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University of Massachusetts Amherst
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Information Summary
Ranks 256th overall and 19th in Massachusetts
| Overall Score
On StateUniversity.com (about) |
89.7 |
|---|---|
| Total Cost
On-Campus Attendance |
$19,799 |
| Admission
Success rate |
66% |
| ACT / SAT
75 %ile scores |
27 / 1240 |
| Student Ratio
Ratio of students to faculty |
18 : 1 |
| Retention
(Full-Time / Part-Time) |
83% / 58% |
| Enrollment
Total (all students) |
25,593 |
Carnegie Foundation Classification
Research Universities (very high research activity)
| Undergraduate | Arts & sciences plus professions, high graduate coexistence |
|---|---|
| Graduate | Comprehensive doctoral (no medical/veterinary) |
| Undergraduate Population | Full-time four-year, more selective, higher transfer-in |
| Enrollment | High undergraduate |
| Size & Setting | Large four-year, highly residential |
General Characteristics
| Highest offering | Doctoral degree |
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| Calendar System | Semester |
| Years of college work required | N/A |
| Variable Tuition |  |
Special Learning Opportunities
| Distance Learning | |
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| ROTC — Army / Navy / Air Force | —
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| Study Abroad | |
| Weekend College | |
| Teacher Certification | |
Student Tuition Costs and Fees
What are the typical tuition costs and fees for attending University of Massachusetts Amherst?
Ranks 723rd for total cost of attendance
| In District | In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FT Undergraduate Tuition | $1,714 | $1,714 | $9,937 |
| FT Undergraduate Required Fees | $8,207 | $8,207 | $10,562 |
| PT Undergraduate per Credit Hour | $557 | $557 | $1,008 |
| FT Graduate Tuition | $2,640 | $2,640 | $9,937 |
| FT Graduate Required Fees | $7,455 | $7,455 | $9,241 |
| PT Graduate per Credit Hour | $511 | $511 | $915 |
| Total Cost of Attendance — On-Campus | $19,799 | $19,799 | $30,377 |
| Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus w/out Family | $10,921 | $10,921 | $21,499 |
| Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus with Family | $10,921 | $10,921 | $21,499 |
Student Tuition Cost History and Trends
Three year history and trends on the cost of attending
| In District | In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Published Tuition & Fees | $9,278  $9,921 |
$9,278  $9,921 |
$18,397  $20,499 |
| Cost (regardless of residency) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Books & Supplies | $1,000  $1,000 |
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| On-Campus – Room & Board | $6,517  $7,478 |
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| On-Campus – Other Expenses | $1,400  $1,400 |
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| Off-Campus w/out Family – Room & Board | N/A  N/A |
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| Off-Campus w/out Family – Other Expenses | N/A  N/A |
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| Off-Campus with Family – Room & Board | N/A  N/A |
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Admission Details
| Application Fee Required | N/A |
|---|---|
| Undergraduate Application Fee | $40 |
| Graduate Application Fee | $40 |
| First Professional Application Fee | N/A |
| Applicants | 27,138 (12,990 male / 14,148 female) |
| Admitted | 17,815 (7,882 male / 9,933 female) |
| Admission rate | 66% |
| First-time Enrollment | 4,286 (1,990 male / 2,296 female) |
| FT Enrollment | 4,272 (1,982 male / 2,290 female) |
| PT Enrollment | 14 (8 male / 6 female) |
| Total Enrollment | 25,593 |
Admission Criteria
What criteria does University of Massachusetts Amherst use for admissions?
| Open Admissions | |
|---|---|
| Secondary School GPA / Rank / Record |  /  / |
| College Prep. Completion | |
| Recommendations | |
| Formal competency demo | |
| Admission test scores | |
| TOEFL | |
| Other tests | N/A |
= Neither required nor recommended
Admission Credits Accepted
What types of credits does University of Massachusetts Amherst accept?
