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#109 of 14,131 In the World
#66 of 2,597 In North America
#61 of 2,496 In the United States
#5 of 88 In Massachusetts
#1 of 3 In Amherst
#3 of 1,097 For Landscape Architecture
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Acceptance rate
66%
Average SAT
1355
Average ACT
31
Aid receiving
88%
Undergraduates
24,231
Graduates
7,814
Male:Female Ratio
48:52
Control
Public
Highest Degree
Doctor's degree
Website
umass.edu

University of Massachusetts - Amherst Acceptance rate and admissions statistics

University of Massachusetts - Amherst has an acceptance rate of 66% and is among the top 27% of the most difficult universities to gain admission to in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.

Total Men Women
Acceptance Rate 66% 58% 72%
Applicants 42,540 19,763 22,777
Admissions 27,877 11,482 16,395
Freshmen enrolled full time 4,848 2,224 2,624
Freshmen enrolled part time 24 14 10

2,349 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

4,105 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

SAT scores

Among admitted applicants
1,260 or 26%
submitted SAT

25% of them
had 1250
or below

75% of them
had 1460
or below

Typical SAT scores of first-years in the University of Massachusetts - Amherst are 1250-1460 (middle 50% range).

ACT scores

Among admitted applicants
247 or 5%
submitted ACT

25% of them
had 28
or below

75% of them
had 33
or below

Typical ACT scores of first-years in the University of Massachusetts - Amherst are 28-33 (middle 50% range).

Admissions requirements

College-preparatory program Required
Formal demonstration of competencies Required
Recommendations Required
Secondary school GPA Required
Secondary school record Required
TOEFL Required
Secondary school rank Recommended
SAT/ACT Considered but not required
Other Tests Neither required nor recommended

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

White 18258 (57%)
Nonresident Alien 3549 (11%)
Asian 3439 (11%)
Hispanic 2572 (8%)
Race or Ethnicity unknown 1573 (5%)
Black or African American 1514 (5%)
Two or more races 1087 (3%)
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 16 (0%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 14 (0%)

Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees

The final cost of attendance varies for each student based on household income, residency, program, and other factors.

Average aid awarded
$10,662
Students receiving aid
88%

Tuition and fees

UndergraduatesGraduates
Tuition in-district $15,791$14,014
Tuition in-state $15,791$14,014
Tuition out-of-state $36,316$30,572
Fee in-district $648$2,237
Fee in-state $648$2,237
Fee out-of-state $648$2,237

Room and board costs

Dormitory capacity 13,582
Combined charge for room and board $13,595
Room charge $7,611
Meal charge $5,984

University of Massachusetts - Amherst majors

University of Massachusetts - Amherst has granted 6,274 bachelor's degrees across 80 programs, 1,697 master's across 74 programs, and 319 doctorate degrees across 49 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at University of Massachusetts - Amherst.

