University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Amherst, Massachusetts
- Public
- City
- 23,671 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 60%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $22,857per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 82%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $80,48610 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
UMass Amherst is a member of the Five College Consortium, enabling shared resources, joint departments, and inter-campus collaboration.
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 60%About 6 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 1310–1500Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 30–33Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
From University of Massachusetts-Amherst's own report
These numbers come from the school's Common Data Set, a standard report colleges publish about their applicants and first-year students. Open the report.
81% had a 3.75 or higher. The average was 4.05. Schools count GPA differently (weighted or not), so compare ranges loosely.
- Admit rate in this report
- 60%31,813 admitted of 53,117 first-year applicants
- Off the wait list
- 32%2,349 admitted of 7,261 who stayed on the wait list (11,100 were offered a spot)
- SAT, middle 50%
- 1330–148025% of first-years sent SAT scores
- ACT, middle 50%
- 30–3430% of first-years sent ACT scores
- Top 10% of their class
- 34%71% were in the top quarter. Based on the 28% whose school ranks.
What the admissions office says it weighs
Very important
- How challenging your classes were
- GPA
Important
- Class rank
- Essay
- Recommendations
- Activities
- A talent or ability
- Character and personal qualities
- Work experience
Considered
- Test scores
- Being first in your family to go to college
- Volunteer work
Not considered
- Interview
- Family who went there (legacy)
- Where you live
- Living in the state
- Religious affiliation
- Showing interest in the school
Where you'd stand
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Sources: University of Massachusetts-Amherst Common Data Set. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $22,857full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $36,842sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $18,487Source: College Scorecard
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $41,759Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 82%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 92%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $80,48610 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $21,500federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 23,671Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 23%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 22%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO — admits 78%
- University of California-Riverside Riverside, CA — admits 76%
- Iowa State University Ames, IA — admits 89%
- University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman, OK — admits 77%
Also worth a look
- University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC — admits 60%
- University of Connecticut Storrs, CT — admits 52%
- James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA — admits 72%
- Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ — admits 58%
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA — admits 55%
- University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY — admits 74%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for University of Massachusetts-Amherst, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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