| Dual Credit | |
|---|---|
| Life Experience | |
| Advanced Placement (AP) | |
Athletics - Association Memberships
| Sports / Athletic Conference Memberships | NCAA |
|---|---|
| NCAA Football Conference | Atlantic 10 Conference |
| NCAA Basketball Conference | Atlantic 10 Conference |
| NCAA Baseball Conference | Atlantic 10 Conference |
| NCAA Track & Field Conference | Atlantic 10 Conference |
ACT Test Admission
Ranks 345th for 75pctl scores
| Applicants submitting ACT results | 9% |
|---|---|
| Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) | / |
| Math scores (25/75 %ile) | / |
| Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) | 22 / 27 |
SAT Test Admission
Ranks 368th for 75pctl scores
| Applicants submitting SAT results | 97% |
|---|---|
| Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) | 510 / 610 |
| Math scores (25/75 %ile) | 520 / 630 |
| Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) | 1030 / 1240 |
Student Services
| Remedial Services | |
|---|---|
| Academic / Career Counseling | |
| PT Cost-defraying Employment | |
| Career Placement | |
| On-Campus Day Care | |
| Library Facility | |
Student Living
| First-time Room / Board Required | |
|---|---|
| Dorm Capacity | 11,990 |
| Meals per Week | N/A |
| Room Fee | $4,151 |
| Board Fee | $3,900 |
Student Financial Aid Details
How many students use Financial Aid, and how much do they use?
University of Massachusetts Amherst Ranks 1811th for the average student loan amount.
| Average | Users | % of Attendees | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Federal Grant Aid | $3,151 | 811 |  18% |
| State & Local Grant Aid | $2,271 | 2,240 |  50% |
| Institutional Grant Aid | $4,047 | 1,624 |  36% |
| Student Loan Aid | $4,824 | 2,687 |  60% |
| Any financial aid type | 3,665 |  82% |
Student Enrollment Demographics
How many students are enrolled at University of Massachusetts Amherst?
| Men | Women | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
Non Resident Alien | 854 | 680 | 1,534 |
Black Non-Hispanic | 509 | 586 | 1,095 |
Hispanic | 412 | 491 | 903 |
Asian / Pacific Islander | 887 | 780 | 1,667 |
American Indian / Alaskan Native | 33 | 48 | 81 |
White Non-Hispanic | 8,965 | 8,929 | 17,894 |
Race Unknown | 1,150 | 1,269 | 2,419 |
| Total | 12,810 | 12,783 | 25,593 |
Student Graduation Demographics
How many students graduated at University of Massachusetts Amherst?
| Men | Women | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
Non Resident Alien | 20 | 15 | 35 |
Black Non-Hispanic | 52 | 75 | 127 |
Hispanic | 57 | 70 | 127 |
Asian / Pacific Islander | 134 | 154 | 288 |
American Indian / Alaskan Native | 4 | 11 | 15 |
White Non-Hispanic | 1,332 | 1,601 | 2,933 |
Race Unknown | 118 | 160 | 278 |
| Total | 1,717 | 2,086 | 3,803 |
Most Popular Fields of Study
The top 5 fields of study completed at University of Massachusetts Amherst.
| Men | Women | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 82 | 265 | 347 | |
| 125 | 166 | 291 | |
| 72 | 213 | 285 | |
| 155 | 87 | 242 | |
| 104 | 135 | 239 |
Student Completion / Graduation Demographics
How many students are successful graduates?
Faculty Compensation / Salaries
University of Massachusetts Amherst Ranks 151st for the average full-time faculty salary.
| Tenure system | |
|---|---|
| Average FT Salary | $86,555 ($92,010 male / $76,431 female) |
| Number of FT Faculty | 1,168 (759 male / 409 female) |
| Number of PT Faculty | 291 |
| FT Faculty Ratio | 4 : 1 |
| Total Benefits | $21,549,801 |
Local News for University of Massachusetts Amherst
Campus flu activity increases, U. Massachusetts looks to curb H1N1 with vaccine September 30th
With over 27,000 Americans infected by the global H1N1 pandemic and the traditional flu season approaching fast, the University of Massachusetts and the rest of the Five Colleges are bracing themselves for a wave of cases.
U. Massachusetts new Global Zero chapter says ‘no’ to nukes September 28th
The era of nuclear warfare began on Aug. 6, 1945 with the bombing of Hiroshima, Japan. Thursday was the first meeting of the University of Massachusetts chapter of Global Zero – a non-profit institution aimed at eliminating nuclear weapons by 2030.
Student debt reaches new highs September 18th
Students across America are borrowing more than ever before, a trend that will likely have long-term affects for an entire generation.
