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	Massachusetts	Nation

Demographics

Population
	Massachusetts	Nation
Total (State rank: 14)	6,587,536	311,591,919

Age distribution
Age range	Massachusetts	Nation
Up to 4	5.5%	6.4%
5 to 14	11.9%	13.2%
15 to 19	7.0%	7.0%
20 to 24	7.2%	7.1%
25 to 44	26.3%	26.4%
45 to 64	28.1%	26.5%
65 and older	14.0%	13.2%

Racial and ethnic distribution
Race or ethnicity	Massachusetts	Nation
American Indian	0.2%	0.8%
Asian	5.6%	4.8%
Black	6.8%	12.6%
Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
White	80.5%	74.1%
More than one race	2.6%	2.8%
Hispanic (may be any race)	9.9%	16.7%
Other	4.3%	4.7%

Educational attainment of adults (highest level)
Level	Massachusetts	Nation
8th grade or less	5.0%	6.0%
Some high school, no diploma	5.8%	8.1%
High-school diploma	25.9%	28.4%
Some college, no degree	16.4%	21.2%
Associate degree	7.8%	7.8%
Bachelor’s degree	22.3%	17.9%
Master’s degree	11.7%	7.5%
Doctoral degree	2.4%	1.2%
Professional degree	2.7%	1.9%

Proportion who speak a language other than English at home
	Massachusetts	Nation
	22.0%	20.8%

Per capita personal income
	Massachusetts	Nation
(State rank: 3)	$54,687	$42,693

Poverty rate
	Massachusetts	Nation
	11.6%	15.9%

New high-school graduates
Estimate	Massachusetts	Nation
Total for 2013-14	71,864	3,219,207
Projected change from 2013-14 to 2023-24	-5.8%	7.9%

New GED diploma recipients
	Massachusetts	Nation
	6,630	401,388

High-school dropout rate
	Massachusetts	Nation
	3.1%	4.9%

Faculty pay

Average pay of full-time professors

Public doctoral institutions
Academic rank	Massachusetts	Nation
Professor	$121,525	$118,822
Associate professor	$90,644	$81,373
Assistant professor	$74,782	$70,325
All	$92,700	$85,690

Public master’s institutions
Academic rank	Massachusetts	Nation
Professor	$88,525	$89,076
Associate professor	$71,977	$71,297
Assistant professor	$61,644	$60,506
All	$73,643	$69,025

Private nonprofit doctoral institutions
Academic rank	Massachusetts	Nation
Professor	$166,711	$152,042
Associate professor	$105,045	$95,762
Assistant professor	$92,314	$82,983
All	$122,314	$108,803

Private nonprofit master’s institutions
Academic rank	Massachusetts	Nation
Professor	$107,239	$91,161
Associate professor	$80,182	$71,963
Assistant professor	$66,407	$58,901
All	$81,586	$69,941

Other 4-year institutions
Control	Massachusetts	Nation
Public	$74,168	$61,265
Private nonprofit	$85,358	$68,804

2-year colleges
Control	Massachusetts	Nation
Public	$60,050	$62,568
Private nonprofit	$45,879	$48,969

Students

Enrollment
Group	Massachusetts	Nation
Undergraduate	376,523	18,047,249
Graduate and professional	132,031	2,931,076
At public 4-year institutions	121,888	8,033,071
At public 2-year institutions	105,117	7,062,467
At private 4-year institutions, nonprofit	273,088	3,887,322
At private 2-year institutions, nonprofit	1,106	39,553
At private 4-year institutions, for-profit	5,195	1,559,080
At private 2-year institutions, for-profit	2,160	396,832
Total	508,554	20,978,325

Share of enrollment
Institution type	Massachusetts	Nation
Public	45%	72%
4-year	79%	64%
2-year	21%	36%

Degrees awarded
Level	Massachusetts	Nation
Associate	12,900	942,217
Bachelor’s	53,749	1,712,538
Master’s	33,905	730,635
Doctorate	7,637	163,715

Residence of new students

State

State residents made up 62% of all freshmen enrolled in Massachusetts in the fall of 2010 who had graduated from high school in the previous year; 67% of all Massachusetts residents who were freshmen attended college in their home state.

Nation

82% of all freshmen in the fall of 2010 who had graduated from high school in the previous year attended colleges in their home states.

