Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Boston, Massachusetts · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Large city
Overview
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences is a private nonprofit four-year institution in Boston, Massachusetts. The campus sits in a large city. It enrolled 5,945 students in fall 2024, including 3,469 undergraduates and 2,476 graduate students.
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 47 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Pharmacy, Registered Nursing, and Physician Assistant. It awarded 2,108 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 5 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
74% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 9 to 1.
Key figures
5,945
Students enrolled
74%
First-year retention
2,108
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
47
Programs and majors
9:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional
Programs and majors offered 47
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
74%
First-year retention, part-time students
100%
Student-to-faculty ratio
9:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
838
Master's degrees
678
Doctoral degrees (research)
13
Professional doctorates
401
Other doctoral degrees
39
Certificates under 1 year
6
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
8
Postbaccalaureate certificates
118
Post-master's certificates
7
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
5,945
Undergraduates, fall 2024
3,469
Graduate students, fall 2024
2,476
Full-time, fall 2024
86%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
6,387
Undergraduates, 2024-25
3,717
Graduate students, 2024-25
2,670
Full-time, 2024-25
83%
Size category
5,000 to 9,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
77%
Men
23%
White
36%
Hispanic or Latino
12%
Black or African American
11%
Asian
18%
Two or more races
2%
International (U.S. nonresident)
14%
Race or ethnicity unknown
7%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
5
Programs with a fully online option
13
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
13%
Students taking some online courses
55%
Campus and services
Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools
President
Richard J. Lessard
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact