University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Amherst, MA
Cost
- Average net price
- $22,383per year, after aid
- In-state tuition
- $17,772published rate
- Out-of-state tuition
- $40,449published rate
Net price is an average across aided students — what your family actually pays depends on your finances, and can be lower or higher.
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 60%
- Average SAT
- 1,423of admitted students
- Average ACT
- 31of admitted students
Context for the class as a whole, not a prediction about any one applicant.
Outcomes
- Median earnings
- $71,63110 years after entry
Median earnings of former students who received federal aid, measured 10 years after they started.
Campus life
- Campus setting
- City: Small
- Residential character
- Highly residential — most students live on campus
Most common fields of study
- Business & marketing17%
- Biological & biomedical sciences10%
- Social sciences9%
- Computer & information sciences8%
- Psychology8%
- Engineering7%
Share of degrees awarded, by broad field.
Athletics
NCAA Division I-FBS
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Diving
- Field Hockey
- Football
- Ice Hockey
- Lacrosse
- Rowing
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Track and Field
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