Graduation rates at 4-year institutions
Gender, race or ethnicity	Massachusetts	Nation
All	69.7%	59.0%
Men	67.2%	56.4%
Women	71.7%	61.2%
American Indian	60.2%	40.6%
Asian	77.5%	69.7%
Black	57.0%	40.2%
Hispanic	66.8%	51.4%
White	69.5%	62.3%
2 or more races	80.6%	64.0%
Race unknown	70.2%	56.0%

Diversity

Enrollment by race, ethnicity, and citizenship status
Race, ethnicity, or citizenship status	Massachusetts	Nation
American Indian	1,402	174,629
Asian	32,234	1,133,719
Black	38,069	2,840,259
Pacific Islander	424	61,179
Hispanic	41,815	2,695,637
White	294,224	11,519,372
2 or more races	10,579	405,812
Race unknown	50,554	1,409,094
Foreign	39,253	738,624
Total	508,554	20,978,325

Share of enrollment
Group	Massachusetts	Nation
Women	56.9%	57.0%
American Indian	0.3%	0.8%
Asian	6.3%	5.4%
Black	7.5%	13.5%
Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.3%
Hispanic	8.2%	12.8%
White	57.9%	54.9%
2 or more races	2.1%	1.9%
Race unknown	9.9%	6.7%
Foreign	7.7%	3.5%
Minority	24.5%	34.9%
Underrepresented minority	16.0%	27.2%
Full-time	68.8%	61.9%

Test scores

State

Students averaged 24.1 on the ACT, which was taken by an estimated 23% of Massachusetts’ high-school seniors. Students averaged 1043 on the SAT, which was taken by an estimated 89% of Massachusetts’ high-school seniors.

Nation

Students averaged 21.1 on the ACT and 1010 on the SAT.

Finance

Average tuition and fees
Institution type	Massachusetts	Nation
Public 4-year	$9,460	$7,087
Public 2-year	$3,749	$2,419
Private 4-year	$34,901	$26,165

State funds for higher-education operating expenses
	Massachusetts	Nation
State funds	$1,049,106,956	$71,966,406,875
One-year change	-0.6%	-0.4%

State spending on student aid
Aid type	Massachusetts	Nation
Need-based grants	$82,588,668	$6,954,307,090
Non-need-based grants	$7,134,951	$2,444,876,754
Nongrant aid	$41,760,505	$1,737,198,826
Total	$131,484,124	$11,136,382,670

Spending on research and development by colleges and universities
	Massachusetts	Nation
Total	$2,949,264,000	$65,073,411,000
One-year change	7.2%	6.3%

Sources of financing
Source	Massachusetts	Nation
Federal government	74.5%	62.6%
State and local governments	0.6%	5.9%
Industry	6.5%	4.9%
Nonprofit	7.7%	5.9%
Institution itself	8.4%	19.1%
Other	2.4%	1.6%

Share for specific research fields
Field	Massachusetts	Nation
Engineering	19.3%	15.4%
Environmental sciences	8.6%	4.9%
Life sciences	44.0%	57.2%
Math and computer sciences	4.0%	3.6%
Physical sciences	10.6%	7.3%
Psychology	1.5%	1.7%
Social sciences	3.0%	3.1%
Other sciences	4.1%	1.7%
Fields other than science and engineering	4.8%	4.9%

Largest endowment
Institution	Massachusetts
Harvard University	$30,435,375,000

Top fund raisers (among survey participants)
Institution	Massachusetts
Harvard University	$650,243,000
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	$379,058,315
Boston College	$100,450,132

Colleges and universities

Number of institutions
Institution type	Massachusetts	Nation
Public 4-year	14	679
Public 2-year	16	972
Private 4-year, nonprofit	80	1,557
Private 2-year, nonprofit	3	100
Private 4-year, for-profit	6	735
Private 2-year, for-profit	5	669
Total	124	4,712

3 largest institutions by enrollment
Institution	Massachusetts
Boston University	26,135
University of Massachusetts Amherst	22,602
Harvard University	19,921

Institutions censured or sanctioned by the AAUP

American International College, Dean College, Nichols College

Institutions on NCAA probation

None

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Almanac 2013 »

