University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth: Statistics

Updated:

EduRank

University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth logo
EduRank.org best universities badge
Position Category
#1218 of 14,131 In the World
#341 of 2,597 In North America
#309 of 2,496 In the United States
#18 of 88 In Massachusetts
#280 of 1,009 For Information Technology
Top50% For 107 other topics
Subject rankings

Quick Review

Acceptance rate
92%
Average SAT
1150
Average ACT
25
Aid receiving
99%
Undergraduates
5,602
Graduates
2,157
Male:Female Ratio
47:53
Control
Public
Highest Degree
Doctor's degree
Website
umassd.edu

University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth Acceptance rate and admissions statistics

University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth has an acceptance rate of 92% and is among the 35% of the easiest 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 92% 90% 93%
Applicants 9,794 4,216 5,578
Admissions 9,026 3,811 5,215
Freshmen enrolled full time 1,362 647 715
Freshmen enrolled part time 14 5 9

863 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

1,538 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

SAT scores

Among admitted applicants
179 or 13%
submitted SAT

25% of them
had 1040
or below

75% of them
had 1260
or below

Typical SAT scores of first-years in the University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth are 1040-1260 (middle 50% range).

ACT scores

Among admitted applicants
11 or 1%
submitted ACT

25% of them
had 22
or below

75% of them
had 27
or below

Typical ACT scores of first-years in the University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth are 22-27 (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
Other Tests Considered but not required
SAT/ACT Considered but not required
Secondary school rank Considered but not required

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

White 4048 (52%)
Black or African American 1096 (14%)
Hispanic 830 (11%)
Nonresident Alien 728 (9%)
Race or Ethnicity unknown 434 (6%)
Two or more races 346 (4%)
Asian 263 (3%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 5 (0.1%)
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 3 (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
$10,728
Students receiving aid
99%

Tuition and fees

UndergraduatesGraduates
Tuition in-district $14,533$16,390
Tuition in-state $14,533$16,390
Tuition out-of-state $31,075$29,578
Fee in-district $675$675
Fee in-state $675$675
Fee out-of-state $675$675

Room and board costs

Dormitory capacity 3,190
Combined charge for room and board $16,860
Room charge $10,730
Meal charge $6,130

University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth majors

University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth has granted 1,134 bachelor's degrees across 57 programs, 438 master's across 35 programs, and 142 doctorate degrees across 14 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth.

Major Bachelor Master Doctoral
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing, Other 152 3
Business Administration and Management, General 59 95
Law 110
Accounting 61 34
Computer and Information Sciences, General 35 40
Psychology, General 62 7
Criminology 62
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other 57
Finance, General 52 3
Marketing & Marketing Management, General 50
Mechanical Engineering 44 5
Biology & Biological Sciences, General 44 2
Graphic Design 38
Electrical and Electronics Engineering 25 9 1
Management Information Systems, General 33
Behavioral Aspects of Health 31
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering 29
Business & Commerce, General 29
Political Science and Government, General 29
Data Analytics, General 3 22
Operations Management and Supervision 25
Civil Engineering, General 19 5
Clinical Laboratory Science & Medical Technology & Technologist 20
Digital Arts 20
Public Policy Analysis, General 20
Chemistry, General 5 10 3
English Language and Literature, General 18
History, General 18
Computer Software Engineering 17
Business Statistics 16
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other 16
Physics, General 7 8
Biological and Physical Sciences 13 1
Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other 14
Sociology and Anthropology 14
Illustration 13
Liberal Arts and Sciences & Liberal Studies 12
Photography 9 1
Computer Engineering, General 4 4 1
Interior Architecture 9
Applied Behavior Analysis 8
Cell & Cellular and Molecular Biology 8
Economics, General 8
Marine Sciences 5 3
Nursing Education 8
Nursing Practice 8
Applied Engineering 1 6
Clinical Psychology 7
Music, General 7
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing 7
Women's Studies 7
Health & Health Care Administration & Management 6
Junior High & Intermediate & Middle School Education and Teaching 6
Rhetoric and Composition & Writing Studies, Other 6
Visual and Performing Arts, General 6
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 4
Art Teacher Education 3 1
Fashion & Apparel Design 4
Mathematics Teacher Education 3 1
Painting 3 1
Communication, General 3
Computational and Applied Mathematics 3
Portuguese Language and Literature 2 1
Public Health & Community Nurse & Nursing 3
Secondary Education and Teaching 3
Conservation Biology 2
Drawing 2
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 2
Fiber, Textile and Weaving Arts 2
Mathematics, General 2
Psychiatric & Mental Health Nurse & Nursing 2
Public Administration 2
Science Teacher Education & General Science Teacher Education 2
Artificial Intelligence 1
Ceramic Arts and Ceramics 1
Education Policy Analysis 1
Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 1
Philosophy 1
Printmaking 1
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Educational Methods 1
Spanish Language and Literature 1
Grand Total 1,134 438 142

University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth has a graduation rate of 49%, which is among the 39% lowest for universities in the US.

