57.8% / 63.5%
in-state / out-of-state
admit rate spread
Applications53,117
Overall admit rate59.9%
In-state admit rate57.8%
Out-of-state admit rate63.5%
Enrolled5,315 · 16.7% yield
Admitted from waitlist2,349 of 11,100
Very important factorsGPA, Rigor of HS record
Important factorsApplication essay, Recs, State residency
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
$17,601
in-state tuition
out-of-state $40,873
Tuition (in-state)$17,601
Tuition (out-of-state)$40,873
Fees$1,386
Room & board$16,726
Books$1,200
Avg need-based grant$19,013
% need met87.8%
Avg debt at graduation$33,146
#29
U.S. News & World Report
Top Public National Universities
SourceListRankYr
U.S. News & World ReportTop Public National Universities#2926
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Computer Science Programs#3526
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Nursing Programs#4026
Princeton ReviewBest Value Colleges (Public Schools)#5026
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Engineering Programs (Doctorate)#5726
U.S. News & World ReportBest National Universities#6426
NicheBest Colleges in America#10826
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R1 Research University
Carnegie Classification
131 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationR1 Research University131
Athletic conferenceMid-American Conference6
Athletic divisionNCAA D1-FBS95
Institutional controlPublic college153
Geographic groupingMassachusetts colleges25
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
$90
application fee
waivable
Regular decisionJanuary 15 → Mid- to late-January → May 1
Early actionNovember 5 → January 25
Deferred admissionAllowed
Test policyConsidered but not required
HS units required4 Eng, 4 Math, 3 Sci, 3 SciLab, 2 FL, 1 SS, 1 Hist
Admissions URLhttps://www.umass.edu/admissions
Admissions emailmail@admissions.umass.edu
Admissions phone413-545-0222
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
University of Conn…
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
University of Connecticut CT · Public54.4%135021K
Northeastern University MA · Private (nonprofit)5.6%148022K
University of New Hampshire NH · Public89.1%123010K
University of Vermont VT · Public73.0%136012K
University of Rhode Island RI · Public74.6%—14K
Penn State University Park PA · Public—1340—
University of Delaware DE · Public69.2%130019K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.