Total Student Population Comparison
The total student population of selected colleges is 28,717 with 17,802 female students and 10,915 male students. This enrollment statistics is based on the latest data from IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education for academic year 2022-2023. The following table compares the student population for both undergraduate and graduate schools between selected colleges.
Among the selected colleges, Boston College has the most enrolled students of 15,287, while Gordon College has the least number of students of 1,628 for both in graduate and undergraduate programs.
| Name | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston College | 15,287 | 6,938 | 8,349 |
| Gordon College | 1,628 | 612 | 1,016 |
| College of the Holy Cross | 3,083 | 1,383 | 1,700 |
| Lesley University | 3,406 | 669 | 2,737 |
| Mount Holyoke College | 2,392 | 30 | 2,362 |
| Springfield College | 2,921 | 1,283 | 1,638 |
| Total | 28,717 | 10,915 | 17,802 |
Undergraduate Student Population
The total undergraduate population of selected colleges is 20,111 with 12,102 female students and 8,009 male students. The following table compares 2022-2023 undergraduate enrollment between selected colleges.
Among the selected colleges, Boston College has the most enrolled undergraduate students of 9,982, while Gordon College has the least number of undergraduate students of 1,294.
| Name | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston College | 9,982 | 4,697 | 5,285 |
| Gordon College | 1,294 | 518 | 776 |
| College of the Holy Cross | 3,083 | 1,383 | 1,700 |
| Lesley University | 1,554 | 404 | 1,150 |
| Mount Holyoke College | 2,193 | 2 | 2,191 |
| Springfield College | 2,005 | 1,005 | 1,000 |
| Total | 20,111 | 8,009 | 12,102 |
Graduate Student Population
The total graduate population of selected colleges is 8,606 with 5,700 female students and 2,906 male students. The following table compares 2022-2023 graduate enrollment between selected colleges.
Among the selected colleges, Boston College has the most enrolled graduate students of 5,305, while Mount Holyoke College has the least number of graduate students of 199.
| Name | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston College | 5,305 | 2,241 | 3,064 |
| Gordon College | 334 | 94 | 240 |
| Lesley University | 1,852 | 265 | 1,587 |
| Mount Holyoke College | 199 | 28 | 171 |
| Springfield College | 916 | 278 | 638 |
| Total | 8,606 | 2,906 | 5,700 |
Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment
The following table compares 2022-2023 distance learning enrollment for both undergraduate and graduate programs between selected colleges. In undergraduate programs, out of total 17,028 students, 286 students (1.68%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 1,353 students (7.95%) have learned from at least one online course. For graduate schools, out of total 8,606 students, 1,464 students (17.01%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 1,217 students (14.14%) have learned from at least one online course.
| Name | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Online Exclusively | Some Online Classes | Total | Online Exclusively | Some Online Classes | |
| Boston College | 9,982 | 118 (1.18%) |
753 (7.54%) | 5,305 | 696 (13.12%) |
1,048 (19.75%) |
| Gordon College | 1,294 | 13 (1.00%) |
317 (24.50%) | 334 | 194 (58.08%) |
19 (5.69%) |
| College of the Holy Cross | College of the Holy Cross does not offer online courses. | |||||
| Lesley University | 1,554 | 155 (9.97%) |
211 (13.58%) | 1,852 | 420 (22.68%) |
49 (2.65%) |
| Mount Holyoke College | 2,193 | - | - | 199 | 147 (73.87%) |
27 (13.57%) |
| Springfield College | 2,005 | - | 72 (3.59%) | 916 | 7 (0.76%) |
74 (8.08%) |
| Average | 17,028 | 286 (1.68%) |
1,353 (7.95%) |
8,606 | 1,464 (17.01%) |
1,217 (14.14%) |