Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at UMass is slightly skewed towards women students, with 51.2% of undergraduate students being women and 48.8% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 24,231, with 12,417 women and 11,814 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at UMass is slightly skewed towards women students, with 52.1% of undergraduate students being women and 47.9% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 7,814, with 4,071 women and 3,743 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 48.8% 11,814 students
- women 51.2% 12,417 students
Graduate Students
- men 47.9% 3,743 students
- women 52.1% 4,071 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 60.2% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 14,571 students.
Following behind are Asian students, constituting 11.7% of the student body, with 2,829 students. Hispanic students represent 8.6% of the population, with 2,074 students, while African American students account for 4.8%, with 1,156 students. Mixed race students account for 3.8% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 921 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.0% , with 12 students.
International students make up 6.9% of the undergraduate population, totaling 1,680 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 4.0% of the population, totaling 963 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within UMass.
Undergraduate Students
- White 60.2% 14,571 students
- Asian 11.7% 2,829 students
- Hispanic 8.6% 2,074 students
- International students 6.9% 1,680 students
- African American 4.8% 1,156 students
- Unknown race 4.0% 963 students
- Mixed race 3.8% 921 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 12 students
Graduate Students
- White 47.3% 3,687 students
- International students 24.0% 1,869 students
- Asian 7.8% 610 students
- Unknown race 7.8% 610 students
- Hispanic 6.4% 498 students
- African American 4.6% 358 students
- Mixed race 2.1% 166 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 4 students
Transfer Students
- White 62.1% 931 students
- Hispanic 9.9% 149 students
- Unknown race 8.9% 133 students
- Asian 6.9% 104 students
- African American 4.7% 70 students
- Mixed race 4.6% 69 students
- International students 2.9% 44 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
Students Age Diversity
- 20-21 45% 11,009 students
- 18-19 39% 9,352 students
- 22-24 9% 2,065 students
- 25-29 2% 556 students
- 30-34 1% 325 students
- 40-49 1% 274 students
- 35-39 1% 213 students
- 50-64 1% 163 students
- 25-29 29% 2,283 students
- 22-24 20% 1,582 students
- 30-34 18% 1,431 students
- 40-49 13% 984 students
- 35-39 12% 931 students
- 50-64 6% 477 students
- 20-21 1% 100 students
- 18-19 0% 2 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at University of Massachusetts-Amherst in the 2022 academic year.
State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
---|---|---|---|
New York | 221 | 21.86% | |
New Jersey | 177 | 17.51% | |
Connecticut | 157 | 15.53% | |
California | 74 | 7.32% | |
New Hampshire | 64 | 6.33% | |
Pennsylvania | 40 | 3.96% | |
Rhode Island | 35 | 3.46% | |
Virginia | 30 | 2.97% | |
Maryland | 27 | 2.67% | |
Florida | 23 | 2.27% | |
Texas | 23 | 2.27% | |
Maine | 17 | 1.68% | |
Vermont | 14 | 1.38% | |
Washington | 14 | 1.38% | |
Colorado | 12 | 1.19% | |
Georgia | 11 | 1.09% | |
Illinois | 9 | less than 1% | |
Minnesota | 8 | less than 1% | |
North Carolina | 5 | less than 1% | |
Tennessee | 5 | less than 1% | |
District of Columbia | 4 | less than 1% | |
Ohio | 4 | less than 1% | |
Oklahoma | 4 | less than 1% | |
Oregon | 4 | less than 1% | |
Alabama | 3 | less than 1% | |
Arizona | 3 | less than 1% | |
Delaware | 3 | less than 1% | |
South Carolina | 3 | less than 1% | |
Iowa | 2 | less than 1% | |
Michigan | 2 | less than 1% | |
Missouri | 2 | less than 1% | |
Nevada | 2 | less than 1% | |
Puerto Rico | 2 | less than 1% | |
Indiana | 1 | less than 1% | |
Kansas | 1 | less than 1% | |
Louisiana | 1 | less than 1% | |
Mississippi | 1 | less than 1% | |
New Mexico | 1 | less than 1% | |
West Virginia | 1 | less than 1% |
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