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University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 500,000
Map of the United States

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 5,289
Men / Women 48% / 52%
White 53%
Black 19%
Hispanic 12%
Mixed 5%
Asian 4%
International 2%
Native American 0%
From State 88%
From Region 8%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Business & Economics 30%
Humanities & Social Sciences 20%
Health Sciences 17%
Arts 10%
Engineering 10%
Life & Natural Sciences 6%
Computer Science 5%
Physical Sciences & Math 2%
Education 1%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $15,612
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $32,567
Est. In-State Cost $20,196
Est. Out-of-State Cost $42,129
10-Year ROI $203,000
ROI Percentile 83th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 64%
4-Year Graduation Rate 38%
6-Year Graduation Rate 52%
Transfer-Out Rate 29%

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,634 (56%)
Days Without Precipitation 239 (34%)

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 72%
Yield (Unbound) 13%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R2
Expenditure
Engineering, Computing & Math $18M #169
Life & Natural Sciences $23M #192
Humanities & Social Sciences $0M #438
Graduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 119 #172
Engineering, Computing & Math 16 #182
Life & Natural Sciences 19 #423

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 11%
SAT Range 1090 – 1230
SAT Math Range 520 – 630
SAT RW Range 530 – 640
ACT Range 26 – 30

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).

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth 1,127 47% / 53% 1% $68,699 97%
Biomedical Engineering 16 38% / 62% 0% $89,969 95 98%
Civil Engineering 29 97% / 3% 0% $72,965 84 100%
Computer Engineering 12 +3 75% / 25% 25% $96,669 97 91%
Electrical Engineering 31 +1 90% / 10% 0% $94,580 96 100%
Engineering Undeclared $84,951 92
Mechanical Engineering 29 83% / 17% 0% $90,396 95 97%
Artificial Intelligence $83,445 91
Computer Science 49 90% / 10% 2% $97,833 97 100%
Computer Software Engineering $97,404 97
Data Analytics 2 100% / 0% 0% $75,018 85
Chemistry 9 56% / 44% 11% $77,462 87 100%
Computational and Applied Mathematics +2 $79,533 89
Mathematics 2 +1 50% / 50% 0% $70,420 81
Physics 6 67% / 33% 0% $74,673 85
Biology 64 36% / 64% 0% $66,578 76 100%
Cellular and Molecular Biology $69,503 80
Conservation Biology $54,663 53
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology $54,688 53
Behavioral Aspects of Health 30 +4 10% / 90% 0% $66,188 76
Clinical Laboratory Science 16 31% / 69% 0% $76,305 86 100%
Nursing 146 10% / 90% 0% $86,771 93 98%
Accounting 65 +4 57% / 43% 0% $73,735 84 96%
Business 19 58% / 42% 0% $71,930 83 100%
Business Administration 72 +1 69% / 31% 3% $55,612 55 97%
Economics 7 57% / 43% 0% $61,721 68 100%
Finance 54 72% / 28% 0% $69,363 80 95%
Health Administration 6 33% / 67% 0% $68,007 78
Human Resources Management 1 0% / 100% 0% $67,352 77
Management Information Systems 32 88% / 12% 3% $81,810 90 100%
Marketing 58 +1 59% / 41% 2% $67,546 78 95%
Operations Management 24 67% / 33% 0% $55,612 55 97%
Communication 10 40% / 60% 0% $54,072 51
Criminology 51 +1 39% / 61% 0% $65,646 75 96%
English 16 44% / 56% 0% $53,507 50 92%
History 22 +1 68% / 32% 0% $59,458 64 96%
Interdisciplinary Studies 2 0% / 100% 0% $51,837 45
Philosophy 3 +1 0% / 100% 0% $49,261 37
Political Science 21 +1 43% / 57% 0% $61,660 68 96%
Portuguese 1 100% / 0% 0% $51,424 44
Psychology 70 +1 13% / 87% 1% $49,231 37 92%
Public Administration 1 +1 100% / 0% 0% $63,349 71
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies $51,811 45
Sociology and Anthropology 19 16% / 84% 0% $40,698 14 100%
Spanish $51,634 44
Women's Studies 7 +1 0% / 100% 0% $52,628 47
General Education 10 50% / 50% 0% $44,445 23 100%
Art Education 6 50% / 50% 0% $51,278 43
Art History $34,451 6
Digital Arts 23 48% / 52% 0% $37,902 10 97%
Drawing 1 100% / 0% 0% $31,578 4 100%
Fashion Design 6 17% / 83% 17% $49,179 37 97%
Fiber, Textile, and Weaving Arts $37,715 9
Graphic Design 31 42% / 58% 0% $49,179 37 97%
Illustration 10 +2 30% / 70% 0% $49,179 37 97%
Interior Architecture 15 7% / 93% 0% $64,073 72
Jewelry Arts 1 0% / 100% 0% $31,578 4 100%
Music 9 67% / 33% 11% $35,906 7
Painting 3 0% / 100% 0% $31,578 4 100%
Photography 4 25% / 75% 0% $49,008 37 100%
Visual and Performing Arts 6 33% / 67% 0% $37,902 10 97%