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University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

North Dartmouth, Massachusetts·Public, 4-year or above·New England·umassd.edu
6-yr Graduation
52%
-6.5pp vs R2 Research
Total enrollment
7,968
peer median 15,026
Avg net price
$20,927
+$1.2k vs R2 Research
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AdmissionsOutcomesProgram outcomesAccreditationCostFederal aidLoan defaultsAcademic programsEnrollment trendsAthleticsCampus safetyFacultyPeersIR OfficeCommon Data Set

Admissions & acceptance rate

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

IPEDS
Applied
10,669
10,669 candidates competed
Admitted
9,670
90.6% acceptance rate
Enrolled
1,303
13.5% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
52%-6.5pp vs R2 Research
4-year graduation
38%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
52%
Full-time retention
64%

Pell equity

13.0pp gap
Pell recipients
45%298 of 657
Non-Pell (all)
58%432 of 745
Subsidized loan, no Pell
58%177 of 307
No Federal Aid
58%255 of 438

Non-Pell students graduate at a 13.0-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 128 Title IV programs, 34 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 2 fail. 92 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
128
Passing
34
26.6% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
2
1.6% of portfolio
Fail rate
1.6%
+1.0pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

128programs
  • Passing34 · 26.6%
  • No Data92 · 71.9%
  • Failing2 · 1.6%

Severity spectrum

Critical
1
Severe
0
Recoverable
1
At Risk
1
Watch
2
Safe
31
No data
92

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.

36
Fine and Studio Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
-18.3%
$32,222 vs $39,449
Visual and Performing Arts General
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
-2.0%
$38,676 vs $39,449
Sociology and Anthropology
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
+5.3%
$41,529 vs $39,449
English Language and Literature General
Bachelor Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
+19.8%
$47,268 vs $39,449
History
Bachelor Degree · History
+21.1%
$47,771 vs $39,449
Film/Video and Photographic Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+26.8%
$50,008 vs $39,449
Accounting and Related Services
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+27.1%
$85,031 vs $66,899
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Bachelor Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+30.3%
$51,406 vs $39,449

Near the line (±5%)

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

1
Visual and Performing Arts General
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
-2.0%
−$773

Debt vs earnings

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

32
Law
Doctoral Degree · Legal Professions And Studies
150%
$118,172 debt · $78,991 earn
Fine and Studio Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
83%
$26,588 debt · $32,222 earn
Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology
Master's Degree · Psychology
72%
$52,279 debt · $72,224 earn
Sociology and Anthropology
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
61%
$25,433 debt · $41,529 earn
Film/Video and Photographic Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
56%
$28,000 debt · $50,008 earn
History
Bachelor Degree · History
54%
$25,800 debt · $47,771 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Bachelor Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
54%
$27,491 debt · $51,406 earn
English Language and Literature General
Bachelor Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
53%
$25,000 debt · $47,268 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 1964Next review Dec 2030

Programmatic accreditations · 6

Action history · 6

  1. Sep 2020Renewal of Accreditation
    New England Commission of Higher Education
  2. Sep 2016Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
  3. Sep 2016Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levels
  4. Sep 2016Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNDNP) - Nursing education programs at the doctorate degree levels
  5. Aug 2014Change in Agency recognition
    National Association of Schools of Art and Design, Commission on Accreditation · Art and Design (ART) - Degree-granting schools and departments and non-degree-granting programs

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$15,976
$30–48k$16,042
$48–75k$17,530
$75–110k$22,273
$110k+$28,147

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

Avg net price
$20,927
+$1,217vs R2 Research median $19,710
Federal loans
64.3%
In-state tuition
$15,612
Out-of-state
$32,567

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, 2,513 students received $14.6M in Pell grants, alongside $46.7M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
2,513
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$14.6M
$14,583,801 total
Direct Loans
$46.7M
7,177 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

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’20
2k
’21
2k
’22
2k
’23
3k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$10.7M
2,677 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$12.7M
3,249 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$10.1M
576 loan awards
Parent PLUS$7.3M
462 loan awards
Grad PLUS$5.9M
213 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 2,269 borrowers who entered repayment, 39 (1.7%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.7%
-0.6pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
2,269
Defaulted
39
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
6.8%
2017
8.4%
2018
5.8%
2019
1.7%
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 Umassd

