Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares NECO's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Massachusetts.
NECO has smaller enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 1,857 students). The enrollment is smaller than the Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Massachusetts average (3,644 students).
TotalGraduate
New England College of Optometry515515
Similarly Ranked Schools1,8571,221
All Colleges2,9311,440
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges2,4771,017
4-Years Colleges4,6861,445
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Massachusetts3,6441,728
The below chart compares the student population between New England College of Optometry and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 129 male and 386 female students attending NECO. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.33 to 1 and the ratio is than 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 NECO.
Population by Gender/Attending Status at NECO
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total5155150
Men1291290
Women3863860

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 162 White students (31.46%) and 120 Asian students (23.30%) at New England College of Optometry(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at New England College of Optometry.
Population by Race/Ethnicity at New England College of Optometry
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native101
Asian1202694
Black or African American20317
Hispanic27720
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander000
White16245117
Two or More Races17215
Race/Ethnicity Unknown734
Total 515129386

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 247 students whose age under twenty five and 44 students whose age is over thirty years old at New England College of Optometry.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at New England College of Optometry.
Population by Student Age at New England College of Optometry
TotalMenWomen
Total515 129386
20-2117 413
22-24230 47183
25-29224 61163
30-3426 1214
35-399 36
40-498 26
50-641 01
Total 515 129386

Online Student Population

At New England College of Optometry, 515 students (100.00% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 0 students live in Massachusetts where New England College of Optometry is located in and 0 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
Number of Students
Total515
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes0
Enrolled Some in Online Classes515
Not Enrolled in Online Classes0
Online Student Population by Student Location
Number of Students
Total (Enrolled Excl.)0
Massachusetts Residents0
Other State in U.S.0
Outside of U.S.0
Unknown0