University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 500,000

Weather

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

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 4,837
Men / Women 49% / 51%
From State 88%
From Region 8%
Athletes 414 (9.0%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 54%
Black 19%
Hispanic 14%
Mixed 6%
Asian 3%
International 2%
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 - Dartmouth 1,102 45% 61% 4% 14% 12% 1% $68,841 39 -0.63 72 97% 6.5%
Biomedical Engineering 18 — 67% 67% 0% 6% 17% 0% $98,607 52 -0.01 95 95% — — — —
Civil Engineering 21 — 62% 67% 10% 5% 10% 0% $83,078 7 -1.32 87 98% — — — —
Computer Engineering 3 — 100% 67% 0% 33% 0% 0% $106,446 28 -0.50 97 100% — — — —
Computer Engineering 5 — 100% 80% 0% 0% 0% 0% $106,446 28 -0.50 97 100% — — — —
Electrical Engineering 20 — 90% 70% 0% 0% 15% 5% $97,239 7 -0.94 94 98% — — — —
Energy Systems Engineering, Other 3 — 67% 33% 0% 0% 0% 33% $97,793 23 -0.75 95 — — — — —
Engineering Undeclared — — — — — — — — $94,851 41 -0.28 93 — — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 26 — 85% 81% 0% 4% 12% 0% $90,560 9 -1.09 91 99% — — — —
Artificial Intelligence 6 — 67% 50% 17% 0% 0% 0% $91,905 4 -1.59 92 98% — — — —
Computer Game Programming 3 — 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $69,020 33 -0.57 72 — — — — —
Computer Science 43 +1 84% 77% 12% 5% 7% 0% $91,905 13 -0.97 92 98% — — — —
Computer Software Engineering 15 — 87% 67% 0% 20% 13% 0% $106,446 31 -0.54 97 100% — — — —
Cybersecurity 7 — 86% 86% 0% 0% 0% 14% $87,639 37 -0.32 90 — — — — —
Data Analytics 7 +1 57% 71% 0% 0% 14% 14% $77,066 6 -1.55 82 — — — — —
Applied Statistics 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $70,635 3 -1.21 75 — — — — —
Chemistry 17 — 24% 35% 18% 29% 6% 0% $77,847 80 +0.60 82 96% — — — —
Computational and Applied Mathematics — — — — — — — — $70,498 3 -1.21 74 — — — — —
Mathematics 3 +1 67% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $68,127 27 -0.65 71 — — — — —
Physics 4 — 75% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $69,319 12 -1.03 73 — — — — —
Biology 40 — 22% 60% 2% 22% 10% 2% $64,679 41 -0.21 65 95% — — — —
Cellular and Molecular Biology 6 — 50% 50% 17% 0% 33% 0% $66,552 22 -0.44 68 — — — — —
Conservation Biology 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $53,634 40 -0.30 38 — — — — —
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 5 — 40% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,471 40 -0.32 37 — — — — —
Behavioral Aspects of Health 34 +5 24% 24% 0% 56% 18% 0% $60,972 28 -0.51 57 — — — — —
Clinical Laboratory Science 28 — 25% 61% 0% 7% 18% 4% $78,974 58 +0.11 83 96% 4.7% — — —
Nursing 121 — 12% 73% 2% 8% 12% 0% $82,523 11 -0.97 86 99% 4.4% — — —
Accounting 43 — 51% 56% 2% 12% 14% 5% $69,965 13 -1.10 74 97% 6.1% — — —
Business 28 — 39% 82% 0% 7% 7% 0% $63,815 19 -0.72 63 97% 4.7% — — —
Business Administration 61 +3 56% 49% 3% 25% 11% 0% $61,174 12 -0.86 57 96% 6.9% — — —
Economics 13 — 62% 54% 0% 15% 15% 8% $70,579 9 -1.03 74 95% — — — —
Finance 58 +2 74% 53% 14% 10% 12% 2% $72,871 8 -0.91 77 94% 5.9% — — —
Health Administration 10 +1 50% 40% 0% 50% 0% 0% $63,275 53 -0.16 62 — — — — —
Human Resources Management 6 — 50% 33% 0% 33% 17% 17% $67,427 22 -0.62 70 — — — — —
Management Information Systems 24 +1 92% 46% 12% 25% 8% 0% $72,386 8 -1.15 77 97% 5.9% — — —
Marketing 44 +1 64% 57% 7% 11% 11% 2% $66,350 16 -0.87 68 98% 7.7% — — —
Operations Management 14 +1 50% 36% 0% 29% 7% 0% $61,174 1 -1.79 57 96% 6.9% — — —
English 16 — 31% 69% 0% 0% 12% 0% $49,484 36 -0.36 27 95% 10.4% — — —
History 19 — 89% 79% 0% 5% 11% 0% $42,542 2 -1.40 12 95% 8.8% — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 2 — 0% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $47,426 9 -0.95 21 — — — — —
Philosophy 2 +6 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,211 18 -0.85 28 — — — — —
Portuguese 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,788 18 -0.82 25 — — — — —
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies 9 — 56% 56% 0% 11% 11% 0% $50,076 42 -0.28 28 — — — — —
Spanish 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $49,309 20 -0.78 26 — — — — —
Women's Studies 3 — 33% 33% 0% 33% 33% 0% $47,273 11 -1.10 21 — — — — —
Communication 12 — 33% 58% 0% 25% 8% 0% $54,013 22 -0.73 39 — — — — —
Political Science 31 — 42% 55% 3% 6% 13% 0% $62,759 24 -0.70 61 94% 7.5% — — —
Psychology 85 +3 19% 62% 2% 13% 15% 1% $55,787 59 +0.11 44 95% — — — —
Public Administration 2 — 50% 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% $62,976 25 -0.68 61 — — — — —
Sociology and Anthropology 18 — 22% 56% 6% 22% 6% 0% $38,951 0 -1.63 7 100% 10.0% — — —
General Education 16 — 12% 44% 0% 25% 19% 0% $50,735 27 -0.51 30 98% — — — —
Art Education 6 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,811 80 +0.64 35 — — — — —
Art History 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $44,487 27 -0.57 15 83% — — — —
Digital Arts 15 — 53% 67% 20% 7% 0% 0% $48,686 28 -0.47 25 93% — — — —
Drawing 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $44,487 39 -0.25 15 83% — — — —
Fashion Design 3 — 67% 33% 0% 0% 33% 0% $57,273 31 -0.43 47 98% — — — —
Fiber, Textile, and Weaving Arts — — — — — — — — $44,487 3 -1.70 15 83% — — — —
Graphic Design 20 — 25% 75% 0% 0% 10% 5% $57,273 42 -0.22 47 98% — — — —
Illustration 12 +1 33% 83% 0% 8% 0% 0% $57,273 92 +1.12 47 98% — — — —
Interior Architecture 16 — 12% 69% 0% 6% 12% 6% $65,658 32 -0.28 66 — — — — —
Jewelry Arts — — — — — — — — $44,487 3 -1.70 15 83% — — — —
Music 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $45,456 44 -0.14 17 — — — — —
Painting 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $44,487 39 -0.25 15 83% — — — —
Photography 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,026 22 -0.58 20 100% — — — —
Sculpture 1 +1 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $44,487 39 -0.25 15 83% — — — —
Visual and Performing Arts 5 — 0% 60% 0% 0% 20% 0% $48,686 85 +0.75 25 93% — — — —
Criminology 59 — 39% 47% 0% 29% 17% 0% $58,469 46 -0.20 51 98% 8.5% — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $16,773
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $34,936
Est. In-State Cost $21,698
Est. Out-of-State Cost $45,193
ROI Percentile 72th