University of Massachusetts Amherst Summary
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The University of Massachusetts Amherst (otherwise known as UMass Amherst or simply UMass) is a land-grant university in Amherst, Massachusetts, USA. In 2007, an undergraduate student filed, in the United States district court, Springfield, Massachusetts, claims against UMass alleging the university and particularly a graduate student, Jeremy D. UMass Amherst is part of the Five Colleges consortium, which allows its students to attend classes, borrow books, work with professors, etc., at four other Pioneer Valley institutions: Amherst, Hampshire, Mount Holyoke, and Smith Colleges. The honors college provides students the opportunity to intensify their UMass academic curriculum. The CC provides honors students an accelerated pace of learning to supplement their course load at UMASS and an additional community of students to interact with outside of their academic department. Home to over 25,000 students, faculty and staff, the campus (42°23′20″N, 72°31′40″W) extends about a mile from the Campus Center in all directions. South Campus The Isenberg School of Management has its buildings in the southernmost part of campus near the Visitors Center and the Newman Center, the Catholic student center. Student Union The Student Union Building houses most of the University’s Registered Student Organizations (RSO’s) and it is the home of the Student Government Association. Other facilities include the Campus Design and Copy (CD&C) center, a convenience store, a ball room, and a student lounge. Lincoln Campus Center is located adjacent to the Student Union and is accessible via passageways from both the Student Union as well as from the main level of the parking garage. On the concourse level are the campus store, restrooms, graduate student lounge, which serves beer, and the Bluewall, which contains a cafe, a smoothie stand and a fair trade coffee stand. This level is a high-traffic area throughout most of the day with students and faculty not only using it as a ‘pass through’ from one building to another, but also as the central hub of on-campus life. The top floor of the Campus Center, “The Top of the Campus” is currently undergoing a complete renovation. Campus Center Hotel Above the concourse level is the Campus Center Hotel(official website), a five-level full service facility with 116 rooms, including two suites located in the Campus Center. The Campus Center Hotel is the training ground for the university’s Hospitality and Tourism Management students. North Campus The north side of campus is mostly dedicated to science and engineering, and many buildings there are newer than their counterparts in the humanities. Between the imposing concrete LGRT, the second-story walkway from it to its sister structure the LGRC, the glass-and-aluminum Computer Science building, and other new buildings for the Engineering and Polymer Science departments, North Campus looks more “high-tech” than the rest of campus. Campus Bus System The PVTA bus system serves not only the University of Massachusetts campus, but also the surrounding colleges and communities. This bus system is run primarily by University students and is free for students, which allows them to easily get to classes at the other four colleges. At UMass Amherst, first and second year students are required to live on campus. Housing is open to all full-time undergraduate students, regardless of year. Upper-class students who have continuously lived on campus during their first and sophomore years are guaranteed housing as long as they choose to live on campus. If, however, a student is admitted after their sophomore year, or moves off campus, and wants to move back onto campus, they are not guaranteed housing, but instead must go through a housing lottery, since demand outstrips supply. Students living on the UMass campus live in one of the six residential areas: North, Sylvan, Northeast, Central, Orchard Hill, Southwest. This is a nine-month housing area, which allows students to remain on campus from September to May. Sylvan is adjacent to the North Residential Area, and before the opening of North in 2006, was the newest residential area on campus, construction having been completed in the early 1970s. Sylvan is also home to the Sylvan Snack Bar (SSB) one of seven of the student run businesses on campus. The SSB delivers food right to students doors in the Sylvan living area. The snack bar, located in the basement of the McNamara building, provides great food and a student hang out for the Sylvan residents. Buildings of note in Northeast include Knowlton, which is an all female dorm, Hamlin, which is an all male dorm, as well as Lewis House, which provides international students with 9-month housing. Also of particular interest is the 2 in 20 floor in the fourth floor of Mary Lyon House, which houses some Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgendered students and their allies. Many students from the Commonwealth College honors program live in Orchard Hill as part of Learning Communities. Field also houses Sweets ‘n More, a student run business on campus. Southwest is the largest residential area, and it houses half of the four campus dining commons currently in operation (Hampshire in the north and the newly-renovated Berkshire in the south; Southwest is composed of five 22-story towers (Kennedy and Coolidge are side-by-side in the north and John Quincy Adams, John Adams and Washington are arranged in a cluster in the south) and 11 smaller residence halls, also known as low-rises (the height of which varies from building to building), holding a total of around 5,500 students. Southwest houses approximately 50% of the students living on campus. After both victories and losses by the New England Patriots and Boston Red Sox in 2002, 2003 and 2004, as well as after the December 2006 UMass defeat in the NCAA Division I-AA football championship game, students held large impromptu festive gatherings (also referred to as riots) in the Southwest Mall which led to injuries, incidents of property destruction, and significant police involvement. Parking at UMass is open to all students for a fee. In the winter of 2003, the Office of