University of Massachusetts - Amherst: Courses, Fees, Ranks & Admission Details

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University of Massachusetts

Amherst, Massachusetts

USA

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151

Global Rank

Regional Rank

801

QS Rank

160

U.S. News Rank

141

The Times Rank

About

The University of Massachusetts was founded in 1863 under the Morrill Land-Grant Acts. The University began life in 1863 as the Massachusetts Agricultural College, with the curriculum consisting of modern farming, science, technical courses, and a smattering of the liberal arts.

UMass Amherst, situated in Amherst, Massachusetts, sits on nearly 1,450 acres in the scenic Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts. The university has 5 campuses: the University of Amherst, the University of Massachusetts Boston, the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, the University of Massachusetts Lowell, and the Massachusetts Medical School.

UMass is one of the five members of the Five College Consortium. The other four colleges of the consortium are Smith College, Hampshire College, Mount Holyoke College, and Pioneer Valley. The Five College Interchange allows UMass students to enroll in classes at Amherst, Hampshire, Mount Holyoke, and Smith Colleges, all nearby small liberal arts schools.

The system’s faculty is extremely varied and includes Nobel Laureate Craig Mello at UMass’ medical school, who won the 2006 award for medicine, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalism academic Madeleine Blais, and former Poet Laureate Ted Hughes from UMass Amherst, and novelist and National Book Award finalist Andre Dubus III, at UMass Lowell.

Accolades

1. The University of Massachusetts ranks #68 among National Universities in the US News Ranking
2. The University of Massachusetts is ranked #191st in the World University Rankings by Times Higher Education.
3. The University of Massachusetts ranks #253 in the QS World University Rankings.

Highlights

Find miscellaneous information about students, campus, and faculty of the University of Massachusetts below.

Total Students
 28635 
Avg. Earnings After Graduation
 50133 USD (annually)
Graduation Rate
 77 % 

International Students

International

10.8 %

National

89.2 %

Student Gender Distribution

Male

50 %

Female

50 %

Student Faculty Ratio

Students

Faculty

Accommodation for Undergrad
 Available (On-Campus) 
Accommodation for Grad
 Available (On-Campus) 

Admission

Acceptance Rate: 57.6%

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Fees

The cost is an important aspect of choosing your dream college. Get detailed information about the University of Massachusetts’s tuition fees, living expenses, and financial aid opportunities below.

Note: All the costs mentioned below are average costs annually.

Undergraduate

Tuition Fee

$38,848 USD

Cost Of Attendance

$54,254 USD

Scholarship

$5,000 USD

Accommodation

$14,006 USD

Graduate

Tuition Fee

$29,386 USD

Cost Of Attendance

$50,514 USD

Scholarship

$4,000 USD

Accommodation

$15,408 USD

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