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University of Massachusetts - Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts·Public, 4-year or above·New England·umass.edu
6-yr Graduation
83%
+3.5pp vs R1 Research
Total enrollment
31,726
peer median 30,016
Avg net price
$22,383
-$711 vs R1 Research
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

IPEDS
Applied
50,261
50,261 candidates competed
Admitted
30,020
59.7% acceptance rate
Enrolled
5,388
17.9% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
83%+3.5pp vs R1 Research
4-year graduation
75%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
83%
Full-time retention
92%

Pell equity

11.5pp gap
Pell recipients
74%731 of 984
Non-Pell (all)
85%3448 of 4035
Subsidized loan, no Pell
87%1531 of 1751
No Federal Aid
84%1917 of 2284

Non-Pell students graduate at a 11.5-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 268 Title IV programs, 62 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 3 fail. 203 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
268
Passing
62
23.1% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
3
1.1% of portfolio
Fail rate
1.1%
+0.5pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

268programs
  • Passing62 · 23.1%
  • No Data203 · 75.7%
  • Failing3 · 1.1%

Severity spectrum

Critical
2
Severe
0
Recoverable
1
At Risk
2
Watch
3
Safe
57
No data
203

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

65
Anthropology
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
-20.9%
$31,186 vs $39,449
Music
Master's Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
-20.3%
$38,489 vs $48,304
Fine and Studio Arts
Master's Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
-3.8%
$46,477 vs $48,304
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
Master's Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
+4.2%
$51,558 vs $49,483
Agricultural Production Operations
Bachelor Degree · Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, And Related Sciences
+7.8%
$42,520 vs $39,449
Fine and Studio Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+16.7%
$46,027 vs $39,449
English Language and Literature General
Bachelor Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
+22.9%
$48,475 vs $39,449
Civil Engineering
Master's Degree · Engineering
+24.0%
$87,779 vs $70,777

Near the line (±5%)

Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.

2
Fine and Studio Arts
Master's Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
-3.8%
−$1,827
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
Master's Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
+4.2%
+$2,075

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

48
Anthropology
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
80%
$24,892 debt · $31,186 earn
Fine and Studio Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
51%
$23,226 debt · $46,027 earn
Agricultural Production Operations
Bachelor Degree · Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, And Related Sciences
45%
$19,250 debt · $42,520 earn
Journalism
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
45%
$23,250 debt · $52,011 earn
Animal Sciences
Bachelor Degree · Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, And Related Sciences
44%
$25,875 debt · $59,543 earn
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
43%
$22,250 debt · $51,274 earn
Plant Sciences
Bachelor Degree · Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, And Related Sciences
43%
$22,245 debt · $51,912 earn
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
Bachelor Degree · Natural Resources And Conservation
43%
$23,129 debt · $54,215 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

New England Commission of Higher Education

Accredited since 1932Next review Jun 2029

Programmatic accreditations · 15

Action history · 22

  1. Sep 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNDNP) - Nursing education programs at the doctorate degree levels
  2. Jul 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    American Psychological Association, Commission on Accreditation · Clinical Psychology (CLPSY) - PhD Doctoral programs
  3. Jan 2024Approved for Distance Education
    Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Didactic Program in Dietetics
  4. Oct 2023Approved for Distance Education
    Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Dietetics (DIETI) - Dietetic Internship
  5. Oct 2023Accreditation Reaffirmed: Probation Removed
    American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology · Clinical doctoral program in Audiology

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$10,164
$30–48k$10,456
$48–75k$12,932
$75–110k$18,964
$110k+$30,793

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$22,383
-$711vs R1 Research median $23,094
Federal loans
46.6%
In-state tuition
$17,772
Out-of-state
$40,449

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 5,877 students received $34.7M in Pell grants, alongside $109.9M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
5,877
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$34.7M
$34,749,164 total
Direct Loans
$109.9M
18,818 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

5k
’20
5k
’21
5k
’22
5k
’23
6k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$28.8M
6,744 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$43.0M
10,157 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$15.2M
913 loan awards
Parent PLUS$21.3M
913 loan awards
Grad PLUS$1.5M
91 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 5,904 borrowers who entered repayment, 57 (0.9%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.9%
-1.4pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
5,904
Defaulted
57
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
3.0%
2017
2.8%
2018
1.9%
2019
0.9%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at UMASS

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs201
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

7,603 total completions
01Business
1,85024.3%
02Computer Sciences
98412.9%
03Biological Sciences
78910.4%
04Multi/Interdisciplinary
77010.1%
05Social Sciences
7379.7%
06Engineering
7249.5%
07Psychology
6007.9%
08Health Professions
5317.0%
09Mathematics
3244.3%
10Communication
2943.9%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
31,726
12-mo unduplicated
36,658
Undergraduate
27,561
Graduate
9,097

