University of Massachusetts Boston

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 4,000,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,634 (56%)
Days Without Precipitation 239 (33%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 10,533
Men / Women 44% / 56%
From State 82%
From Region 4%
Athletes 374 (3.8%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 30%
Hispanic 21%
Asian 17%
Black 17%
International 8%
Mixed 4%
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
University of Massachusetts Boston 2,436 40% 36% 16% 17% 18% 6% $71,441 48 -0.10 73 94%
Computer Engineering 10 — 100% 10% 30% 20% 10% 10% $101,344 14 -0.74 95 — — — — —
Electrical Engineering 19 — 84% 53% 5% 21% 16% 5% $92,280 2 -1.17 91 96% — — — —
Engineering Physics 3 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $93,242 32 -0.40 92 — — — — —
Computer Science 125 — 82% 28% 30% 14% 10% 11% $98,598 22 -0.77 94 — — — — —
Computer and Information Sciences 23 +1 83% 17% 35% 22% 9% 4% $89,674 35 -0.42 90 92% — — — —
Information Technology 101 — 78% 21% 32% 24% 11% 9% $89,674 35 -0.42 90 92% — — — —
Chemistry 11 — 36% 55% 27% 0% 9% 9% $54,244 2 -1.67 34 95% — — — —
Mathematics 19 — 74% 26% 37% 5% 5% 21% $63,461 15 -0.83 58 89% — — — —
Physics 7 — 57% 29% 43% 0% 0% 29% $69,890 13 -0.99 70 — — — — —
Biochemistry 26 — 35% 35% 19% 23% 15% 4% $65,009 19 -0.58 61 96% — — — —
Biology 205 — 24% 26% 21% 18% 23% 3% $71,677 78 +0.61 73 94% — — — —
Environmental Science 54 — 39% 69% 11% 6% 11% 0% $62,468 72 +0.48 56 87% — — — —
Environmental Studies 10 — 40% 60% 10% 10% 20% 0% $62,468 72 +0.48 56 87% — — — —
Nursing 47 — 17% 55% 6% 19% 11% 0% $91,390 55 -0.08 91 98% — — — —
Nursing Science 329 — 14% 47% 15% 20% 12% 0% $91,390 55 -0.08 91 98% — — — —
Sports Studies 27 +1 81% 56% 0% 7% 26% 4% $63,739 62 +0.23 59 92% — — — —
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness 113 — 27% 35% 15% 28% 18% 3% $63,739 62 +0.23 59 92% — — — —
Business Management and Administration 394 — 56% 28% 24% 12% 16% 13% $72,011 49 -0.29 74 96% — — — —
Economics 85 +8 71% 29% 13% 15% 20% 16% $67,272 5 -1.16 66 90% — — — —
Labor and Industrial Relations 6 — 50% 67% 0% 17% 17% 0% $68,233 27 -0.56 67 — — — — —
African-American Studies 6 — 33% 17% 0% 83% 0% 0% $50,725 23 -0.68 24 94% — — — —
American Studies 3 +1 33% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $41,845 3 -1.38 8 100% — — — —
Asian Studies/Civilization 5 — 40% 20% 40% 0% 0% 20% $41,845 3 -1.38 8 100% — — — —
Classical Languages 2 +2 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,669 53 -0.03 43 — — — — —
English 50 +4 42% 48% 6% 14% 20% 0% $52,302 54 -0.01 28 93% — — — —
French 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,918 51 -0.10 41 93% — — — —
History 27 +3 59% 74% 4% 7% 11% 0% $60,792 77 +0.38 51 90% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies — — — — — — — — $60,557 75 +0.31 51 — — — — —
Philosophy 11 +2 64% 64% 9% 9% 0% 18% $69,200 78 +0.59 69 87% — — — —
Philosophy 4 — 0% 0% 0% 25% 0% 0% $69,200 78 +0.59 69 87% — — — —
Spanish 4 — 25% 50% 0% 0% 25% 0% $56,918 51 -0.10 41 93% — — — —
Women's Studies 9 +7 33% 22% 11% 22% 0% 22% $50,725 26 -0.68 24 94% — — — —
Anthropology 20 +3 25% 60% 0% 10% 20% 0% $47,813 9 -0.82 17 89% — — — —
Communication 58 +9 48% 59% 10% 12% 7% 10% $59,621 47 -0.21 48 93% — — — —
Community Organization and Advocacy 2 — 100% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $54,802 58 +0.18 35 100% — — — —
Gerontology 2 — 0% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $73,381 99 +2.38 75 93% — — — —
Intercultural and International Studies 11 — 55% 27% 0% 18% 45% 0% $65,093 31 -0.40 61 — — — — —
International Affairs 24 +2 38% 33% 0% 17% 21% 17% $70,638 47 -0.11 71 — — — — —
Political Science 37 +3 57% 46% 5% 14% 22% 5% $65,276 32 -0.51 62 93% — — — —
Psychology 269 +13 22% 35% 13% 19% 26% 2% $55,746 58 +0.10 38 93% — — — —
Social Psychology 5 — 20% 40% 20% 0% 40% 0% $68,981 81 +0.84 69 — — — — —
Social Sciences — — — — — — — — $52,225 36 -0.42 28 — — — — —
Social Work 25 +1 24% 24% 0% 44% 20% 0% $60,142 89 +0.82 49 87% — — — —
Sociology 31 +6 23% 19% 10% 16% 29% 6% $53,649 43 -0.29 32 91% — — — —
Early Childhood Education 73 — 5% 37% 14% 14% 26% 1% $52,791 57 +0.07 30 95% — — — —
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching — — — — — — — — $59,573 63 +0.23 48 — — — — —
Art/Art Studies 13 +5 23% 38% 8% 23% 23% 8% $36,829 9 -1.07 4 90% — — — —
Music 10 +1 30% 50% 20% 30% 0% 0% $38,902 12 -0.84 5 — — — — —
Theater 10 — 30% 60% 10% 10% 10% 0% $37,467 16 -0.75 4 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 110 +13 38% 31% 6% 18% 35% 1% $65,374 83 +0.75 62 97% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $17,136
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $40,356
Est. In-State Cost $22,167
Est. Out-of-State Cost $52,205
ROI Percentile 73th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 70%
4-Year Graduation Rate 32%
6-Year Graduation Rate 49%
Transfer-Out Rate 27%

