University of Massachusetts - Amherst

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 250,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,350 (21%)
Days Without Precipitation 231 (21%)

Honors College

Name Commonwealth Honors College
Students 3,000 (13%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 23,580
Men / Women 48% / 52%
From State 69%
From Region 12%
Athletes 611 (2.7%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 57%
Asian 14%
Hispanic 9%
International 8%
Black 5%
Mixed 5%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Education 77 13% 77% 8% 3% 6% 1% $62,703 18 +0.90 53 96%
Education 77 +7 13% 77% 8% 3% 6% 1% $62,703 86 +0.90 53 96% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Engineering 488 81% 58% 17% 3% 7% 8% $100,323 95 -0.31 94 96%
Biomedical Engineering 80 — 62% 59% 21% 1% 6% 4% $98,654 53 -0.01 94 — — — — —
Chemical Engineering 46 — 87% 65% 13% 0% 9% 11% $101,619 33 -0.40 95 96% — — — —
Civil Engineering 50 — 68% 60% 16% 0% 12% 4% $86,625 17 -0.81 87 99% — — — —
Computer Engineering 73 — 92% 44% 26% 1% 3% 22% $112,155 48 -0.23 98 94% — — — —
Electrical Engineering 43 — 86% 56% 21% 0% 12% 9% $107,179 30 -0.47 97 97% — — — —
Industrial Engineering 19 — 68% 63% 16% 5% 0% 16% $111,626 53 -0.13 98 100% — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 177 — 87% 60% 13% 6% 6% 4% $96,854 40 -0.30 93 96% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Humanities and Fine Arts 455 36% 69% 8% 3% 8% 3% $55,002 3 +0.15 33 94%
Computer Science & Linguistics 6 +1 50% 17% 33% 0% 0% 17% $61,811 0 -1.49 51 — — — — —
Afro-American Studies 2 +2 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $50,727 23 -0.68 22 92% — — — —
Chinese 3 — 0% 0% 67% 0% 0% 0% $55,993 47 -0.18 36 72% — — — —
Classical Languages 7 +2 14% 86% 0% 0% 0% 0% $45,145 9 -1.15 11 100% — — — —
Comparative Literature 12 +1 33% 67% 17% 17% 0% 0% $51,083 47 -0.16 23 91% — — — —
English 88 +12 36% 84% 5% 2% 2% 1% $57,141 76 +0.58 39 95% — — — —
French 3 +1 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $66,068 77 +0.72 61 93% — — — —
German 7 +1 71% 71% 0% 0% 0% 29% $58,049 54 +0.00 41 — — — — —
History 57 +6 44% 82% 2% 0% 5% 2% $58,137 67 +0.12 42 94% — — — —
Italian 3 +3 33% 33% 0% 0% 33% 0% $66,068 77 +0.72 61 93% — — — —
Japanese 7 +2 29% 43% 57% 0% 0% 0% $55,993 47 -0.18 36 72% — — — —
Judaic Studies 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,958 85 +0.88 41 — — — — —
Liberal Arts 70 +10 37% 66% 9% 1% 11% 3% $63,650 84 +0.61 56 93% — — — —
Linguistics 35 +4 40% 54% 17% 0% 6% 9% $51,083 25 -0.62 23 91% — — — —
Near and Middle Eastern Studies — +1 — — — — — — $52,207 29 -0.56 25 — — — — —
Philosophy 11 +8 73% 73% 18% 0% 0% 0% $56,364 39 -0.38 37 88% — — — —
Portuguese 4 +4 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $66,068 77 +0.72 61 93% — — — —
Russian and Eastern European Studies 1 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,450 31 -0.54 26 — — — — —
Spanish 13 +18 8% 54% 0% 15% 15% 8% $66,068 77 +0.72 61 93% — — — —
Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies 8 +2 12% 38% 12% 0% 12% 0% $50,727 26 -0.68 22 92% — — — —
Art History 11 +1 27% 55% 0% 0% 36% 0% $54,060 71 +0.17 30 96% — — — —
