Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 500,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,634 (56%)
Days Without Precipitation 239 (34%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 4,837
Men / Women 49% / 51%
From State 88%
From Region 8%
Athletes 11.2%

Racial/Ethnic

White 54%
Black 19%
Hispanic 14%
Mixed 6%
Asian 3%
International 2%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth 1,102 45% / 55% 1% $65,763 74 97%
Biomedical Engineering 18 67% / 33% 0% $86,150 92 98%
Civil Engineering 21 62% / 38% 0% $69,868 79 100%
Computer Engineering 3 100% / 0% 0% $92,565 95 91%
Computer Engineering 5 100% / 0% 0%
Electrical Engineering 20 90% / 10% 5% $90,565 94 100%
Energy Systems Engineering, Other 3 67% / 33% 33%
Engineering Undeclared $87,835 93
Mechanical Engineering 26 85% / 15% 0% $86,559 92 97%
Artificial Intelligence 6 67% / 33% 0% $93,679 95
Computer Game Programming 3 67% / 33% 0%
Computer Science 43 +1 84% / 16% 0% $93,679 95 100%
Computer Software Engineering 15 87% / 13% 0% $92,960 95
Cybersecurity 7 86% / 14% 14%
Data Analytics 7 +1 57% / 43% 14% $77,954 87
Applied Statistics 1 100% / 0% 0%
Chemistry 17 24% / 76% 0% $74,621 84 100%
Computational and Applied Mathematics $71,572 81
Mathematics 3 +1 67% / 33% 0% $64,620 72
Physics 4 75% / 25% 0% $70,050 79
Biology 40 22% / 78% 2% $63,575 70 100%
Cellular and Molecular Biology 6 50% / 50% 0% $68,498 78
Conservation Biology 2 50% / 50% 0% $51,263 41
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 5 40% / 60% 0% $51,326 41
Behavioral Aspects of Health 34 +5 24% / 76% 0% $65,701 74
Clinical Laboratory Science 28 25% / 75% 4% $72,993 82 100%
Nursing 121 12% / 88% 0% $83,005 90 98%
Accounting 43 51% / 49% 5% $70,534 80 96%
Business 28 39% / 61% 0% $68,807 78 100%
Business Administration 61 +3 56% / 44% 0% $53,198 46 97%
Economics 13 62% / 38% 8% $59,071 61 100%
Finance 58 +2 74% / 26% 2% $66,352 75 95%
Health Administration 10 +1 50% / 50% 0% $66,715 75
Human Resources Management 6 50% / 50% 17% $63,433 70
Management Information Systems 24 +1 92% / 8% 0% $78,258 87 100%
Marketing 44 +1 64% / 36% 2% $64,613 72 95%
Operations Management 14 +1 50% / 50% 0% $53,198 46 97%
Communication 12 33% / 67% 0% $53,455 47
English 16 31% / 69% 0% $51,115 40 92%
History 19 89% / 11% 0% $57,059 57 96%
Interdisciplinary Studies 2 0% / 100% 0% $53,506 47
Philosophy 2 +6 0% / 100% 0% $48,393 32
Political Science 31 42% / 58% 0% $59,013 61 96%
Portuguese 2 50% / 50% 0% $51,762 42
Psychology 85 +3 19% / 81% 1% $47,158 28 92%
Public Administration 2 50% / 50% 0% $61,431 66
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies 9 56% / 44% 0% $52,008 43
Sociology and Anthropology 18 22% / 78% 0% $38,951 10 100%
Spanish 1 0% / 100% 0% $51,958 43
Women's Studies 3 33% / 67% 0% $53,821 48
General Education 16 12% / 88% 0% $42,628 17 100%
Art Education 6 0% / 100% 0% $50,890 40
Art History 2 0% / 100% 0% $30,063 3
Digital Arts 15 53% / 47% 0% $36,369 7 97%
Drawing 1 100% / 0% 0% $30,301 3 100%
Fashion Design 3 67% / 33% 0% $47,190 28 97%
Fiber, Textile, and Weaving Arts $30,063 3
Graphic Design 20 25% / 75% 5% $47,190 28 97%
Illustration 12 +1 33% / 67% 0% $47,190 28 97%
Interior Architecture 16 12% / 88% 6% $62,877 69
Jewelry Arts $30,301 3 100%
Music 2 0% / 100% 0% $33,989 5
Painting 1 0% / 100% 0% $30,301 3 100%
Photography 2 0% / 100% 0% $47,026 28 100%
Sculpture 1 +1 0% / 100% 0%
Visual and Performing Arts 5 0% / 100% 0% $36,369 7 97%
Criminology 59 39% / 61% 0% $62,828 69 96%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $16,773
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $34,936
Est. In-State Cost $21,698
Est. Out-of-State Cost $45,193
ROI Percentile 74th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 64%
4-Year Graduation Rate 38%
6-Year Graduation Rate 52%
Transfer-Out Rate 29%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

% Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Business & Economics 27.3% 301 61% / 39% 2% $64,235 71 97%
Humanities & Social Sciences 18.3% 202 33% / 67% 0% $50,466 38 94%
Health Sciences 16.6% 183 16% / 84% 1% $78,258 87 98%
Engineering 8.7% 96 78% / 22% 2% $83,607 91 99%
Arts 7.8% 86 26% / 74% 2% $46,743 27 97%
Computer Science 7.4% 81 80% / 20% 2% $91,977 95 100%
Professional 5.4% 59 39% / 61% 0% $62,828 69 96%
Life & Natural Sciences 4.8% 53 28% / 72% 2% $62,512 68 100%
Physical Sciences & Math 2.3% 25 40% / 60% 0% $72,609 82 100%
Education 1.5% 16 12% / 88% 0% $42,628 17 100%

Research R2

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $22.0M #124 40% $2.1M 4 #197 50 8
Engineering $12.4M #178 32% $0.1M 16 #147 92 2
Computer Science $3.4M #159 37% $0
Life & Natural Sciences $2.1M #257 12% $0 4 #185 28
Health Sciences $1.2M #227 3% $0 3 #201 27
Education $0.9M #246 55% $0 3 #401
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.3M #440 14% $0 2
Business & Economics $0.0M #450 0% $0
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 $0
Total $42.3M #208 35% $2.2M 30 #330 199 10

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 72%
Yield (Unbound) 13%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 72% 72% 72%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 11%
SAT Range 1050 – 1270
SAT Math Range 520 – 630
SAT RW Range 530 – 640