hosts approximately 8.0% international (nonresident) students, contributing to the international character of the campus.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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