Dance 15 — 7% 67% 7% 0% 7% 0% $47,605 82 +0.61 15 — — — — —
Music 17 — 47% 76% 12% 0% 6% 0% $31,022 3 -1.69 2 96% — — — —
Music Performance 18 — 50% 83% 0% 0% 0% 6% $31,022 3 -1.69 2 95% — — — —
Studio Art 39 +1 28% 62% 8% 5% 13% 5% $54,060 84 +0.77 30 96% — — — —
Theater 16 +1 56% 69% 0% 6% 19% 0% $53,518 96 +1.40 29 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Information and Computer Sciences 538 72% 25% 35% 3% 6% 24% $133,164 100 +0.34 99 94%
Computer Science 463 +8 74% 25% 34% 2% 6% 25% $139,117 73 +0.41 100 96% — — — —
Informatics 75 — 63% 21% 41% 9% 5% 17% $96,419 53 -0.09 93 86% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Natural Sciences 1,526 40% 55% 14% 5% 10% 6% $71,399 48 +0.52 71 94% 6.5%
Computer Science & Mathematics 1 — 100% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% $124,111 82 +0.06 99 — — — — —
Astronomy 16 +9 62% 44% 12% 12% 0% 19% $83,550 54 -0.00 85 — — — — —
Chemistry 33 +1 58% 58% 9% 3% 15% 3% $75,036 75 +0.33 76 93% — — — —
Geosciences 10 +3 40% 90% 0% 0% 10% 0% $71,524 82 +0.58 71 100% — — — —
Mathematics 186 +61 72% 35% 24% 1% 8% 25% $86,813 62 +0.06 87 92% — — — —
Physics 41 +8 88% 59% 10% 2% 2% 12% $87,783 67 +0.30 88 93% — — — —
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 140 +5 44% 49% 23% 5% 7% 6% $85,903 96 +1.28 86 89% — — — —
Biological and Physical Sciences 8 — 38% 12% 25% 50% 0% 0% $71,482 76 +0.58 71 — — — — —
Biology 336 +6 38% 56% 20% 7% 10% 2% $75,717 91 +1.08 77 98% — — — —
Microbiology 46 — 39% 33% 37% 7% 11% 4% $80,317 94 +1.35 82 100% — — — —
Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture 31 +4 29% 61% 3% 0% 6% 3% $33,175 0 -2.61 2 92% 10.0% — — —
Animal Science 27 +1 11% 56% 4% 0% 26% 0% $54,660 52 -0.01 32 98% — — — —
Environmental Science 68 +1 40% 78% 6% 1% 6% 1% $57,228 45 -0.18 39 96% — — — —
Food Science 20 — 40% 35% 20% 0% 5% 40% $77,500 98 +1.29 79 93% — — — —
Horticultural Science 21 +2 48% 90% 0% 0% 0% 0% $39,941 1 -1.99 5 97% — — — —
Natural Resource Conservation 78 +1 36% 71% 0% 4% 17% 1% $57,228 45 -0.18 39 96% — — — —
Nutrition Sciences 40 +1 10% 52% 18% 0% 15% 10% $63,679 45 -0.03 56 95% — — — —
Plant Science 9 — 33% 67% 0% 22% 11% 0% $39,941 1 -1.99 5 97% — — — —
Turfgrass Science and Management 4 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,779 19 -0.62 32 93% — — — —
Veterinary Technology 20 — 10% 70% 5% 0% 15% 0% $56,117 54 +0.15 36 100% — — — —
Veterinary and Animal Sciences 68 — 16% 75% 7% 1% 12% 1% $80,222 99 +2.76 82 100% — — — —
Communication Disorders 77 +1 4% 71% 9% 3% 12% 0% $67,550 78 +0.71 64 95% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 220 — 31% 47% 5% 11% 14% 0% $59,045 67 +0.17 44 90% 6.0% — — —
Sustainability Studies 26 +2 42% 58% 8% 0% 19% 0% $64,663 65 +0.38 58 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Social and Behavioral Sciences 1,574 43% 63% 11% 5% 9% 6% $72,291 51 +0.84 72 95% 8.6%
Economics 169 +47 73% 54% 16% 4% 5% 14% $89,000 44 -0.34 89 97% — — — —
Economics 116 +3 72% 47% 21% 4% 6% 19% $89,000 44 -0.34 89 97% — — — —
Anthropology 25 +9 24% 64% 8% 4% 8% 8% $57,049 56 +0.01 39 83% — — — —
