University of Massachusetts

Boston, MA · Public research
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Acceptance rate
83.8%
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SAT · 50th
1180
Range 1090–1290
6-yr grad
49.4%
Retention 70.4%
Undergrads
11,512
15:1 S-F
Admissions
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83.8%
— admitted
from — apps
Overall admit rate83.8%
Test scores
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1180
SAT composite · 50th %ile
range 1090–1290 · 28.0% submitted
SAT
255075
R&W540590650
Math540590640
Comp109011801290
ACT
255075
Comp242730
Cost & aid
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$14,905
in-state tuition
out-of-state $36,581
Tuition (in-state)$14,905
Tuition (out-of-state)$36,581
Fees$786
Room & board$19,128
Books$1,000
Avg need-based grant$13,815
Academics
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15 : 1
student-faculty ratio
70.4% retention
Student-faculty15 : 1
Retention70.4%
4-year graduation32.5%
6-year graduation49.4%
Enrollment
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11,512
undergraduates
Total undergraduates11,512
Out-of-state7.7%
Rankings
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#28
U.S. News & World Report
Best Undergraduate Nursing Programs
SourceListRankYr
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Nursing Programs#2826
U.S. News & World ReportTop Performers on Social Mobility — National Universities#4226
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Engineering Programs (Bachelor's/Master's)#4626
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Computer Science Programs#12526
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Business Programs#15026
U.S. News & World ReportBest National Universities#21326
WSJ/College PulseBest Colleges in the U.S.#34026
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Niche, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
Classifications & designations
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R2 Research University
Carnegie Classification
54 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationR2 Research University54
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.
Application timeline & requirements
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$60
application fee
Admissions URLumb.edu
Admissions emailundergrad.admissions@umb.edu
Admissions phone617-287-6100
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Peers by the numbers
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University of Mass…
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
University of Massachusetts MA · Public59.9%141024K
University of Rhode Island RI · Public74.6%—14K
Northeastern University MA · Private (nonprofit)5.6%148022K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.

Official Common Data Set Documents — University of Massachusetts-Boston

13 years of University of Massachusetts-Boston's officially published CDS, archived by CollegeNumbers. PDF and spreadsheet originals exactly as the school filed them.