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University of Massachusetts - Lowell Overview

Located in Lowell, Massachusetts, University of Massachusetts - Lowell is a public institution. UMass Lowell is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

What Is University of Massachusetts - Lowell Known For?

3,089 Undergraduate Awards
$38,938 Avg Cost After Aid
86% Acceptance Rate
  • The highest award offered at UMass Lowell is the doctor's degree.
  • In a recent academic period62% of the faculty were full-time.
  • A student who earns a bachelor's degree from UMass Lowell makes roughly $64,874 a year. This is 59% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.

Where Is University of Massachusetts - Lowell?

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Contact details for UMass Lowell are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1 University Ave, Lowell, MA 01854
Phone: 978-934-4000
Website: www.uml.edu

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How Do I Get Into UMass Lowell?

You can apply to UMass Lowell online at: https://www.uml.edu/Admissions-Aid/Apply.aspx

Admission Requirements for UMass Lowell

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 Lowell?

86% Acceptance Rate
47% Of Accepted Are Women
31% Submit SAT Scores
Since UMass Lowell has an acceptance rate of 86%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

Approximately 53% of accepted students are men and 47% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 86%, and the acceptance rate for women is 86%.

Average Test Scores

About 31% of students accepted to UMass Lowell submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 580 and 668. Math scores were between 590 and 680.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for University of Massachusetts - Lowell  ( 580 to 668 )
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800

SAT Math Scores for University of Massachusetts - Lowell  ( 590 to 680 )
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800
UMass Lowell received ACT scores from 2% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 25 and 33. Math scores were between 23 and 0. Composite scores were between 25 and 31.

ACT English Scores for University of Massachusetts - Lowell  ( 25 to 33 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for University of Massachusetts - Lowell  ( 25 to 31 )
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36

Can I Afford University of Massachusetts - Lowell?

$38,938 Net Price
64% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of UMass Lowell is $38,938. 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 Lowell, approximately 64% of students took out student loans averaging $7,166 a year. That adds up to $28,664 over four years for those students.

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University of Massachusetts - Lowell Undergraduate Student Diversity

10,637 Full-Time Undergraduates
41% Women
37% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 13,813 undergraduate students at UMass Lowell, with 10,637 being full-time and 3,176 being part-time.

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There are also 4,337 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 10,637 full-time undergraduates at UMass Lowell, 59% are male and 41% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 1,395
Black or African American 766
Hispanic or Latino 1,421
White 5,934
International Students 355
Other Races/Ethnicities 766

Geographic Diversity

Massachusetts students aren't the only ones who study at University of Massachusetts - Lowell. At this time, 29 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 94 countries are represented at UMass Lowell. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, China, and Vietnam.

University of Massachusetts - Lowell Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major Basic Certificate Associate’s Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Business Administration & Management 0 0 615 50 488 3 1,156
Criminal Justice & Corrections 40 0 210 39 126 0 415
Computer Science 0 0 218 0 64 6 288
General Psychology 0 0 210 29 11 0 250
Mechanical Engineering 0 0 156 3 40 12 211
Electrical Engineering 0 0 123 1 50 9 183
Information Science 16 14 144 0 0 0 174
Nursing 0 0 99 0 30 10 139
General Biology 0 0 114 1 19 1 135
Public Health 0 0 66 5 54 0 125
Civil Engineering 0 0 75 0 33 1 109
Biomedical Engineering 0 0 66 1 31 8 106
Health & Physical Education 0 0 94 0 0 0 94
General English Literature 0 0 88 0 0 0 88
Computer Engineering 0 0 54 1 26 5 86
Chemical Engineering 0 0 67 1 11 3 82
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 0 82 0 0 0 82
Polymer & Plastics Engineering 0 0 32 6 29 3 70
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 0 0 0 24 33 0 57
Engineering-Related Fields 0 0 0 0 56 0 56
Mathematics 0 0 41 0 14 0 55
Music 0 0 35 0 14 0 49
Curriculum & Instruction 0 0 0 0 48 0 48
Computer Information Systems 11 0 0 0 36 0 47
Health & Medical Administrative Services 0 0 0 16 31 0 47
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 0 0 29 10 7 0 46
International Relations & National Security 0 0 0 0 46 0 46
Physics 0 0 22 0 18 4 44
Accounting 18 0 0 0 25 0 43
Educational Administration 0 0 0 0 15 24 39
Chemistry 0 0 26 0 6 7 39
Natural Resources Conservation 0 0 26 0 10 0 36
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 0 0 0 0 0 33 33
Design & Applied Arts 10 0 23 0 0 0 33
History 0 0 30 0 1 0 31
Economics 0 0 31 0 0 0 31
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 0 0 16 0 9 2 27
Political Science & Government 0 0 26 0 0 0 26
Finance & Financial Management 0 0 0 3 22 0 25
Teacher Education Grade Specific 0 0 23 0 0 0 23
Nutrition Science 0 0 23 0 0 0 23
Fine & Studio Arts 0 0 21 0 0 0 21
Other Homeland Security 0 0 0 20 0 0 20
Industrial Production Technology 2 0 0 16 0 0 18
Other Engineering 0 0 0 6 9 3 18
Teacher Education Subject Specific 0 0 0 0 15 0 15
Sociology 0 0 14 0 0 0 14
Environmental Engineering 0 0 13 0 0 0 13
Electronics Engineering Technology 2 1 9 0 0 0 12
Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution 0 0 6 0 4 0 10
Child Development & Psychology 0 0 0 0 10 0 10
Information Technology 0 0 0 9 0 0 9
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 0 0 9 0 0 0 9
General Business/Commerce 0 8 0 0 0 0 8
Public Administration 0 0 0 3 4 0 7
Mechanical Engineering Technology 0 2 4 0 0 0 6
Philosophy 0 0 6 0 0 0 6
Security Science and Technology 0 0 0 0 0 6 6
Arts & Media Management 0 0 6 0 0 0 6
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology 0 0 5 0 0 0 5
Marketing 4 0 0 0 0 0 4
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 4 4
Entrepreneurial Studies 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
Computer Programming 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
Environmental Control Technology 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
Area Studies 0 0 2 0 0 0 2
International Studies 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Educational Assessment 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Industrial Engineering 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Marine Science 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
General Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Health Professions 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Applied Mathematics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Multicultural & Diversity Studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Geological & Earth Sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 105 25 2,959 246 1,450 147 4,932

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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