Communication 179 +24 45% 70% 8% 5% 8% 3% $69,952 76 +0.75 69 98% — — — —
Geography 14 +2 71% 64% 21% 0% 0% 7% $61,376 52 -0.09 50 — — — — —
Journalism 62 +26 31% 71% 8% 5% 10% 2% $56,686 27 -0.63 38 95% — — — —
Political Science 127 +15 55% 72% 9% 4% 7% 1% $71,105 51 -0.08 71 95% — — — —
Psychology 528 +42 23% 62% 13% 6% 8% 5% $63,349 92 +1.26 55 93% — — — —
Public Policy 14 +3 36% 64% 0% 0% 14% 7% $72,772 56 +0.04 73 — — — — —
Social Sciences 13 +2 54% 77% 0% 8% 8% 0% $58,308 66 +0.13 42 — — — — —
Sociology 95 +15 28% 58% 7% 11% 16% 1% $59,651 71 +0.25 46 96% 8.6% — — —
Architecture 118 — 73% 61% 5% 6% 13% 3% $94,874 100 +3.07 92 100% — — — —
Landscape Architecture 23 — 48% 83% 0% 9% 4% 0% $60,834 15 -0.83 49 100% — — — —
Legal Studies 91 +34 38% 71% 5% 5% 13% 1% $83,336 99 +3.23 85 94% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Elaine Marieb College of Nursing 93 15% 52% 5% 9% 16% 1% $92,213 91 -0.00 90 98% 3.9%
Nursing 93 — 15% 52% 5% 9% 16% 1% $92,213 60 -0.00 90 98% 3.9% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Isenberg School of Management 1,273 57% 66% 12% 3% 6% 7% $94,173 93 +0.60 91 97% 4.3%
Accounting 123 — 61% 59% 23% 1% 7% 3% $98,591 77 +0.75 94 97% 4.3% — — —
Finance 383 — 73% 67% 8% 3% 5% 9% $103,038 67 +0.14 95 98% 3.8% — — —
Hospitality and Tourism Management 56 +11 18% 64% 4% 2% 4% 9% $70,812 92 +0.92 70 97% 7.0% — — —
Management 134 — 51% 66% 15% 1% 7% 5% $96,494 87 +0.98 93 95% 4.1% — — —
Marketing 232 — 38% 70% 10% 3% 6% 4% $87,584 78 +0.78 88 96% 4.7% — — —
Sport Management 118 +36 74% 78% 2% 2% 7% 7% $77,742 94 +1.74 79 99% — — — —
Supply Chain Management 227 — 52% 55% 20% 4% 6% 7% $96,494 62 +0.23 93 95% 4.1% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Public Health and Health Sciences 333 26% 58% 11% 10% 13% 2% $71,396 48 +0.85 71 98%
Kinesiology 150 +2 43% 68% 10% 3% 9% 5% $73,817 90 +1.40 75 99% — — — —
Public Health 183 +10 13% 49% 11% 15% 16% 1% $69,412 72 +0.40 68 96% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $18,671
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $43,032
Est. In-State Cost $24,153
Est. Out-of-State Cost $55,666
ROI Percentile 84th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 92%
4-Year Graduation Rate 75%
6-Year Graduation Rate 83%
Transfer-Out Rate 10%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 24.5% 1,558 60% 63% 13% 3% 6% 8% $93,227 78 +0.43 91 97% 4.3%
Social Sciences 17.0% 1,083 33% 65% 10% 5% 9% 3% $64,566 72 +0.72 58 94% 8.6%
Humanities 8.7% 553 34% 61% 7% 6% 10% 2% $58,383 70 +0.20 42 92% 6.0%
Computer Science 8.6% 545 72% 24% 35% 3% 6% 24% $132,363 78 +0.32 99 94% —
Life & Natural Sciences 8.3% 530 40% 51% 22% 7% 9% 3% $78,743 93 +1.15 80 96% —
Health Sciences 7.9% 503 21% 59% 10% 8% 14% 2% $74,656 39 +0.67 76 97% 3.9%
Engineering 7.7% 488 81% 58% 17% 3% 7% 8% $100,324 43 -0.31 94 96% —
Agriculture & Food Science 6.1% 386 28% 68% 6% 2% 12% 4% $59,460 45 +0.12 45 96% 10.0%
Physical Sciences & Math 4.5% 286 71% 44% 19% 2% 7% 19% $84,876 66 +0.14 86 92% —
Arts 4.0% 257 54% 66% 5% 5% 12% 3% $69,858 97 +1.35 68 99% —
Professional 1.4% 91 38% 71% 5% 5% 13% 1% $83,336 81 +3.23 85 94% —
Education 1.2% 77 13% 77% 8% 3% 6% 1% $62,703 89 +0.90 53 96% —

