Boston, Massachusetts · Public · 4-year · Large city
Overview
Located in Boston, Massachusetts, University of Massachusetts-Boston is a public four-year institution. The campus sits in a large city. It enrolled 15,575 students in fall 2024, including 12,138 undergraduates and 3,437 graduate students. It holds the Carnegie R1 designation for very high research activity. It is part of University of Massachusetts.
University of Massachusetts-Boston offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 108 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Psychology, General, and Biology. It awarded 3,631 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 8 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
70% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 15 to 1.
Key figures
15,575
Students enrolled
70%
First-year retention
3,631
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
108
Programs and majors
15:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional
Programs and majors offered 108
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
70%
First-year retention, part-time students
46%
Student-to-faculty ratio
15:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
2,436
Master's degrees
925
Doctoral degrees (research)
96
Professional doctorates
17
Postbaccalaureate certificates
4
Post-master's certificates
153
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
15,575
Undergraduates, fall 2024
12,138
Graduate students, fall 2024
3,437
Full-time, fall 2024
74%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
18,038
Undergraduates, 2024-25
14,011
Graduate students, 2024-25
4,027
Full-time, 2024-25
69%
Size category
10,000 to 19,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
58%
Men
42%
White
33%
Hispanic or Latino
17%
Black or African American
15%
Asian
13%
Two or more races
3%
International (U.S. nonresident)
10%
Race or ethnicity unknown
8%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
8
Programs with a fully online option
19
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
19%
Students taking some online courses
21%
Campus and services
Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
University of Massachusetts
Carnegie classification
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity
Research designation
Research 1: Very High Spending and Doctorate Production
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Little East Conference
Chancellor
Marcelo Suarez-Orozco
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization