Total Student Population Comparison
The total student population of selected colleges is 18,449 with 10,278 female students and 8,171 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, Berklee College of Music has the most enrolled students of 8,282, while Franklin W Olin College of Engineering has the least number of students of 386 for both in graduate and undergraduate programs.
| Name | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berklee College of Music | 8,282 | 4,693 | 3,589 |
| Merrimack College | 5,505 | 2,344 | 3,161 |
| Nichols College | 1,403 | 888 | 515 |
| Smith College | 2,873 | 52 | 2,821 |
| Massachusetts General Hospital Dietetic Internship | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||
| Franklin W Olin College of Engineering | 386 | 194 | 192 |
| Total | 18,449 | 8,171 | 10,278 |
Undergraduate Student Population
The total undergraduate population of selected colleges is 15,801 with 8,646 female students and 7,155 male students. The following table compares 2022-2023 undergraduate enrollment between selected colleges.
Among the selected colleges, Berklee College of Music has the most enrolled undergraduate students of 7,499, while Franklin W Olin College of Engineering has the least number of undergraduate students of 386.
| Name | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berklee College of Music | 7,499 | 4,275 | 3,224 |
| Merrimack College | 4,229 | 1,931 | 2,298 |
| Nichols College | 1,164 | 754 | 410 |
| Smith College | 2,523 | 1 | 2,522 |
| Franklin W Olin College of Engineering | 386 | 194 | 192 |
| Total | 15,801 | 7,155 | 8,646 |
Graduate Student Population
The total graduate population of selected colleges is 2,648 with 1,632 female students and 1,016 male students. The following table compares 2022-2023 graduate enrollment between selected colleges.
Among the selected colleges, Merrimack College has the most enrolled graduate students of 1,276, while Nichols College has the least number of graduate students of 239.
| Name | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berklee College of Music | 783 | 418 | 365 |
| Merrimack College | 1,276 | 413 | 863 |
| Nichols College | 239 | 134 | 105 |
| Smith College | 350 | 51 | 299 |
| Total | 2,648 | 1,016 | 1,632 |
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 12,892 students, 1,756 students (13.62%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 1,580 students (12.26%) have learned from at least one online course. For graduate schools, out of total 2,298 students, 1,196 students (52.05%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 238 students (10.36%) have learned from at least one online course.
| Name | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Online Exclusively | Some Online Classes | Total | Online Exclusively | Some Online Classes | |
| Berklee College of Music | 7,499 | 1,548 (20.64%) |
1,219 (16.26%) | 783 | 306 (39.08%) |
54 (6.90%) |
| Merrimack College | 4,229 | 98 (2.32%) |
241 (5.70%) | 1,276 | 714 (55.96%) |
184 (14.42%) |
| Nichols College | 1,164 | 110 (9.45%) |
120 (10.31%) | 239 | 176 (73.64%) |
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| Smith College | Smith College does not offer online courses. | |||||
| Massachusetts General Hospital Dietetic Internship | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||||
| Franklin W Olin College of Engineering | Franklin W Olin College of Engineering does not offer online courses. | |||||
| Average | 12,892 | 1,756 (13.62%) |
1,580 (12.26%) |
2,298 | 1,196 (52.05%) |
238 (10.36%) |