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University of Massachusetts - Boston Overview

University of Massachusetts - Boston is a public institution situated in Boston, Massachusetts. Boston is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

What Is University of Massachusetts - Boston Known For?

2,483 Undergraduate Awards
$42,977 Avg Cost After Aid
81% Acceptance Rate
  • The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at UMass Boston.
  • In a recent academic period60% of the faculty were full-time.
  • After graduation, UMass Boston bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $65,865 a year. That's about 61% more than their peers at other schools.

Where Is University of Massachusetts - Boston?

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Contact details for UMass Boston are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 100 Morrissey Boulevard, Boston, MA 02125-3393
Phone: 617-287-5000
Website: www.umb.edu

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How Do I Get Into UMass Boston?

You can apply to UMass Boston online at: www.umb.edu/admissions

Admission Requirements for UMass Boston

Submission Required?
High School GPA 1
High School Rank 3
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 1
Recommendations 1
SAT or ACT Scores 5
TOEFL 1

How Hard Is It To Get Into UMass Boston?

81% Acceptance Rate
66% Of Accepted Are Women
28% Submit SAT Scores
With an acceptance rate of 81%, UMass Boston may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 34% of accepted students are men and 66% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 76%, and the acceptance rate for women is 83%.

Average Test Scores

About 28% of students accepted to UMass Boston submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 540 and 650. Math scores were between 540 and 650.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for University of Massachusetts - Boston  ( 540 to 650 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for University of Massachusetts - Boston  ( 540 to 650 )
200
800
UMass Boston received ACT scores from 2% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 22 and 31. Math scores were between 22 and 0. Composite scores were between 24 and 29.

ACT English Scores for University of Massachusetts - Boston  ( 22 to 31 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for University of Massachusetts - Boston  ( 24 to 29 )
1
36

Can I Afford University of Massachusetts - Boston?

$42,977 Net Price
60% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of UMass Boston is $42,977. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At UMass Boston, approximately 60% of students took out student loans averaging $6,746 a year. That adds up to $26,984 over four years for those students.

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University of Massachusetts - Boston Undergraduate Student Diversity

10,279 Full-Time Undergraduates
58% Women
54% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 12,871 undergraduate students at UMass Boston, with 10,279 being full-time and 2,592 being part-time.

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There are also 3,388 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 10,279 full-time undergraduates at UMass Boston, 42% are male and 58% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of Massachusetts - Boston students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 1,561
Black or African American 1,696
Hispanic or Latino 1,861
White 3,420
International Students 1,019
Other Races/Ethnicities 722

Geographic Diversity

Massachusetts students aren't the only ones who study at University of Massachusetts - Boston. At this time, 22 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 106 countries are represented at UMass Boston. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and South Korea.

University of Massachusetts - Boston Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Basic Certificate Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Business Administration & Management 0 414 0 71 6 491
Nursing 0 372 29 45 21 467
General Psychology 0 251 0 0 0 251
General Biology 0 206 0 5 5 216
Health & Physical Education 0 162 0 8 0 170
Criminal Justice & Corrections 0 144 0 0 0 144
Computer Information Systems 0 114 0 22 0 136
Teacher Education Grade Specific 0 40 0 89 2 131
Computer Science 0 75 0 39 6 120
Economics 0 85 0 12 0 97
General English Literature 0 75 0 21 0 96
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 0 0 0 89 0 89
Special Education 0 0 34 36 0 70
Communication & Media Studies 0 66 0 0 0 66
Information Science 0 0 0 64 0 64
Natural Resources Conservation 0 49 0 8 4 61
Sociology 0 51 0 8 1 60
Political Science & Government 0 54 5 0 0 59
History 0 34 0 18 0 52
Mental & Social Health Services 0 0 0 45 0 45
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 0 0 0 40 0 40
Public Policy 0 0 0 29 11 40
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 0 0 13 19 7 39
Student Counseling 0 0 1 27 0 28
International Relations & National Security 0 28 0 0 0 28
Gerontology 2 1 2 17 5 27
Child Development & Psychology 0 17 0 0 10 27
Social Work 0 26 0 0 0 26
Accounting 0 0 0 25 0 25
Instructional Media Design 0 0 13 12 0 25
Electrical Engineering 0 24 0 0 0 24
Anthropology 0 24 0 0 0 24
Management Information Systems 0 0 23 0 0 23
Dispute Resolution 0 0 5 18 0 23
Mathematics 0 22 0 0 0 22
Area Studies 0 16 0 5 0 21
Ethnic Studies 0 12 0 6 0 18
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 0 16 0 0 0 16
Public Administration 0 0 0 16 0 16
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 0 0 1 14 0 15
Urban & Regional Planning 0 0 0 14 0 14
Fine & Studio Arts 0 14 0 0 0 14
Educational Administration 0 0 4 5 3 12
Philosophy 0 12 0 0 0 12
Chemistry 0 6 0 2 4 12
Drama & Theater Arts 0 11 0 0 0 11
Romance Languages 0 10 0 0 0 10
Physics 3 6 0 1 0 10
Other Education 0 0 1 8 0 9
Computer Engineering 0 9 0 0 0 9
Classical Languages & Literature 0 7 0 2 0 9
Archeology 0 0 0 9 0 9
Public Health 0 0 0 4 4 8
Educational Assessment 0 0 7 0 0 7
Music 0 7 0 0 0 7
Human Resource Management 0 5 0 0 0 5
Marketing 0 0 4 0 0 4
General Education 0 0 0 0 4 4
Computational Science 0 0 0 0 4 4
International Studies 0 4 0 0 0 4
Marine Science 0 0 0 3 1 4
General Social Sciences 0 1 3 0 0 4
Engineering Physics 0 3 0 0 0 3
Writing Studies 0 0 1 2 0 3
Community Organization & Advocacy 0 3 0 0 0 3
Library & Information Science 0 0 2 0 0 2
Sustainability Science 0 0 2 0 0 2
Agricultural Production 1 0 0 0 0 1
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 0 1 0 0 0 1
TOTAL 6 2,477 150 858 98 3,589

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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