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
Health Sciences 21.2% 516 20% 45% 14% 21% 14% 1% $83,888 74 +0.00 86 96% —
Business & Economics 19.9% 485 58% 28% 21% 13% 17% 14% $71,134 29 -0.45 72 95% —
Social Sciences 19.9% 484 30% 38% 10% 18% 23% 4% $57,860 48 -0.01 44 93% —
Computer Science 10.2% 249 80% 24% 31% 18% 10% 10% $94,154 21 -0.59 92 92% —
Life & Natural Sciences 9.5% 231 25% 27% 21% 19% 23% 3% $70,926 67 +0.47 72 95% —
Humanities 5.0% 122 44% 50% 7% 15% 12% 4% $55,656 55 -0.03 38 92% —
Professional 4.5% 110 38% 31% 6% 18% 35% 1% $65,374 46 +0.75 62 97% —
Education 3.0% 73 5% 37% 14% 14% 26% 1% $52,791 45 +0.07 30 95% —
Agriculture & Food Science 2.6% 64 39% 67% 11% 6% 12% 0% $62,468 61 +0.48 56 87% —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.5% 37 59% 35% 35% 3% 5% 19% $61,937 8 -1.11 54 91% —
Arts 1.4% 33 27% 48% 12% 21% 12% 3% $37,651 4 -0.90 4 90% —
Engineering 1.3% 32 91% 44% 12% 19% 12% 6% $95,203 18 -0.96 93 96% —

Research R1

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Education $25.8M #23 38% $1.4M 22 #189 — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $23.3M #92 26% $0.2M 34 #135 270 2
Physical Sciences & Math $7.7M #194 38% $0.1M 6 #187 55 —
Life & Natural Sciences $5.4M #196 71% $0 12 #136 64 6
Health Sciences $4.0M #169 65% $0.2M 17 #103 89 —
Agriculture & Food Science $3.4M #103 51% $0.0M 7 #65 23 1
Engineering $1.8M #255 51% $0.1M — — — —
Computer Science $1.7M #201 42% $0.1M 3 #161 44 —
Business & Economics $1.0M #214 2% $0.0M 7 #158 — —
Total $74.0M #174 39% $2.1M 108 #164 545 9

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 D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 50 $121K $131K -$9K
Lacrosse 43 $411K $302K $109K
Baseball 40 $314K $294K $20K
Soccer 28 $203K $197K $5K
Ice Hockey 27 $298K $268K $29K
Basketball 17 $177K $176K $1K
Tennis 10 $78K $67K $11K
Total 211 $1.6M $1.4M $168K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 59 $147K $173K -$25K
Soccer 31 $214K $209K $5K
Softball 22 $189K $210K -$20K
Ice Hockey 21 $211K $186K $24K
Lacrosse 18 $177K $148K $29K
Volleyball 18 $194K $173K $20K
Basketball 17 $220K $203K $16K
Tennis 11 $82K $62K $20K
Total 163 $1.4M $1.4M $70K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 109 $269K $304K -$35K
Lacrosse 61 $589K $450K $138K
Soccer 59 $417K $406K $11K
Ice Hockey 48 $509K $454K $54K
Baseball 40 $314K $294K $20K
Basketball 34 $397K $380K $17K
Softball 22 $189K $210K -$20K
Tennis 21 $161K $129K $32K
Volleyball 18 $194K $173K $20K
Total 374 $6.6M $6.1M $450K

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 79%
Yield (non-ED) 12%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 79% 79% 79%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 34%
SAT Range 1070 – 1290
SAT Math Range 530 – 640
SAT RW Range 540 – 650