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University of Massachusetts-Boston

College or university · Boston, Massachusetts

Location
Boston, Massachusetts
U.S. nonresident students, fall 2023
1,732
Share of all students
11.0%
Undergraduate / graduate
844 / 888
Change since fall 2015
-17.4%
International11.0%of students, fall 2023
Year by year
Data as at fall 2023
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International students, fall by fall

Students enrolled for credit who are in the United States on a visa or temporary basis (IPEDS "U.S. nonresident").

U.S. nonresident students

1,0812,162201520162017201820192020202120222023
1,0812,16220152017201920212023
Data table
20152,098
20162,162
20172,045
20181,855
20191,751
20201,706
20211,250
20221,575
20231,732
FallAll studentsU.S. nonresidentShare
202315,8101,73211.0%
202215,5861,57510.1%
202115,6371,2508.0%
202016,2591,70610.5%
201915,9891,75111.0%
201816,1641,85511.5%
201716,4152,04512.5%
201616,8472,16212.8%
201517,0302,09812.3%
Source: NCES, IPEDS — fall enrolment, U.S. nonresident studentsData as at 30 Jun 2026

Undergraduate and graduate

Fall 2023.

U.S. nonresident students by level
  1. Undergraduate844
  2. Graduate888
Rank in Massachusetts by international students
10 of 92
Share of Massachusetts's international students
2.5%
Share of all U.S. international students
0.17%
Source: NCES, IPEDS — fall enrolment, U.S. nonresident studentsData as at 30 Jun 2026

Certified to enrol F-1 and M-1 students

Campuses on the SEVP certified school list.

CampusCityF-1M-1
UNIVERSITY COLLEGEBostonYesNo
University of Massachusetts BostonDORCHESTERYesNo
Source: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, SEVP — certified school list (21 Oct 2026)Data as at 30 Jun 2026

How this school compares

University of Massachusetts-Boston reports 1,732 U.S. nonresident students in fall 2023, 11.0% of its enrolment, against 15.2% across Massachusetts's colleges and 5.7% nationwide.

Share of students from abroad, this school
11.0%
Share across Massachusetts
15.2%
Share across the United States
5.7%
Change since fall 2015, this school
-17.4%
Change since fall 2015, Massachusetts
+28.4%
Other colleges in Boston
  1. Northeastern University12,146
  2. Boston University10,468
  3. Northeastern University Professional Programs3,644
  4. Berklee College of Music2,591
  5. Suffolk University938
  6. MCPHS University935
  7. Emerson College796
  8. Bunker Hill Community College543
Source: NCES, IPEDS — fall enrolment, U.S. nonresident studentsData as at 30 Jun 2026

Sponsored jobs in Boston

Employers in Boston filed 34,155 H-1B and E-3 labor condition applications since FY2022 for 10,335 job titles, at a median offered wage of $114,088.

Applications since FY2022
34,155
Employers filing
3,585
Median offered wage
$114,088
Job titles with the most applications in Boston
  1. Research Fellow1,731
  2. Software Engineer580
  3. Senior Software Engineer579
  4. Assistant Professor558
  5. Clinical Fellow469
  6. Software Developer378
  7. Software Engineer II376
  8. Resident375
  9. Associate357
  10. Software Development Engineer II348
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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