Major Associate Bachelor Master Doctoral
Computer Science 271 259 16
Business Administration and Management, General 68 432 7
Psychology, General 421 14 9
Public Health, General 280 70
Accounting 180 148
Biology & Biological Sciences, General 301
Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 286
Communication, General 259 8
Finance, General 234
Mechanical Engineering 194 24 6
Economics, General 193 14 13
Mathematics, General 201 16 2
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management 212
Political Science and Government, General 182 3 3
Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse 160 13
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics 144 8 2
Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology 149 3 2
Marketing & Marketing Management, General 150
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 136 2
English Language and Literature, General 108 5 11
Architectural and Building Sciences & Technology 104 19
Sport and Fitness Administration & Management 106 15
Sociology, General 97 5 6
Hospitality Administration & Management, General 105
Natural Resources & Conservation, General 76 22 6
Civil Engineering, General 71 17 8
Electrical and Electronics Engineering 46 39 8
Nutrition Sciences 72 12 2
History, General 74 5 2
Microbiology, General 63 15 1
Pre-Veterinary Studies 77
Computer Engineering, General 76
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other 76
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other 65 9
Legal Studies 71
Chemical Engineering 57 2 10
Physics, General 54 5 9
Communication Sciences and Disorders, General 66 1
Journalism 62
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering 57 1
Nursing Practice 54
Fine & Studio Arts, General 40 10
Public Policy Analysis, General 50
Chemistry, General 34 1 13
Environmental Science 47
Anthropology, General 40 2 4
Linguistics 36 9
Food Science 21 11 10
Sustainability Studies 31 11
Informatics 41
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other 41
Education, Other 30 10
Education, General 35 2
Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture 36
Spanish Language and Literature 36
Music, General 10 24
Industrial Engineering 27 4 2
Veterinary & Animal Health Technology & Technician and Veterinary Assistant 5 24
Philosophy 23 1 2
Geography 14 11
Speech-Language Pathology & Pathologist 25
Educational Leadership and Administration, General 13 11
Geology & Earth Science, General 14 7 3
Animal Sciences, General 18 3 1
City & Urban, Community, and Regional Planning 21 1
Polymer & Plastics Engineering 14 8
Social Sciences, Other 22
Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General 14 7
Music Performance, General 21
Creative Writing 20
Labor Studies 19
Japanese Language and Literature 15 3
Landscape Architecture 14 4
Financial Mathematics 17
Engineering & Industrial Management 16
Comparative Literature 6 2 7
Epidemiology 13 2
African-American & Black Studies 4 8 2
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 9 5
Dance, General 14
Astronomy 10 3
Plant Sciences, General 11 2
Cell & Cellular and Molecular Biology 3 9
Women's Studies 12
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 7 4
Biostatistics 8 2
Turf and Turfgrass Management 4 6
Biological and Physical Sciences 9
Community Health and Preventive Medicine 8 1
German Language and Literature 5 2 2
Horticultural Science 9
Applied Mathematics, General 8
Chinese Language and Literature 5 3
Nursing Science 8
Audiology & Audiologist 7
Applied Horticulture & Horticulture Operations, General 6
Environmental & Environmental Health Engineering 6
French Language and Literature 3 3
Health Services Administration 6
Landscaping and Groundskeeping 6
Neuroscience 3 3
Crop Production 5
Art Teacher Education 4
Architectural Design 3
Evolutionary Biology 1 2
Italian Language and Literature 3
Near and Middle Eastern Studies 3
Portuguese Language and Literature 3
Russian, Central European, East European and Eurasian Studies 3
Urban Forestry 3
Botany & Plant Biology 2
Environmental Health 2
School Psychology 2
Hispanic and Latin American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 1
Grand Total 29 6,274 1,697 319

University of Massachusetts - Amherst has a graduation rate of 84%, which is among the 9% highest for universities in the US.

Total Men Women
Graduation rate 84% 82% 86%
  • Full-time retention rate - 91%
  • Part-time retention rate - 78%

Publications & Citations

University of Massachusetts - Amherst is a world-class research university with 79,105 scientific papers published and 2,613,778 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Biology, Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Environmental Science, Computer Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Medicine, and Organic Chemistry.

Publications
79,105
Citations
2,613,778

Publication / Citation count by topic

Biology
41,521 / 1,553,041
Engineering
39,916 / 1,395,545
Physics
37,951 / 1,416,248
Chemistry
36,302 / 1,407,288
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
33,679 / 934,352
Environmental Science
33,468 / 1,113,613
Computer Science
32,101 / 1,120,177
Quantum and Particle physics
25,319 / 964,925
Medicine
23,110 / 810,549
Organic Chemistry
19,777 / 806,032
Biochemistry
19,440 / 845,542
Materials Science
18,925 / 729,751
Geology
18,290 / 645,320
Genetics
17,129 / 693,660
Philosophy
16,475 / 457,384
Mathematics
16,123 / 509,334
Geography and Cartography
15,901 / 459,485
Political Science
15,874 / 384,263
Ecology
15,614 / 566,475
Psychology
15,070 / 510,724
Law
14,763 / 372,683
Sociology
13,718 / 359,205
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
12,406 / 441,303
Paleontology
12,289 / 462,701
Business
12,151 / 340,550
Statistics
11,765 / 393,874
History
10,339 / 251,209
Optical Engineering
9,319 / 337,297
Economics
8,657 / 217,948
Archaeology
8,423 / 236,977
Linguistics
8,358 / 246,590
Botany
7,824 / 283,080
Pathology
7,639 / 271,751
Electrical Engineering
7,249 / 244,788
Astrophysics and Astronomy
6,910 / 292,897
Art & Design
6,641 / 161,207
Machine Learning
6,523 / 241,243
Metallurgical Engineering
6,298 / 239,450
Chemical Engineering
6,295 / 337,499
Neuroscience
5,900 / 205,821

