Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 8.7-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.
Of 172 Title IV programs, 56 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 116 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing56 · 32.6%
- No Data116 · 67.4%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
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.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
New England Commission of Higher Education
Programmatic accreditations · 12
Action history · 9
- Apr 2024Renewal of AccreditationNew England Commission of Higher Education
- Oct 2022Initial AccreditationAcademy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Didactic Program in Dietetics
- Mar 2021Renewal of AccreditationCommission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNDNP) - Nursing education programs at the doctorate degree levels
- Nov 2020Renewal of AccreditationAmerican Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education · Physical Therapy (PT) - Professional programs for the physical therapist
- Apr 2016Renewal of AccreditationCommission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levels
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 4,474 students received $25.9M in Pell grants, alongside $61.0M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
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.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 3,585 borrowers who entered repayment, 29 (0.8%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* 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.
Academic programs at UML
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 8
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus44
- Public property2
Includes 5 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Data quality: 2 reports were later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
UML vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions UML selected for federal comparison reporting.
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-Lowell | 65% | — | 16,598 | $17,163 | R2 Research |
| 49% | 83.8% | 15,575 | $17,707 | R2 Research | |
| 52% | 90.6% | 7,968 | $20,927 | R2 Research | |
| 72% | 72.2% | 17,210 | $21,440 | R2 Research | |
| 79% | 65.3% | 14,476 | $19,343 | R2 Research | |
| 53% | 82.3% | 15,726 | $12,366 | R2 Research | |
| Peer group median | 59% | 82.3% | 15,651 | $18,525 |
Institutions like UML
Explore the federal data for institutions in UML's comparison group.
- R2 ResearchMassachusetts
University of Massachusetts-Boston
Grad rate49%Admit rate83.8%Enrollment15,575Net price$17,707View data - R2 ResearchMassachusetts
University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth
Grad rate52%Admit rate90.6%Enrollment7,968Net price$20,927View data - R2 ResearchRhode Island
University of Rhode Island
Grad rate72%Admit rate72.2%Enrollment17,210Net price$21,440View data - R2 ResearchVermont
University of Vermont
Grad rate79%Admit rate65.3%Enrollment14,476Net price$19,343View data - R2 ResearchArkansas
Arkansas State University
Grad rate53%Admit rate82.3%Enrollment15,726Net price$12,366View data
UML Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The Office of Data Analytics and Institutional Research (DAIR) supports data-informed decision-making across the university by providing timely, accurate analysis and official reporting, and ensures compliance with state and federal reporting requirements.
Visit IR office page- Christine Lewis-HortonDirector
- Sheri BarichStrategic Decision Analyst
- Jennifer BuckleyPrincipal Research Analyst
- Deborah CantorEnterprise Data Architect
Common Data Set
UML's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.
Selectivity & Admissions
Admissions funnel
C113,676 applied → 11,345 admitted (83.0%) → 2,011 enrolled.
Selectivity
C1Accessible — 83.0% acceptance rate.
Admit rate by gender
C1Admit rate varies by gender.
SAT range (middle 50%)
C9Middle 50% SAT 1200–1360 (median 1270).
ACT range (middle 50%)
C9Middle 50% ACT 25–32 (median 29).
High-school class rank
C10Share of enrolled first-years by HS class-rank band.
Waitlist outcome
C2572 offered a waitlist spot, 240 accepted it, 45 admitted (18.8% of those who stayed on).
What matters in admission
C7Relative importance of each admission factor.
Affordability & Value
Where grant aid comes from
H141% of need-based grant dollars come from the institution itself.
Graduate debt
H4/H571% of graduates borrowed; those who did owed $29,739 on average.
Outcomes & Equity
Graduation & retention
B6-year graduation rate 65%; first-year retention 84%.
Equity: Pell graduation gap
B4Pell-grant recipients graduate 6 pts below the overall rate (59% vs 65%).
Academic Experience
Class-size distribution
I345% of classes have under 20 students; 5% have 50+.
Faculty profile
IKey faculty indicators.
Degrees by discipline
JSTEM-dominant: ~39% of bachelor's degrees are in computing, engineering, math & sciences.
Student Body & Diversity
Undergraduate race/ethnicity
B2Undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity.
International students
B23% of undergraduates are international (nonresident).
Undergrad vs graduate
B112,122 undergraduates and 4,675 graduate students.
Transfer Path
Transfer admissions
D11,647 transfer applicants → 1,384 admitted (84.1%) → 673 enrolled
Source publications
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