Gender split

Men
48%17,543
Women
52%19,115

Race / ethnicity composition

White
57.1%
Asian
13.7%
Hispanic
9.1%
Non-resident
7.6%
Two or more
4.7%
Black
4.5%
Unknown
2.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
611
326 M · 285 W
Women athletes
46.6%
Athletic aid
$13.6M
Total student aid
Budget
$57.7M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$7.0M
$6.6M
Recruiting expense
$909K
$302K
Head-coach salaries
$570K
$138K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 12

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
101 M · 157 W
$2.6M
Football
111 M · —
$13.4M
Lacrosse
46 M · 37 W
$3.0M
Basketball
17 M · 48 W
$9.2M
Rowing
— · 61 W
$2.1M
Soccer
25 M · 29 W
$2.4M

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
2.61
83 offenses · 31,810 students

3-year trend

1.442 yrs ago1.641 yr ago2.61Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
182
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
25
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
5
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
18

Criminal offenses by type

Motor vehicle theft
40
Rape
16
Fondling
11
Burglary
8
Arson
3
Aggravated assault
3
Robbery
2

By location

83total
  • On campus79
  • Non-campus2
  • Public property2

Includes 34 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

4
Domestic violence
3
Dating violence
3
Stalking
10 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

  • Religion1
  • National origin1
  • Sexual orientation1

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons01
Drugs21
Liquor152216

Residence-hall fires

  • Baker Hall1 fire
    Machinery/IndustrialDamage $100-$999
  • Coolidge Hall1 fire
    Open flamesDamage $10,000-$24,999
  • John Quincy Adams Hall1 fire
    Heating equipmentDamage $0-$99
  • Kennedy Hall1 fire
    Machinery/IndustrialDamage $1,000-$9,999
  • Leach Hall1 fire
    Paper door tags set on fireDamage $0-$99
  • Mackimmie Hall2 fires
    Smoking materialsDamage $0-$99
  • Mackimmie Hall2 fires
    Burning of used batteriesDamage $100-$999
  • Thoreau Hall1 fire
    Wooden shelf set on fireDamage $100-$999
  • Van Meter Hall1 fire
    CookingDamage $0-$99
  • Washington Hall1 fire
    Smoking materialsDamage $100-$999

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
17.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
1,495

UMASS vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions UMASS selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectUniversity of Massachusetts-Amherst
83%—31,726$22,383R1 Research
University of Connecticut
83%52.4%28,306$25,097R1 Research
University of New Hampshire-Main Campus
76%88.2%13,554$23,805R1 Research
University of Maine
55%96.6%12,029$17,510R1 Research
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus
85%58.1%35,724$30,434R1 Research
University of Illinois Chicago
62%77.4%33,906$10,974R1 Research
Peer group median80%77.4%30,016$23,094

Institutions like UMASS

Explore the federal data for institutions in UMASS's comparison group.

IPEDS

UMASS Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Office for Institutional Effectiveness
Email
effective [at] umass.edu
Address
Whitmore Administration Building, 181 Presidents Drive, Amherst, MA 01003-9313

The page details the strategic plan of the University of Massachusetts-Amherst for 2024-2034, outlining campuswide strategic priorities like strengthening global talent recruitment, resource stewardship, and interdisciplinary collaboration. It also offers URLs to various aspects of the plan, such as educational goals and engagement strategies, and includes key office contact information.

Visit IR office page
Team
6 members
  • Nandita S. Mani, PhD
    Deputy Chancellor for Institutional Effectiveness
  • Angela Amato
  • Emily Dine
  • Michael Mercurio
  • Gaurav Mitra, PhD
  • Karla Giuliano Sarr, EdD

Common Data Set

UMASS's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.

Student–faculty ratio
11 to 1
01

Academic Experience

Class-size distribution

I3
2-9 students120
10-19 students285
20-29 students309
30-39 students131
40-49 students34
50-99 students15
100+ students9

45% of classes have under 20 students; 3% have 50+.

Faculty profile

I
Student–faculty ratio
11 to 1
Faculty with terminal degree
91%
Women faculty
45%

Key faculty indicators.

Source publications

Frequently asked questions about University of Massachusetts-Amherst

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about UMASS.

What is the graduation rate at University of Massachusetts-Amherst?

University of Massachusetts-Amherst reports a 6-year graduation rate of 83% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend University of Massachusetts-Amherst?

University of Massachusetts-Amherst reports a total enrollment of 31,726 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at University of Massachusetts-Amherst?

The average net price at University of Massachusetts-Amherst is $22,383 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at University of Massachusetts-Amherst?

University of Massachusetts-Amherst's yield rate is 17.9%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is University of Massachusetts-Amherst located?

University of Massachusetts-Amherst is located in Amherst, Massachusetts 01003.

Who runs Institutional Research at University of Massachusetts-Amherst?

University of Massachusetts-Amherst's IR work is done by the Office for Institutional Effectiveness.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
U.S. Department of Education
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
U.S. Department of Education
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
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