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1990 986 9817
1991 933 10812
1992 973 12382
1993 938 12609
1994 972 13687
1995 988 14996
1996 1046 16709
1997 1067 18004
1998 1122 19585
1999 1161 22170
2000 1331 24850
2001 1277 28517
2002 1340 31257
2003 1463 34967
2004 1596 40143
2005 1698 46267
2006 1765 51555
2007 1914 58688
2008 2006 65041
2009 2074 72401
2010 2271 79863
2011 2344 89934
2012 2424 101464
2013 2531 111641
2014 2662 120623
2015 2847 126416
2016 2954 130556
2017 3008 138002
2018 3048 143706
2019 3402 163304
2020 3684 189829
2021 4288 229509
2022 3178 206378
Academic rankings

University of Massachusetts - Amherst alumni

  1. Richard Gere

    Richard Gere
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1949-.. (age 74)
    Occupations
    television actorfilm actorfilm producerphotographerfilm director
    Biography

    Richard Tiffany Gere is an American actor. He began in films in the 1970s, playing a supporting role in Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977) and a starring role in Days of Heaven (1978). He came to prominence with his role in the film American Gigolo (1980), which established him as a leading man and a sex symbol. His other films include An Officer and a Gentleman (1982), The Cotton Club (1984), Pretty Woman (1990), Sommersby (1993), Primal Fear (1996), Runaway Bride (1999), I'm Not There (2007), Arbitrage (2012) and Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer (2016). For portraying Billy Flynn in the musical Chicago (2002), he won a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award as part of the cast.

  2. Bill Cosby

    Bill Cosby
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1937-.. (age 86)
    Occupations
    recording artistdub actorcomedianfilm directorsinger
    Biography

    William Henry Cosby Jr. is an American comedian, actor, and media personality. He has made significant contributions to American and African-American culture, and gained a reputation as "America's Dad" for his portrayal of Cliff Huxtable on The Cosby Show (1984–1992). He has received numerous awards and honorary degrees throughout his career, many of which were revoked following sexual assault allegations made against him in 2014.

  3. Liev Schreiber

    Liev Schreiber
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1967-.. (age 56)
    Occupations
    television actorwriterfilm actorfilm producerscreenwriter
    Biography

    Isaac Liev Schreiber is an American actor, director, screenwriter, producer, and narrator. He became known during the late 1990s and early 2000s after appearing in several independent films, and later mainstream Hollywood films, including the first three Scream horror films (1996-2000), Ransom (1996), Phantoms (1998), The Hurricane (1999), Kate & Leopold (2001), The Sum of All Fears (2002), The Manchurian Candidate (2004), The Omen (2006), Defiance (2008), X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009), Taking Woodstock (2009), Salt (2010), Goon (2011), Pawn Sacrifice (2014), Spotlight (2015), The 5th Wave (2016), and The French Dispatch (2021). He has also lent his voice to animated films such as My Little Pony: The Movie (2017), Isle of Dogs, and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (both 2018).

  4. Bill Pullman

    Bill Pullman
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1953-.. (age 70)
    Occupations
    television actorfilm producerfilm actorstage actorfilm director
    Biography

    William Pullman is an American actor. After graduating with a Master of Fine Arts degree in theater, he was an adjunct professor at Montana State University before deciding to pursue acting. He made his film debut in Ruthless People (1986), and starred in Spaceballs (1987), The Accidental Tourist (1988), Sleepless in Seattle (1993), While You Were Sleeping (1995), Casper (1995), Independence Day (1996), Lost Highway (1997), and Lake Placid (1999). He has appeared frequently on television, usually in TV films. Starting in the 2000s he has also acted in miniseries and regular series, such as Torchwood (2011), starring roles in 1600 Penn (2012–13) and The Sinner (2017–2021). In 2021, he had a recurring role in the miniseries Halston.

All 100 notable alumni

General info

Alternative names UMass Amherst
Founded 1863
Motto Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem
By the sword we seek peace; but peace only under liberty
Colors maroon, white, black
Academic calendar September to May (September to December; January to May). Also Summer Session (June - August)
Total FTE staff 6,043
Carnegie classification Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity

Location and contacts

Address 374 Whitmore Building 181 Presidents Drive
Amherst, Massachusetts, 01003
United States
City population 39,000
Phone 4135450111

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