This chart shows how various schools contribute to JP’s student population. The list covers only the 02130 ZIP Code and does not include every institution with students in the neighborhood. The figures include only full-time undergraduate and graduate students. The counts for Harvard and Tufts include only their Boston-based schools.
| College | Undergrads | Grads | Total |
| Northeastern | 154 | 211 | 365 |
| Boston U. | 12 | 114 | 126 |
| MassArt | 75 | 22 | 97 |
| Harvard | 0 | 82 | 82 |
| N.E. Conserv. | 25 | 56 | 81 |
| Museum School | 50 | 16 | 66 |
| Simmons | 14 | 40 | 54 |
| Berklee | 46 | 0 | 46 |
| Tufts | 0 | 45 | 45 |
| Boston College | 3 | 39 | 42 |
| Suffolk | 22 | 20 | 42 |
| Boston Arch. | 17 | 15 | 32 |
| Emerson | 9 | 23 | 32 |
| Mass. Prof. Psych. | 0 | 24 | 24 |
| Mass Pharmacy | 13 | 7 | 20 |
| Wentworth | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| MGH Institute | 4 | 10 | 14 |
| Fisher | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Bay State | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Emmanuel | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Boston Conserv. | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Wheelock | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| MIT | 0 | 2 | 2 |