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs106
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

1,727 total completions
01Business
48628.1%
02Multi/Interdisciplinary
23613.7%
03Health Professions
22913.3%
04Engineering
1589.1%
05Computer Sciences
1518.7%
06Social Sciences
1217.0%
07Psychology
1136.5%
08Legal Professions
995.7%
09Visual/Performing Arts
714.1%
10Education
633.6%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
7,968
12-mo unduplicated
9,371
Undergraduate
6,824
Graduate
2,547

Gender split

Men
47%4,443
Women
53%4,928

Race / ethnicity composition

White
55.1%
Black
18.5%
Hispanic
13.8%
Two or more
5.7%
Asian
3.5%
Non-resident
1.7%
Unknown
1.5%
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
414
271 M · 143 W
Women athletes
34.5%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$5.4M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$21K
$26K
Head-coach salaries
$26K
$29K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 14

Football
114 M · —
$311K
Track and Field (Indoor)
44 M · 28 W
$126K
Track and Field (Outdoor)
41 M · 31 W
$126K
Soccer
26 M · 23 W
$210K
Baseball
42 M · —
$267K
Cross Country
20 M · 16 W
$126K

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
0.77
6 offenses · 7,759 students

3-year trend

2.592 yrs ago2.551 yr ago0.77Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
45
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
15
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
13

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
2
Aggravated assault
2
Rape
1
Arson
1

By location

6total
  • On campus6

Includes 4 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

2
Domestic violence
2
Dating violence
2
Stalking
6 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons20
Drugs00
Liquor0116

Residence-hall fires

  • Ivy1 fire
    Open flamesDamage $100-$999
  • Willow1 fire
    CookingDamage $0-$99
  • Cedar Dell West1 fire
    CookingDamage $0-$99

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
16.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
378

Umassd vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Umassd 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-Dartmouth
52%—7,968$20,927R2 Research
University of Massachusetts-Boston
49%83.8%15,575$17,707R2 Research
University of Massachusetts-Lowell
65%83.0%16,598$17,163R2 Research
University of Vermont
79%65.3%14,476$19,343R2 Research
University of Rhode Island
72%72.2%17,210$21,440R2 Research
Southern University and A & M College
27%35.1%8,279$20,077R2 Research
Peer group median59%72.2%15,026$19,710

Institutions like Umassd

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

IPEDS

Umassd Institutional Research office

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

Office
Office of Institutional Research and Assessment
Reports to Office of the Provost
Email
tsilva [at] umassd.edu
Phone
508-999-8486
Address
285 Old Westport Road, Dartmouth, MA 02747-2300, located on the second floor of the Foster Administration Building

The Office of Institutional Research and Assessment is charged with supporting the creation, implementation, and maintenance of an information-driven, decision-making culture. It promotes data-driven decisions for UMass Dartmouth.

Visit IR office page
Team
4 members
  • Tammy Silva
    Director
  • Deborah Imbriglio
    Administrative Assistant I
  • Jonathan Bonilla
    Assistant Director of Assessment
  • Lisa Leduc
    Senior Institutional Research & Assessment Analyst

Common Data Set

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

Student–faculty ratio
15 to 1
01

Academic Experience

Class-size distribution

I3
2-9 students25
10-19 students40
20-29 students30
30-39 students20
40-49 students10
50-99 students5
100+ students2

49% of classes have under 20 students; 5% have 50+.

Faculty profile

I
Student–faculty ratio
15 to 1
Faculty with terminal degree
86%
Women faculty
48%

Key faculty indicators.

Source publications

Frequently asked questions about University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Umassd.

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

University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth reports a 6-year graduation rate of 52% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth?

University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth reports a total enrollment of 7,968 students per the latest IPEDS.

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

The average net price at University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth is $20,927 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-Dartmouth?

University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth's yield rate is 13.5%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth located?

University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth is located in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts 02747-2300.

Who runs Institutional Research at University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth?

University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Research and Assessment, which reports to Office of the Provost.

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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