Research R1

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Engineering $84.1M #58 51% $4.8M 57 #66 430 56
Physical Sciences & Math $39.2M #86 66% $0.7M 52 #63 363 33
Life & Natural Sciences $38.1M #92 52% $0.0M 36 #73 256 22
Computer Science $35.9M #19 50% $2.1M 24 #37 319 11
Agriculture & Food Science $30.6M #44 57% $0.3M 35 #15 136 32
Humanities & Social Sciences $20.3M #103 48% $0.3M 67 #75 306 14
Health Sciences $14.7M #116 58% $0.6M 17 #103 95 4
Education $5.7M #89 39% $0.1M 31 #132 — —
Business & Economics $3.9M #118 20% $0.0M 18 #67 126 3
Total $272M #98 53% $8.9M 337 #66 2,031 175

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 111 $13.4M $13.4M $0
Track & Field (combined) 101 $1.0M $1.0M $0
Lacrosse 46 $1.5M $1.5M $0
Baseball 35 $710K $710K $0
Ice Hockey 27 $3.8M $3.8M $0
Soccer 25 $997K $997K $0
Swimming & Diving 21 $547K $547K $0
Basketball 17 $6.2M $6.2M $0
Total 326 $28.3M $28.3M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 157 $1.6M $1.6M $0
Rowing 61 $2.1M $2.1M $0
Basketball 48 $3.0M $3.0M $0
Lacrosse 37 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Soccer 29 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Swimming & Diving 26 $903K $903K $0
Field Hockey 25 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Softball 18 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Tennis 7 $740K $740K $0
Total 285 $13.8M $13.8M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 258 $2.6M $2.6M $0
Football 111 $13.4M $13.4M $0
Lacrosse 83 $3.0M $3.0M $0
Basketball 65 $9.2M $9.2M $0
Rowing 61 $2.1M $2.1M $0
Soccer 54 $2.4M $2.4M $0
Swimming & Diving 47 $1.5M $1.5M $0
Baseball 35 $710K $710K $0
Ice Hockey 27 $3.8M $3.8M $0
Field Hockey 25 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Softball 18 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Tennis 7 $740K $740K $0
Total 611 $57.7M $57.7M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 60%
Yield (non-ED) 17%
Early Action Nov 5
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 58% 64% 54%

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 28%
SAT Range 1330 – 1480
SAT Math Range 660 – 760
SAT RW Range 660 – 740