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Common Data Set 2023-2024

University of Massachusetts-Boston

MA · Public · ~12,200 undergraduates

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Acceptance rate · 2023-2024
83.0%

University of Massachusetts-Boston's admit rate has risen 14.5 percentage points across the 13 reported years on file.

SAT · 50th
1180
Range 1090–1290
6-yr grad
51.0%
Retention 73.0%
Undergrads
12,234
15:1 student-faculty
Drawn directly from University of Massachusetts-Boston's officially-published 2023-2024 Common Data Set.
University of Massachusetts-Boston Admission

At a glance

The headline numbers, drawn from CDS sections A–H.

Admit rate83.0% SAT (50th)1,180 ACT (50th)27 Undergraduates12,234 6-yr graduation51.0% Retention73.0% Tuition (FT)$36,581 Student–faculty ratio15:1

Recent years

Per-cycle Common Data Set values. Enrolled is first-year matriculants (CDS B1), not total undergraduate population. Blank cells mean the field was not published in that year's source CDS.

YearAdmit rateEnrolled6-yr gradRetentionSAT (50th)
2023-202483.0%2,46351.0%73.0%1,180
2022-202380.8%2,44151.0%72.4%1,190
2021-202278.9%2,24649.0%75.0%
2020-202179.7%2,22949.0%76.0%
2019-202076.1%2,12349.0%75.0%

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What the data says about University of Massachusetts-Boston

Comparative observations derived from this school's reported CDS values and from IPEDS / College Scorecard reference data. Every claim is grounded in a number — no editorial overlay.

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Broadly accessible — admit rate near the national norm.

University of Massachusetts-Boston's 83.0% admit rate is in line with the national 4-year-institution median of 76.6% (per IPEDS, n=1437 institutions). Most U.S. four-year colleges admit between 61.2% and 88.3% of applicants.

Sources: each school's officially-published Common Data Set; IPEDS / College Scorecard for federal comparisons. Methodology →

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Methodology

The Common Data Set is a standardized reporting form U.S. colleges file annually — sections A through J covering admissions selectivity, enrollment, aid, faculty resources, and outcomes. CollegeNumbers extracts every value directly from each school's officially published CDS PDF, xlsx, docx, or HTML, then normalizes into a unified schema.

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