Massachusetts

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	Massachusetts	Nation

Demographics

Population
	Massachusetts	Nation
Total (State rank: 14)	6,587,536	311,591,919

Age distribution
Age range	Massachusetts	Nation
Up to 4	5.5%	6.4%
5 to 14	11.9%	13.2%
15 to 19	7.0%	7.0%
20 to 24	7.2%	7.1%
25 to 44	26.3%	26.4%
45 to 64	28.1%	26.5%
65 and older	14.0%	13.2%

Racial and ethnic distribution
Race or ethnicity	Massachusetts	Nation
American Indian	0.2%	0.8%
Asian	5.6%	4.8%
Black	6.8%	12.6%
Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
White	80.5%	74.1%
More than one race	2.6%	2.8%
Hispanic (may be any race)	9.9%	16.7%
Other	4.3%	4.7%

Educational attainment of adults (highest level)
Level	Massachusetts	Nation
8th grade or less	5.0%	6.0%
Some high school, no diploma	5.8%	8.1%
High-school diploma	25.9%	28.4%
Some college, no degree	16.4%	21.2%
Associate degree	7.8%	7.8%
Bachelor’s degree	22.3%	17.9%
Master’s degree	11.7%	7.5%
Doctoral degree	2.4%	1.2%
Professional degree	2.7%	1.9%

Proportion who speak a language other than English at home
	Massachusetts	Nation
	22.0%	20.8%

Per capita personal income
	Massachusetts	Nation
(State rank: 3)	$54,687	$42,693

Poverty rate
	Massachusetts	Nation
	11.6%	15.9%

New high-school graduates
Estimate	Massachusetts	Nation
Total for 2013-14	71,864	3,219,207
Projected change from 2013-14 to 2023-24	-5.8%	7.9%

New GED diploma recipients
	Massachusetts	Nation
	6,630	401,388

High-school dropout rate
	Massachusetts	Nation
	3.1%	4.9%

Faculty pay

Average pay of full-time professors

Public doctoral institutions
Academic rank	Massachusetts	Nation
Professor	$121,525	$118,822
Associate professor	$90,644	$81,373
Assistant professor	$74,782	$70,325
All	$92,700	$85,690

Public master’s institutions
Academic rank	Massachusetts	Nation
Professor	$88,525	$89,076
Associate professor	$71,977	$71,297
Assistant professor	$61,644	$60,506
All	$73,643	$69,025

Private nonprofit doctoral institutions
Academic rank	Massachusetts	Nation
Professor	$166,711	$152,042
Associate professor	$105,045	$95,762
Assistant professor	$92,314	$82,983
All	$122,314	$108,803

Private nonprofit master’s institutions
Academic rank	Massachusetts	Nation
Professor	$107,239	$91,161
Associate professor	$80,182	$71,963
Assistant professor	$66,407	$58,901
All	$81,586	$69,941

Other 4-year institutions
Control	Massachusetts	Nation
Public	$74,168	$61,265
Private nonprofit	$85,358	$68,804

2-year colleges
Control	Massachusetts	Nation
Public	$60,050	$62,568
Private nonprofit	$45,879	$48,969

Students

Enrollment
Group	Massachusetts	Nation
Undergraduate	376,523	18,047,249
Graduate and professional	132,031	2,931,076
At public 4-year institutions	121,888	8,033,071
At public 2-year institutions	105,117	7,062,467
At private 4-year institutions, nonprofit	273,088	3,887,322
At private 2-year institutions, nonprofit	1,106	39,553
At private 4-year institutions, for-profit	5,195	1,559,080
At private 2-year institutions, for-profit	2,160	396,832
Total	508,554	20,978,325

Share of enrollment
Institution type	Massachusetts	Nation
Public	45%	72%
4-year	79%	64%
2-year	21%	36%

Degrees awarded
Level	Massachusetts	Nation
Associate	12,900	942,217
Bachelor’s	53,749	1,712,538
Master’s	33,905	730,635
Doctorate	7,637	163,715

Residence of new students

State

Nation

82% of all freshmen in the fall of 2010 who had graduated from high school in the previous year attended colleges in their home states.

