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University of Massachusetts Amherst


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Contact Info
(413) 545-0111
Main Website: www.umass.edu
Financial Aid: www.umass.edu/umfa/
Application: umass.edu/umhome/admissions.html

Address
University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, MA 1003

Quick Facts
Enrollment: 26,360 ( 20,539 undergraduate)
Type: Public, 4-year or above

Annual Costs
Tuition and fees: $10,232.00
Total Cost In-State On-Campus: $20,746.00
Total Cost Out-State On-Campus: $32,243.00

 

Admissions Total Male Female
Number of applicants 28,931 13,721 15,210
Percent admitted 64% 59% 69%
Percent admitted who enrolled 22% 24% 21%

 

Test Scoring 25th
Percentile*
75th
Percentile*
SAT Critical Reading 510 620
SAT Math 540 640
SAT Writing
ACT Composite 22 27
ACT English
ACT Math

*for an explanation of 25th and 75th Percentile scoring click here

Financial Aid

Percentage of students receiving any financial aid 82%
Percentage of students receiving Federal Grants 19%
Average Federal Grant $4,092.00
Percentage of students receiving state aid 59%
Average state aid $2,804.00
Percentage of students receiving institutional aid 44%
Average institutional aid $4,371.00
Percentage of students receiving a student loan 57%
Average student loan $5,440.00

Degrees:

Less than one year certificate
Associate's degree
Bachelor's degree
Master's degree
Post-master's certificate

Majors:
Accounting
African-American/Black Studies
Agricultural Economics
Animal Sciences, General
Anthropology
Apparel and Accessories Marketing Operations
Applied Horticulture/Horticultural Business Services, Other
Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations, General
Applied Mathematics
Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD)
Art History, Criticism and Conservation
Astronomy
Audiology/Audiologist and Hearing Sciences
Biochemistry/Biophysics and Molecular Biology
Biological and Physical Sciences
Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Botany/Plant Biology
Business Administration and Management, General
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology
Chemical Engineering
Chemistry, General
Chinese Language and Literature
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning
Civil Engineering, General
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics, General
Communication Disorders, General
Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
Comparative Literature
Computer Engineering, General
Computer Science
Creative Writing
Crop Production
Dance, General
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
Economics, General
Education, General
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
Engineering/Industrial Management
English Language and Literature, General
Entomology
Environmental Design/Architecture
Environmental Science
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
Equestrian/Equine Studies
Evolutionary Biology
Exercise Physiology
Family Resource Management Studies, General
Finance, General
Fine/Studio Arts, General
Food Science
Forestry, General
French Language and Literature
General Studies
Geography
Geology/Earth Science, General
German Language and Literature
History, General
Hospitality Administration/Management, General
Human Nutrition
Industrial Engineering
Interior Architecture
Interior Design
Italian Language and Literature
Japanese Language and Literature
Jewish/Judaic Studies
Journalism
Labor and Industrial Relations
Landscape Architecture (BS, BSLA, BLA, MSLA, MLA, PhD)
Landscaping and Groundskeeping
Legal professions and studies.
Legal Studies, General
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
Linguistics
Marketing/Marketing Management, General
Materials Science
Mathematics, General
Mechanical Engineering
Microbiology, General
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
Music Performance, General
Music Teacher Education
Music, General
Natural Resources Management and Policy
Near and Middle Eastern Studies
Neuroscience
Non-Professional General Legal Studies (Undergraduate)
Nursing, Other
Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
Nutrition Sciences
Philosophy
Physics, General
Plant Sciences, General
Political Science and Government, General
Portuguese Language and Literature
Pre-Veterinary Studies
Psychology, General
Public Health, General (MPH, DPH)
Public Policy Analysis
Russian Studies
School Psychology
Social Sciences, Other
Sociology
Spanish Language and Literature
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management
Turf and Turfgrass Management
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management
Women's Studies
Wood Science and Wood Products/Pulp and Paper Technology

University of Massachusetts Amherst Scholarships

Thomas O. and Sarah F. Jackson Trust Award The Thomas O. and Sarah F. Jackson Trust Award is available to graduating seniors at Silver Lake, Carver, Plymouth North and Plymouth South high schools. You must be pursuing an undergraduate degree a more...
Five College ABD Fellowship Program The Five College ABD Fellowship Program is open to minority graduate students in the final phase of their doctoral degree. While the emphasis is on completing the dissertation, fellows may be expected more...
DAAD Graduate Scholarship The DAAD Graduate Scholarship is available to full-time graduate students, Ph.D. students who have completed all but their dissertation, and doctoral and post-doctoral applicants who have completed th more...
Magee Family Scholarship for UMass-Amherst The Magee Family Scholarship for UMass-Amherst is available to graduating seniors who plan to attend University of Massachusetts, Amherst as full-time students. Preference is given to residents of Shr more...
Institute of Food Technologists Freshman Scholarship The Institute of Food Technologists Freshman Scholarship is available to graduating high school seniors entering an approved program of food science/technology at a college or university. more...
Institute of Food Technologists Sophomore Scholarship The Institute of Food Technologists Sophomore Scholarship is available to outstanding sophomore students either pursuing or transferring to an approved program in food science/technology. You must hav more...
Institute of Food Technologists Junior/Senior Scholarship The Institute of Food Technologists Junior/Senior Scholarship is available to outstanding rising juniors and seniors enrolled in an approved program in food science/technology (for a complete list of more...
Institute of Food Technologists Graduate Fellowship The Institute of Food Technologists Graduate Fellowship is available to outstanding graduate students enrolled in an approved program in food science/technology (for a complete list of approved progra more...
Gordon and Frances King Scholarship The Gordon and Frances King Scholarship is open to Massachusetts residents who are incoming students enrolling full time in a four-year urban forestry program at the University of Massachusetts. Incom more...
Edward S. Roth Manufacturing Engineering Scholarship The Edward S. Roth Manufacturing Engineering Scholarship is available to full-time undergraduate and master's students. You must be studying manufacturing engineering, be a U.S. citizen, and have a mi more...