Student Body and Admissions Statistics

Undergraduate Enrollment

21,734 undergraduate enrollment
77% in-state
23% out-of-state

2017 Entering Undergraduate Class

First-Year Profile
- 42,398 freshman applications
- 57% admit rate
- 4,700 students
- 30% ALANA (African-American, Latino, Asian, Hawaiian/Pacific Islander and Native American)
- 3,460 in-state students
- 900 out-of-state students
- 400 international students
- Average GPA* - 3.89 (4.0 scale)
- GPA middle 50% - 3.70 to 4.10
- Average SAT - 1283 (Evidence Based Reading & Writing/Math)
- SAT middle 50% - 1190 to 1340
- Average ACT - 28
- ACT middle 50% - 26 to 31
- *GPA is based on academic courses only and weighted for Honors and College level courses per the Massachusetts Department of Higher Education
Transfer Profile
- Average GPA - 3.36
- Joint Admissions/MassTransfer - 370
- 1,150 students
- 3800 transfer applications
Academic Offerings
- 10 academic colleges
- 112 bachelor's degree programs
- 5 associate's degree programs
- Average class size: 36
- 81% of classes have fewer than 40 students
Faculty
- More than 1,300 full-time instructional faculty
- 92% hold the highest degree in their fields
- 18:1 student/faculty ratio
Retention Rate
- 91%
Graduation Rates
- 6-year graduation rate: 76.5%
- 5-year graduation rate: 75%
- 4-year graduation rate: 67%