Graduation rates at 4-year institutions
Gender, race or ethnicity	Massachusetts	Nation
All	69.7%	59.0%
Men	67.2%	56.4%
Women	71.7%	61.2%
American Indian	60.2%	40.6%
Asian	77.5%	69.7%
Black	57.0%	40.2%
Hispanic	66.8%	51.4%
White	69.5%	62.3%
2 or more races	80.6%	64.0%
Race unknown	70.2%	56.0%

Diversity

Enrollment by race, ethnicity, and citizenship status
Race, ethnicity, or citizenship status	Massachusetts	Nation
American Indian	1,402	174,629
Asian	32,234	1,133,719
Black	38,069	2,840,259
Pacific Islander	424	61,179
Hispanic	41,815	2,695,637
White	294,224	11,519,372
2 or more races	10,579	405,812
Race unknown	50,554	1,409,094
Foreign	39,253	738,624
Total	508,554	20,978,325

Share of enrollment
Group	Massachusetts	Nation
Women	56.9%	57.0%
American Indian	0.3%	0.8%
Asian	6.3%	5.4%
Black	7.5%	13.5%
Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.3%
Hispanic	8.2%	12.8%
White	57.9%	54.9%
2 or more races	2.1%	1.9%
Race unknown	9.9%	6.7%
Foreign	7.7%	3.5%
Minority	24.5%	34.9%
Underrepresented minority	16.0%	27.2%
Full-time	68.8%	61.9%

Test scores

State

Nation

Students averaged 21.1 on the ACT and 1010 on the SAT.

Finance

Average tuition and fees
Institution type	Massachusetts	Nation
Public 4-year	$9,460	$7,087
Public 2-year	$3,749	$2,419
Private 4-year	$34,901	$26,165

State funds for higher-education operating expenses
	Massachusetts	Nation
State funds	$1,049,106,956	$71,966,406,875
One-year change	-0.6%	-0.4%

State spending on student aid
Aid type	Massachusetts	Nation
Need-based grants	$82,588,668	$6,954,307,090
Non-need-based grants	$7,134,951	$2,444,876,754
Nongrant aid	$41,760,505	$1,737,198,826
Total	$131,484,124	$11,136,382,670

Spending on research and development by colleges and universities
	Massachusetts	Nation
Total	$2,949,264,000	$65,073,411,000
One-year change	7.2%	6.3%

Sources of financing
Source	Massachusetts	Nation
Federal government	74.5%	62.6%
State and local governments	0.6%	5.9%
Industry	6.5%	4.9%
Nonprofit	7.7%	5.9%
Institution itself	8.4%	19.1%
Other	2.4%	1.6%

Share for specific research fields
Field	Massachusetts	Nation
Engineering	19.3%	15.4%
Environmental sciences	8.6%	4.9%
Life sciences	44.0%	57.2%
Math and computer sciences	4.0%	3.6%
Physical sciences	10.6%	7.3%
Psychology	1.5%	1.7%
Social sciences	3.0%	3.1%
Other sciences	4.1%	1.7%
Fields other than science and engineering	4.8%	4.9%

Largest endowment
Institution	Massachusetts
Harvard University	$30,435,375,000

Top fund raisers (among survey participants)
Institution	Massachusetts
Harvard University	$650,243,000
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	$379,058,315
Boston College	$100,450,132

Colleges and universities

Number of institutions
Institution type	Massachusetts	Nation
Public 4-year	14	679
Public 2-year	16	972
Private 4-year, nonprofit	80	1,557
Private 2-year, nonprofit	3	100
Private 4-year, for-profit	6	735
Private 2-year, for-profit	5	669
Total	124	4,712

3 largest institutions by enrollment
Institution	Massachusetts
Boston University	26,135
University of Massachusetts Amherst	22,602
Harvard University	19,921

Institutions censured or sanctioned by the AAUP

American International College, Dean College, Nichols College

Institutions on NCAA probation

None

Note: See Sources & Notes for details about the data.

Correction (9/24/2014): All tables in the 2013 Almanac’s States section have been updated to make them more comparable to ones published in other years. The data are now limited to degree-granting institutions that are eligible to receive Title IV federal financial aid, not all higher-education institutions. Administrative offices that were inadvertently counted as institutions in the original version of the tables have been omitted from the total number of institutions in each state. Figures for tuition and fees, which had incorrectly excluded fees, now reflect both tuition and fees. The three largest institutions by enrollment give figures for full-time students in fall 2011, not an unduplicated head count of all undergraduate and graduate students enrolled over a 12-month period for 2010-11.