Information Technologies (OIT) rolled out the SPIRE system, which is based on PeopleSoft’s student information system. The Office of Information Technologies (OIT) provides all faculty, staff, and students with an OIT account which provides access to a variety of services including email (UMail), online storage space (UDrive), web hosting space, and blogging space. Field Athletic “Club” Groups Baseball Club, Bicycle Racing Club, Crew Club, Curling Team, Fencing Team, Figure Skating Club, Men’s Lacrosse Club, Rugby Club, Tae Kwon Do Team, Tennis Club, Volleyball Club (Men’s), Water Polo Club (Men’s), Water Polo Club (Women’s), Women’s Ice Hockey, Women’s Rugby Club, Women’s Volleyball Club, Wrestling Club, Ultimate (Zoodisc) The Student Government Association (SGA) is the undergraduate student governmental body, and provides funding for the many registered student organizations (RSOs) and agencies, including the Student Legal Services Office (SLSO) and the Student Center for Educational Research and Advocacy (SCERA). The SGA also makes formal recommendations on matters of Administration policy and advocates for undergraduate students to the Administration, non-student organizations, and local and state government. The SGA has three branches: the President and Executive Cabinet, the Undergraduate Student Senate, and the Student Judiciary. Each of the campus’s five residential areas has an area government, and there is also a Commuter Area Government to serve commuter students. They also represent the needs and interests of students in their areas to the Administration, Housing Services, and the SGA. House councils also engage in social programming for their halls or clusters, and advocate to housing staff in regards to concerns of students in their hall/cluster. UMass Amherst has many registered student organizations (RSOs). These are funded by the Student Government Association (SGA), from the activity fee that all students pay. See also: List of UMass Amherst Alumni While some students at UMass add to its reputation as a party school, others among the undergraduate and graduate population have also received press for their activism, including rallies to repeal the imposition of a Student and Exchange Visitor Information System Fee in 2003-2004, to protest for a more favorable contract for graduate employees in 2005, protesting tuition and fee hikes, making the university the second most expensive for in-state students (behind the University of Vermont) and many other campus issues. second, the news program calculated the rate of violent crime by dividing the number of crimes by the total enrollment rather than by the number of on-campus residents.”’Just as you would not include visitors, commuters, and tourists to calculate the crime rate among a city’s population, neither should an aggregate number including off-campus students be included in a calculation of an on-campus crime rate”, O’Malley, the general counsel, wrote to ABC News.
University of Massachusetts Amherst Academics
There’s never a reason to feel alone in your studies either, since there are academic support services like Extensive Undergraduate Evening or Early Morning Classes, Learning Center, Remedial Instruction, Study Skills Assistance, Tutoring and Writing Center. In addition, when any student is looking for some counseling or other types of support, Adult (re-entering) student services, Alcohol/Substance Abuse Counseling, Career Counseling, Employment Service, Financial Aid Counseling, Freshman Orientation Program, Health Services, Legal Services, Minority Student Services, On-Campus Daycare, Personal Counseling, Placement Service, Veterans Counselor and Women’s Services can help. The university has disability services as well, so be sure to inquire about them if needed. University of Massachusetts Amherst is unique in its study options. An instance of this, the university has a Accelerated Program, Cross-Registration, Distance Learning, Double Major, Dual Enrollment of High School Students, ESL, Honors Program, Independent Study, Internships, Liberal Arts/Career Combination, ROTC, Air Force, ROTC, Army, Student-Designed Major, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification and Visiting/Exchange Student Program.
The following are the types of degrees and majors offered at University of Massachusetts Amherst.
- Business, Management, & Marketing:
- Accounting, Business Administration/Management, Finance/Banking, Hospitality Administration/Management, Marketing Management
- English Language and Literature:
- English Language & Literature – General
- Foreign Language and Literature:
- Chinese, Classics, Comparative Literature, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Linguistics, Portuguese, Spanish
- Computer Science:
- Computer Science
- Multiple or Interdisciplinary:
- Biological/Physical Sciences
- Parks, Recreation, and Fitness:
- Exercise Sciences, Sport/Fitness Administration
- Education:
- Education – General
- Mathematics:
- Mathematics – General
- Communications & Journalism:
- Communications/Rhetoric, Journalism
- School of Visual and Performing Arts:
- Art History/Criticism/Conservation, Dance, Drama/Theater Arts, Fine/Studio Arts, Interior Design, Music – General
- Philosphy and Religion:
- Jewish/Judaic Studies, Philosophy
- Physical Sciences:
- Astronomy, Chemistry, Geology, Physics
- Popular majors:
- one hundred percent agriculture, fourteen percent business per marketing, thirteen percent social sciences, seven percent communications per journalism, seven percent education, six percent engineering, six percent psychology, five percent biology, five percent health professions
- History:
- History – General
- Health and Clinical Sciences:
- Clinical Laboratory Science, Communication Disorders, Nursing (RN), Predentistry, Premedicine, Preveterinary Medicine
- Psychology:
- Psychology – General
- Social Sciences:
- Anthropology, Applied Economics, Economics, Geography, Political Science/Government, Sociology
- Biological and Biomedical Sciences:
- Biology, Chem/Phys/Molecular Biology, Microbiology
Are you an international student? The Fall application deadline for international students is the 15th of January. Further, for international students, the application fee is 60.
