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University of Massachusetts - Amherst

Basic Information

Type Public
Location Amherst, MA
Population 250,000
Map of the United States

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 23,694
Men / Women 48% / 52%
White 52%
Asian 11%
Hispanic 10%
International 8%
Black 6%
Mixed 5%
Native American 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 30%
Business & Economics 24%
Life & Natural Sciences 22%
Engineering, Computing & Math 19%
Arts 4%
Education 1%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $17,772
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $40,449
Est. In-State Cost $22,990
Est. Out-of-State Cost $52,325
10-Year ROI $220,000
ROI Percentile 88th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 92%
4-Year Graduation Rate 75%
6-Year Graduation Rate 83%
Transfer-Out Rate 10%

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 2,350 (21th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 231 (21th pctl)
Muggyness Nice

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 52%
Yield (Unbound) 18%
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R1
Expenditure
Engineering, Computing & Math $123M #55
Humanities & Social Sciences $18M #86
Life & Natural Sciences $120M #105
Graduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 91 #62
Life & Natural Sciences 166 #161
Humanities & Social Sciences 111 #186

Honors College

Name Commonwealth Honors College
Students 3,000 (13%)

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_optional
Submitted Test Scores 25%
SAT Range 1,310 – 1,500
ACT Range 30 – 33

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Education 64 3% / 97% 3% $66,286
Education 64 +7 3% / 97% 3% $66,286
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Engineering 510 75% / 25% 7% $91,830
Biomedical Engineering 74 49% / 51% 5%
Chemical Engineering 38 66% / 34% 5% $89,758
Civil Engineering 97 63% / 37% 1% $80,294
Computer Engineering 76 87% / 13% 17% $114,800
Electrical Engineering 56 93% / 7% 12% $91,866
Industrial Engineering 27 74% / 26% 11%
Mechanical Engineering 142 88% / 12% 4% $87,958
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Humanities and Fine Arts 526 39% / 61% 4% $48,198
Afro-American Studies 3 +2 33% / 67% 0% $59,169
Chinese 4 +1 75% / 25% 0% $39,094
Classical Languages 7 +4 71% / 29% 0% $43,421
Comparative Literature 10 +2 20% / 80% 0% $44,008
English 113 +18 34% / 66% 0% $52,659
French 8 +5 25% / 75% 12% $65,285
German 8 +7 62% / 38% 0%
History 65 +3 63% / 37% 3% $49,743
Italian 4 +4 50% / 50% 0% $65,285
Japanese 11 36% / 64% 0% $39,094
Liberal Arts 67 +20 36% / 64% 3% $50,821
Linguistics 40 +6 38% / 62% 18% $44,008
Near and Middle Eastern Studies 1 +3 100% / 0% 100%
Philosophy 21 +9 57% / 43% 0% $43,027
Portuguese 1 +4 100% / 0% 0% $65,285
Russian and Eastern European Studies 3 +1 100% / 0% 0%
Spanish 25 +19 12% / 88% 0% $65,285
Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies 8 +5 0% / 100% 0% $59,169
Art History 14 29% / 71% 0% $40,508
Dance 10 +3 10% / 90% 0%
Music 10 70% / 30% 10% $38,430
Music Performance 31 39% / 61% 3% $38,430
Studio Art 31 +2 29% / 71% 10% $40,508
Theater 31 +2 39% / 61% 3% $38,021
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Information and Computer Sciences 489 80% / 20% 26% $119,823
Computer Science 448 +14 81% / 19% 26% $122,265
Informatics 41 +1 68% / 32% 24% $93,148
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Natural Sciences 1,490 39% / 61% 5% $63,557
Astronomy 12 +2 58% / 42% 8%
Mathematics 172 +41 69% / 31% 22% $78,561
Mathematics and Computer Science 1 100% / 0% 0%
Physics 40 +5 88% / 12% 18%
Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture 40 +7 45% / 55% 0% $30,944
Animal Science 28 14% / 86% 0% $55,411
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 139 +2 47% / 53% 6% $72,257
Biological and Physical Sciences 13 54% / 46% 0%
Biology 315 +6 35% / 65% 4% $63,058
Chemistry 33 45% / 55% 6% $79,445
Environmental Science 83 +2 55% / 45% 2% $53,019
Food Science 14 43% / 57% 7% $69,056
Geosciences 13 +2 38% / 62% 0%
Horticultural Science 15 73% / 27% 0%
Microbiology 44 +1 32% / 68% 0% $64,336
Natural Resource Conservation 77 +2 42% / 58% 0% $53,019
Nutrition Sciences 46 +1 9% / 91% 9%
Plant Science 7 57% / 43% 0%
Turfgrass Science and Management 4 100% / 0% 0% $52,524
Veterinary Technology 17 6% / 94% 0%
Veterinary and Animal Sciences 77 +1 10% / 90% 1% $83,206
Communication Disorders 52 +1 8% / 92% 0% $62,244
Interdisciplinary Studies 229 26% / 74% 0% $52,862
Sustainability Studies 19 +1 37% / 63% 0%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Social and Behavioral Sciences 1,692 44% / 56% 5% $65,371
Economics 127 +3 70% / 30% 9% $84,495
Economics 231 +52 74% / 26% 10% $84,495
Anthropology 35 +11 34% / 66% 0% $42,207
Communication 244 +44 43% / 57% 4% $68,599
Geography 7 +4 29% / 71% 0%
Journalism 64 +24 44% / 56% 3% $54,513
Legal Studies 87 +24 24% / 76% 0% $62,423
Political Science 148 +21 48% / 52% 1% $63,006
Psychology 525 +74 24% / 76% 5% $57,626
Social Sciences 19 +4 42% / 58% 0%
Sociology 93 +13 30% / 70% 4% $49,724
Architecture 95 72% / 28% 5%
Landscape Architecture 17 53% / 47% 6%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Elaine Marieb College of Nursing 100 17% / 83% 1% $96,209
Nursing 100 17% / 83% 1% $96,209
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Isenberg School of Management 1,205 59% / 41% 5% $89,559
Accounting 133 53% / 47% 2% $99,454
Finance 323 75% / 25% 4% $91,404
Hospitality and Tourism Management 55 +6 42% / 58% 13% $58,286
Management 129 62% / 38% 7% $111,972
Marketing 229 41% / 59% 4% $65,984
Sport Management 112 +28 73% / 27% 4% $65,415
Supply Chain Management 224 55% / 45% 6% $111,972
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
School of Public Health and Health Sciences 368 30% / 70% 2% $72,164
Kinesiology 177 42% / 58% 2% $71,027
Public Health 191 +4 18% / 82% 2% $73,219