Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares MCLA's student enrollment with all colleges nationwide, Public, 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Public, 4-Years Colleges in Massachusetts.
The enrollment is smaller than the Public, 4-Years Colleges in Massachusetts average (8,889 students).
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts896794102
All Colleges2,9312,6851,440
Public, 4-Years Colleges11,3969,8102,541
4-Years Colleges4,6864,2051,445
Public, 4-Years Colleges in Massachusetts8,8897,4761,947
The below chart compares the student population between Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 389 male and 507 female students attending MCLA. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.77 to 1 and the ratio is similar to national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at MCLA.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at MCLA
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total794657137
Men35430252
Women44035585
Population by Gender/Attending Status at MCLA
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total1024260
Men351520
Women672740

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 642 White students (71.65%) and 67 Black or African American students (7.48%) at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native211
Asian1248
Black or African American634320
Hispanic532330
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander101
White575239336
Two or More Races401723
Race/Ethnicity Unknown382216
Total 794354440
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native101
Asian000
Black or African American431
Hispanic615
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander000
White671948
Two or More Races312
Race/Ethnicity Unknown211110
Total 1023567

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 715 students whose age under twenty five and 142 students whose age is over thirty years old at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts.
Especially, 68 students are younger than eighteen and 4 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Student Age at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
TotalMenWomen
Total794 354440
Under 1868 2642
18-19236 81155
20-21280 133147
22-24119 6851
25-2929 1712
30-3418 99
35-3922 1210
40-4910 46
50-648 35
65 and over4 13
Total 794 354440
Population by Student Age at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
TotalMenWomen
Total102 3567
20-212 11
22-2410 64
25-299 54
30-3417 413
35-3913 310
40-4934 1321
50-6416 313
unknown1 01
Total 102 3567

Online Student Population

At Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, 388 students (43.30% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 90 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 82 students live in Massachusetts where Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts is located in and 8 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total896794102
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes902862
Enrolled Some in Online Classes29826434
Not Enrolled in Online Classes5085026
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)902862
Massachusetts Residents822854
Other State in U.S.808
Outside of U.S.000
Unknown000