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University of Massachusetts-Amherst

Amherst, MA · Public · Small city · Carnegie R1/R2 · UMA · UMass Amherst

Public institution in Amherst, MA · 23,694 undergraduates · 58% acceptance rate · $71,631 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$23,6911,394th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$17,3571,035th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$39,2931,579th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$33,3891,052nd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$22,763974th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$71,631252nd highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$60,347245th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
83.2%166th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
91.0%217th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
57.8%359th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1393103rd highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
3176th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
23,69485th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
18.0:11,696th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
20.3%1,690th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 77 mi (BOS)

On 4 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$90
Personal essay
Required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 81 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Computer Sciencebachelors$80,038$78,232
Computer EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$75,832$75,518
Industrial EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$72,587$69,338
Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$71,734$69,338
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$68,319$68,647
Mechanical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$66,711$65,594
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$63,522$63,646
Chemical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$63,005$58,303
Civil EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$62,260$60,903
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusinessbachelors$60,907$57,469
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors$58,221$52,107
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, OtherComputer Sciencebachelors$57,770—

Campus facts

Athletics — 12 sports

NCAA Division I-FBS · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $13,585,599 (M $6,993,887 · W $6,591,712)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to University of Massachusetts-Amherst’s 23,694 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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