Graduate Student Population in Massachusetts
For the academic year 2022-2023, total 8,556 graduate students enrolled in 3 graduate schools in Massachusetts. By gender, there are 4,862 male students (56.83%) and 3,694 female students (43.17%) enrolled in graduate programs.
Harvard University has the most graduate students of 21,263 and Boston University has the second most graduate students of 18,255 in Massachusetts.
By attending status, 7,947 students enrolled as full-time and 609 students enrolled as part-time for graduate programs.
The following table shows the 2023 graduate students population by gender and attending status at Massachusetts graduate schools. You can view and compare the graduate student population along with tuition and other admission information at Massachusetts colleges at Massachusetts Graduate School Comparison page.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 8,556 | 4,862 | 3,694 |
| Full-time | 7,947 | 4,566 | 3,381 |
| Part-time | 609 | 296 | 313 |
Population by Race/Ethnicity
For the academic year 2022-2023, of the 3 enrolled students in Massachusetts graduate schools, 4 were American Indian/Native American (0.05%), 948 were Asian (11.08%), 331 were Black/African American (3.87%), 638 were Hispanic (7.46%), 1 were Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (0.01%), 2,920 were White (34.13%), 319 were Two More (3.73%), and 378 were Un-Known (4.42%).
The number of non-resident alien students is 3,017 (35.26%). The following table shows the 2023 graduate school students population by race/ethnicity and state at Massachusetts graduate schools.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 8,556 | 4,862 | 3,694 |
| American Indian/Native American | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Asian | 948 | 495 | 453 |
| Black/African American | 331 | 153 | 178 |
| Hispanic | 638 | 363 | 275 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| White | 2,920 | 1,537 | 1,383 |
| Two More | 319 | 141 | 178 |
| Un-Known | 378 | 212 | 166 |
| Non-resident Alien | 3,017 | 1,957 | 1,060 |