Retention & Graduation

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

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 27.3% 301 61% 54% 6% 17% 11% 2% $67,181 18 -0.94 69 96% 6.4%
Health Sciences 16.6% 183 16% 62% 2% 17% 14% 1% $77,976 54 -0.72 83 99% 4.5%
Social Sciences 13.4% 148 26% 59% 3% 14% 13% 1% $55,153 36 -0.35 42 96% 8.4%
Engineering 8.7% 96 78% 71% 2% 4% 11% 2% $93,373 13 -0.85 93 98% —
Arts 7.8% 86 26% 73% 3% 3% 9% 2% $55,268 66 +0.01 42 95% —
Computer Science 7.4% 81 80% 74% 7% 6% 7% 2% $92,099 19 -0.91 92 98% —
Professional 5.4% 59 39% 47% 0% 29% 17% 0% $58,469 22 -0.20 51 98% 8.5%
Humanities 4.9% 54 54% 69% 0% 7% 13% 0% $46,939 8 -0.82 20 95% 9.5%
Life & Natural Sciences 4.8% 53 28% 62% 4% 17% 13% 2% $63,417 30 -0.25 62 95% —
Physical Sciences & Math 2.3% 25 40% 44% 12% 20% 12% 0% $75,028 40 +0.12 80 96% —
Education 1.5% 16 12% 44% 0% 25% 19% 0% $50,735 28 -0.51 30 98% —

Research R2

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $22.0M #124 40% $2.1M 4 #196 50 8
Engineering $12.4M #178 32% $0.1M 16 #147 92 2
Computer Science $3.4M #159 37% $0 — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $2.1M #257 12% $0 4 #185 28 —
Health Sciences $1.2M #227 3% $0 3 #201 27 —
Education $0.9M #246 55% $0 3 #399 — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.3M #440 14% $0 — — 2 —
Business & Economics $0.0M #450 0% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Total $42.3M #208 35% $2.2M 30 #329 199 10

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
Football 114 $327K $310K $17K
Track & Field (indoor) 44 $70K $65K $5K
Baseball 42 $293K $267K $26K
Track & Field (outdoor) 41 $70K $65K $5K
Ice Hockey 28 $291K $254K $37K
Soccer 26 $106K $98K $7K
Cross Country 20 $81K $62K $18K
Basketball 14 $140K $130K $9K
Total 271 $1.4M $1.3M $126K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (outdoor) 31 $63K $60K $2K
Track & Field (indoor) 28 $63K $60K $2K
Soccer 23 $119K $110K $9K
Field Hockey 19 $134K $124K $10K
Lacrosse 18 $145K $140K $4K
Softball 18 $188K $183K $5K
Cross Country 16 $81K $62K $18K
Basketball 13 $176K $163K $13K
Volleyball 12 $148K $138K $9K
Swimming 6 $90K $88K $2K
Tennis 6 $53K $46K $7K
Total 143 $1.3M $1.2M $87K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 114 $327K $310K $17K
Track & Field (indoor) 72 $133K $125K $8K
Track & Field (outdoor) 72 $133K $125K $8K
Soccer 49 $226K $209K $16K
Baseball 42 $293K $267K $26K
Cross Country 36 $162K $125K $37K
Ice Hockey 28 $291K $254K $37K
Basketball 27 $316K $293K $23K
Field Hockey 19 $134K $124K $10K
Lacrosse 18 $145K $140K $4K
Softball 18 $188K $183K $5K
Volleyball 12 $148K $138K $9K
Swimming 6 $90K $88K $2K
Tennis 6 $53K $46K $7K
Total 414 $6.0M $5.4M $575K

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 95%
Yield (non-ED) 13%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 95% 95% 95%

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 11%
SAT Range 1050 – 1270
SAT Math Range 520 – 630
SAT RW Range 530 – 640