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University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School

Worcester, Massachusetts·Public, 4-year or above·New England·umassmed.edu
Total enrollment
1,489
peer median 4,738
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Program outcomes

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

Of 10 Title IV programs, 4 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 6 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
10
Passing
4
40.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

10programs
  • Passing4 · 40.0%
  • No Data6 · 60.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
4
No data
6

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.

4
Medicine
Doctoral Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+71.1%
$105,854 vs $61,854
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Doctoral Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+116.8%
$134,104 vs $61,854
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+124.7%
$138,993 vs $61,854
Biology General
Doctoral Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
+180.0%
$150,264 vs $53,672

Debt vs earnings

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

3
Medicine
Doctoral Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
127%
$133,882 debt · $105,854 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Doctoral Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
74%
$99,634 debt · $134,104 earn
Biology General
Doctoral Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
27%
$40,500 debt · $150,264 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

New England Commission of Higher Education

Accredited since 1997Next review Dec 2032

Programmatic accreditations · 8

Action history · 8

  1. May 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNDNP) - Nursing education programs at the doctorate degree levels
  2. Sep 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    New England Commission of Higher Education
  3. Feb 2021Renewal of Accreditation
    Liaison Committee on Medical Education · Medicine (MED) - Programs leading to the M.D. degree
  4. May 2020Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levels
  5. Feb 2019Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary Withdrawal
    Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RADTT) - Programs for radiation therapists

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, students received in Pell grants, alongside $20.3M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
null total
Direct Loans
$20.3M
688 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23
0k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Unsubsidized · Grad$13.4M
450 loan awards
Grad PLUS$6.8M
238 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.

Of 123 borrowers who entered repayment, 0 (0.0%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.0%
-2.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
123
Defaulted
0
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
1.8%
2017
0.0%
2018
0.6%
2019
0.0%
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 Umassmed

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs5
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

337 total completions
01Health Professions
27782.2%
02Biological Sciences
6017.8%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
1,489
12-mo unduplicated
1,448

Gender split

Men
33%479
Women
67%969

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
18.49
25 offenses · 1,352 students

3-year trend

6.192 yrs ago16.251 yr ago18.49Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
54
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
11
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
1
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Aggravated assault
11
Motor vehicle theft
11
Burglary
2
Fondling
1

By location

25total
  • On campus21
  • Non-campus4

VAWA offenses

5
Domestic violence
1
Dating violence
0
Stalking
6 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

  • Religion1

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons20
Drugs00
Liquor00

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Umassmed vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Umassmed selected for federal comparison reporting.

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 Chan Medical School
1,489
Berkshire Community College
1,694$8,177Community College
Northern Essex Community College
4,721$3,971Community College
North Shore Community College
5,743$7,321Community College
Quinsigamond Community College
7,811$7,764Community College
Central Maine Community College
4,754$7,489Community College
Peer group median4,738$7,489

Frequently asked questions about University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Umassmed.

How many students attend University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School?

University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School reports a total enrollment of 1,489 students per the latest IPEDS.

Where is University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School located?

University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School is located in Worcester, Massachusetts 01655.

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