University of Massachusetts Amherst Admissions
Admission policy is currently Percent applicants admitted: 80%. Remember that this can change at any time. Transfer student are not ignored. Specifically, there were two thousand, eight hundred and sixty-three total number of transfer students who applied and one thousand, nine hundred and forty-six total number of transfer students who were admitted. This school did not report their application fee.
the SAT subject section score due date was not reported. SAT and ACT score reports are due the 15th of January and For priority students, financial aid applications are due no later than the 1st of March. It is also very important to submit financial aid applications as quickly as possible, make sure to check with the university about the specific date for this year. The regular application is due the 15th of January. For all student applicants, the Fall application deadline is the 15th of January. Will you make it in time? Make sure to know when all the due dates and deadlines take place.
University of Massachusetts Amherst Financial Aid
If you are not a need based student, non-need distribution for financial aid is determined by Academics, Art, Music/Drama, Athletics, ROTC and State/District Residency. Similarly, need based financial aid distribution is determined through Academics, Art, Music/Drama, Athletics, ROTC and State/District Residency. Financial aid distribution is at thirty-nine percent scholarships per grants and sixty-one percent loans per jobs. Financial aid forms are FAFSA. Financial aid for students is readily accessible at this school.
University of Massachusetts Amherst Students
The school’s size is approximately eighteen thousand, eight hundred and twelve degree-seeking undergrads, four thousand, four hundred and eighty-six first-time degree-seeking freshmen and five thousand, six hundred and ninety-nine graduate enrollment. Besides, the student body consists of seventy-nine percent in-state students, twenty-one percent out-of-state students, one percent part-time students, fifty-one percent women, forty-nine percent men, less than one percent american indian per alaskan native, eight percent asian per pacific islander, four percent black per non-hispanic, three percent hispanic, seventy-eight percent white per non-hispanic, less than one percent non-resident alien, six percent race per ethnicity unreported, nineteen percent in top 10th of graduating class, fifty-one percent in top quarter of graduating class, eighty-eight percent in top half of graduating class, twenty-three percent had h.s. gpa of 3.75 and higher, nineteen percent had h.s. gpa between 3.5 and 3.74, seventeen percent had h.s. gpa between 3.25 and 3.49, twenty-four percent had h.s. gpa between 3.0 and 3.24, sixteen percent had h.s. gpa between 2.5 and 2.99 and one percent had h.s. gpa between 2.0 and 2.49. University of Massachusetts Amherst offers Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctoral degrees. The university is a Public, University, Four-year, Coed, where 80 percent of the applicants were admitted, Regionally accredited and College Board member. Furthermore, it is part of an Suburban setting, Large town (10,000 – 49,999) and Residential campus.
Anyway, the school is located 90 miles from Boston, 30 miles from Springfield.Further, the university has many unique facilites such as observatory, botanical gardens, sports arena with ice rink. This school features the Suburban setting, Large town (10,000 – 49,999) and Residential campus.
University of Massachusetts Amherst Athletics
The Minutemen/ Minutewomen are a member of NCAA. The following sports can be found here:
- Men’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate and Men’s Scholarship Baseball
- Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Basketball
- Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Cross_country
- Men’s NCAA Division IAA, Men’s Intercollegiate and Men’s Scholarship Football
- Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Soccer
- Women’s NCAA Division I, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural and Women’s Scholarship Softball
- Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Track_and_field
- Men’s NCAA Division I and Women’s NCAA Division I Track_indoor
- Men’s NCAA Division I and Women’s NCAA Division I Track_outdoor
- Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Club and Women’s Club Volleyball
- Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Wrestling
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My son would love to be accepted to your school for the 08/09 year. He has no idea what he would like to study. Are there any hints you can give us to get a early start with application and finding financial aid. We have been on a tour and it was great. Thank you, Dorothy
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I am looking for alums Kevin Otto and Timothy Gleason. Long time friends from the Cape for a reunion. Class of 1971 thru 1976 or thereabouts. Can you help me??.Dennis Krolian