University of Massachusetts-Amherst
University of Massachusetts-Amherst admitted 60% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 1310–1500 on the SAT. Its average net price after aid for in-state students was $22,857 a year. Within six years, 81% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 60%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- SAT middle 50%
- 1310–1500
- ACT middle 50%
- 30–33
Cost
- In-state cost of attendance, before aid
- $36,842 a year
- Average in-state net price after aid
- $22,857 a year
- In-state net price for families earning under $30,000
- $10,294 a year
- In-state tuition and fees
- $18,487 a year
- Out-of-state tuition and fees
- $41,759 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 81%
- Students who return for a second year
- 92%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $80,486 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $21,500
Students
- Undergraduates
- 23,671
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 23%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 17 to 1
- Campus setting
- City
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Business, management and marketing
- 17%
- Biological and biomedical sciences
- 10%
- Social sciences
- 9%
- Multi/interdisciplinary studies
- 8%
- Computer and information sciences
- 8%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- Fordham University NY · 59% admitted
- Colorado School of Mines CO · 61% admitted
- Rutgers University-New Brunswick NJ · 58% admitted
- Ohio State University-Main Campus OH · 61% admitted
- Southern Methodist University TX · 63% admitted
- University of Tulsa OK · 62% admitted
More colleges in Massachusetts
- Boston University MA · 11% admitted
- Northeastern University MA · 5.2% admitted
- University of Massachusetts-Boston MA · 84% admitted
- University of Massachusetts-Lowell MA · 83% admitted
- Boston College MA · 16% admitted
- Bridgewater State University MA · 88% admitted
- Harvard University MA · 3.6% admitted
- Berklee College of Music MA · 44% admitted
Official sources
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.