Lowell College and University Demographics

The 4 colleges and universities in Lowell offer 113 degree and certificate programs in fields ranging from liberal arts and sciences/liberal studies to electrical, electronic and communications engineering technology/technician to health/health care administration/management.

Lowell Academy Hairstyling Institute is the top-ranked school in Lowell. It was ranked 67th in the nation in 2010. Lowell Academy Hairstyling Institute has a student population of approximately 67. Amongst students at Lowell Academy Hairstyling Institute, the most popular area of study is Beauty.

Tuition

Lowell schools charge an average tuition of $2,627 per year. To see the variation in tuition rates at different colleges in Lowell, compare the tuition at University of Massachusetts-Lowell, which charges students $10,506 per year, to the tuition at University of Massachusetts-Lowell, which charges students $10,506 per year in tuition.

Financial Aid

In 2008, $25,560,000 of the total $26,485,000 in financial aid received by Lowell students was in the form of institutional grants and scholarships. The school giving the most institutional grants and scholarships in Lowell was University of Massachusetts-Lowell, which gave students $18,493,000 in institutional financial aid.

Lowell Student Demographics

Lowell schools had an enrollment of 14,517 students in 2010. This is 3% of the total number of Massachusetts college students. With 13,602 students, University of Massachusetts-Lowell had the highest total student enrollment in Lowell. On the other hand, with only 67 students, Lowell Academy Hairstyling Institute had the lowest enrollment in the city.

Graduation and Retention Rates

The retention rate for Lowell colleges and universities, which is the percent of students who return to college after their first year, is about 74%. For every 100 students who enroll in Lowell schools, 66 eventually graduate. Lowell Academy Hairstyling Institute has the highest graduation rate in Lowell, with 83% of students graduating. University of Massachusetts-Lowell has the lowest rate, with 53% graduating.

Diversity

Lowell schools have a student population that is approximately 46% female. The ratio of Lowell students who are 24 years old or younger to those who are over 24 years old is 71 to 100. In 2009, 39% of Lowell college students identified themselves as belonging to a racial or ethnic minority. The highest percentage of diverse students in Lowell in 2009 was at Lincoln Technical Institute, which had a minority student population that was 64% of the total student population of the school.

Lowell Faculty Demographics

The total number of faculty employed by Lowell colleges and universities was 724. Of these faculty members, 43% were female and 12% were from racial or ethnic minority backgrounds.

In 2009, Lowell colleges and universities had on average of 1 faculty for every 24 students. Spa Tech Institute-Ipswich had the highest faculty to student ratio, of schools in Lowell, with 1 to 1.