University of Massachusetts-Boston
Boston, Massachusetts
- Public
- City
- 11,512 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 84%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $22,548per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 50%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $70,59710 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Under Beacon Pledge, eligible Massachusetts residents with adjusted gross income of $75,000 or less can attend UMass Boston for $0 in tuition and mandatory fees.
Source: Beacon Pledge - UMass Boston
The Beacon Pledge covers tuition and mandatory fees for Massachusetts residents with family adjusted gross incomes of $75,000 or less.
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 84%About 8 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%)
- 1070–1290Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 22–29Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
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Sources: College Scorecard. 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
- $22,548full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $36,898sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $16,558Source: College Scorecard
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $39,365Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 50%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 70%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $70,59710 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $22,089federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 11,512Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 48%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 43%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Also worth a look
- University of Massachusetts-Lowell Lowell, MA — admits 83%
- Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Bowling Green, OH — admits 81%
- Montana State University Bozeman, MT — admits 82%
- Bridgewater State University Bridgewater, MA — admits 88%
- Minnesota State University-Mankato Mankato, MN — admits 88%
- Tarleton State University Stephenville, TX — admits 90%
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-Boston, 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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