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MCLA Demographics & Diversity Report

Many schools pride themselves on their diversity, but what does that mean, really? College Factual analyzed the data to learn how diverse the average college campus really is, including race, gender, the ages of the students, and where they're from. Read the MCLA diversity report below.

• Student Population
• Racial/Ethnic Diversity
• Male/Female Diversity
• Location Diversity
• Student Age Diversity

MCLA Student Population

How Many Students Attend Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts?

MCLA total enrollment is approximately 1,202 students. 931 are undergraduates and 49 are graduate students.

MCLA Undergraduate Population

Male/Female Breakdown of Undergraduates

The full-time MCLA undergraduate population is made up of 61% women, and 39% men.

For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.

MCLA Racial/Ethnic Breakdown of Undergraduates

Race/Ethnicity	Number
White	661
Hispanic	111
Black or African American	87
Unknown	32
Multi-Ethnic	26
Asian	12
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	1
International	0

See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.

MCLA Graduate Student Population

Male/Female Breakdown of Graduate Students

About 65% of full-time grad students are women, and 35% men.

For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.

MCLA Racial-Ethnic Breakdown of Graduate Students

Race/Ethnicity	Number
White	44
Unknown	3
Hispanic	2
Asian	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
International	0
Multi-Ethnic	0
Black or African American	0

See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.

Racial/Ethnic Diversity

MCLA Racial Demographics:

Race/Ethnicity	Number
White	864
Hispanic	124
Black or African American	91
Unknown	78
Multi-Ethnic	29
Asian	13
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	2
International	0

Low Racial/Ethnic Diversity Among Faculty

Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts Faculty Racial/Ethnic Demographics:

Ethnicity	Number of Faculty
White	390
Black or African American	13
Asian	4
Hispanic	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
International	0
Multi-Ethnic	0
Unknown	0

Learn more about the faculty at MCLA.

MCLA Male/Female Diversity

This school is more popular with women than with men.

There are approximately 757 female students and 445 male students at MCLA.

Even Balance of Male & Female Teachers

Reporting of the gender of MCLA is unknown or unavailable.

There are more female teachers than male teachers at this school.

More about MCLA faculty.

There are approximately 224 female teachers and 195 male teachers.

Average Geographic Diversity

MCLA ranks 1,033 out of 2,183 when it comes to geographic diversity.

33.85% of MCLA students come from out of state, and 0.61% come from out of the country.

The undergraduate student body is split among 14 states (may include Washington D.C.). Click on the map for more detail.

Top 5 States

State	Amount
Massachusetts	215
New York	67
Vermont	17
Connecticut	13
Rhode Island	2

High Student Age Diversity

The age diversity score this school received indicates it is doing a good job attracting students of all ages.

A traditional college student is defined as being between the ages of 18-21. At MCLA, 62.09% of students fall into that category, compared to the national average of 60%.

Student Age Group	Amount
18-19	515
20-21	471
22-24	209
35 and over	178
25-29	113
30-34	62
Under 18	0

Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

References

• Department of Homeland Security Citizenship and Immigration Services

• National Center for Education Statistics

• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System

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