Total Men Women
Graduation rate 49% 43% 57%
  • Full-time retention rate - 64%
  • Part-time retention rate - 33%

Publications & Citations

University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth has published 9,545 scientific papers with 240,986 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Engineering, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Physics, Computer Science, Environmental Science, Biology, Chemistry, Quantum and Particle physics, Political Science, and Mathematics.

Publications
9,545
Citations
240,986

Publication / Citation count by topic

Engineering
5,196 / 130,871
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
4,864 / 128,564
Physics
4,701 / 121,967
Computer Science
4,520 / 116,921
Environmental Science
4,453 / 125,462
Biology
4,037 / 117,871
Chemistry
3,385 / 96,207
Quantum and Particle physics
3,251 / 84,945
Political Science
2,849 / 77,384
Mathematics
2,813 / 75,363
Law
2,749 / 76,557
Geology
2,743 / 80,286
Geography and Cartography
2,537 / 62,245
Medicine
2,316 / 63,975
Business
2,241 / 71,795
Ecology
2,238 / 81,892
Philosophy
2,171 / 55,139
Psychology
2,027 / 49,835
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
1,885 / 42,614
Sociology
1,856 / 47,313
Materials Science
1,853 / 44,894
Statistics
1,812 / 50,877
Organic Chemistry
1,750 / 58,684
History
1,648 / 36,539
Economics
1,553 / 44,301
Archaeology
1,431 / 35,166
Oceanography
1,349 / 44,850
Biochemistry
1,340 / 42,227
Paleontology
1,317 / 41,366
Genetics
1,273 / 37,282
Electrical Engineering
1,247 / 25,519
Machine Learning
1,188 / 30,504
Telecommunications
1,148 / 20,566
Management
1,142 / 38,734
Optical Engineering
1,102 / 23,117
Computer Networking
1,032 / 22,131
Linguistics
975 / 24,927
Art & Design
947 / 20,296
Mechanical Engineering
947 / 17,791
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation
882 / 30,440

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1992 30 40
1993 53 62
1994 45 80
1995 47 127
1996 81 150
1997 80 228
1998 106 266
1999 125 419
2000 110 668
2001 150 776
2002 213 1147
2003 191 1446
2004 169 1741
2005 230 2301
2006 277 2928
2007 276 3426
2008 297 4258
2009 311 5201
2010 364 5774
2011 403 6816
2012 403 7989
2013 386 8750
2014 402 9752
2015 443 10564
2016 466 11035
2017 499 12185
2018 446 14467
2019 498 17410
2020 542 19619
2021 492 21994
2022 456 21718
2023 509 22735
2024 383 21518
Academic rankings

University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth alumni

  1. Carmella

    Carmella
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1987-.. (age 38)
    Occupations
    professional wrestlermodeldancer
    Biography

    Leah Van Dale is an American professional wrestler, dancer and model. She is signed to WWE, where she performs under the ring name Carmella. She is a former WWE SmackDown Women's Champion, WWE Women's Tag Team Champion and WWE 24/7 Champion. She is currently inactive due to maternity leave.

  2. Pooch Hall

    Pooch Hall
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1977-.. (age 48)
    Occupations
    modelactor
    Biography

    Marion "Pooch" Hall, Jr. is an American television and film actor known for his role as Derwin Davis, the football player on the sitcom The Game, and as Ricky in the 2011 film Jumping the Broom. He also played the character of Daryll Donovan in the Showtime drama Ray Donovan.

  3. Brian Helgeland

    Brian Helgeland
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1961-.. (age 64)
    Occupations
    film producerscreenwriterdirectorfilm directorwriter
    Biography

    Brian Thomas Helgeland is an American screenwriter, film producer, and director. He is best known for writing the screenplays for the films L.A. Confidential (1998) and Mystic River (2003). He wrote and directed the films 42, a biopic of Jackie Robinson; and Legend, about the rise and fall of the infamous London gangsters, the Kray twins. His work on L.A. Confidential earned him the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.

  4. Scott D. Tingle

    Scott D. Tingle
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1965-.. (age 60)
    Occupations
    astronautmilitary officer
    Biography

    Scott David Tingle is a NASA astronaut. He was selected in June 2009 as a member of the NASA Astronaut Group 20, qualifying in 2011. Serving as a flight engineer as part of Expedition 54 and 55, Tingle launched into space on board Soyuz MS-07 in December 2017, and returned in June 2018. Tingle is a highly decorated naval pilot, having flown 51 types of aircraft over more than 4,500 flight hours, landed 750 aircraft with carrier arrestments, and fought in 54 combat missions.

All 21 notable alumni

General info

Alternative names UMass Dartmouth
Founded 1895
Colors blue, gold
Academic calendar September to May
Total FTE staff 1,130
Carnegie classification Doctoral Universities: Higher Research Activity

Location and contacts

Address 285 Old Westport Rd
North Dartmouth, Massachusetts, 02747-2300
United States
City population 34,000
Phone 5089998000

University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth in social media