University of Massachusetts-Amherst

Amherst, MA

School Background

2022 Undergraduate Enrollment: 23,947
Graduate Enrollment: 7,814
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
Highest degree awarded: Graduate
Religious Affiliation: None

Campus Details

Suburb: Large (outside principal city, in urbanized area with population of 250,000 or more)
Four-year, large, highly residential // full-time, more selective, lower transfer-in

Applicant and Admittance Traits

2022 Admission Rate: 65.53%

Male/Female: 48% / 52% (2017)

First generation college students: 21.6% (2017)
Percentage of students who are married when enrolled: 3.3% (2017)
Percentage of students who are veterans: 0.4% (2017)

Test scores for admission: Considered but not required
2022 Median Admit SAT: 1,362
SAT 25th Percentile - 75th: 1250 - 1460

2022 Median Admit ACT: 31
ACT 25th Percentile - 75th: 28 - 33

Appliants applying to 2+ schools: 82.4% (2017)
Appliants applying to 3+ schools: 70.0% (2017)
Appliants applying to 4+ schools: 62.6% (2017)
Appliants applying to 5+ schools: 54.6% (2017)

Ethnicity Information

White: 60.4%
Black: 4.8%
Hispanic: 8.6%
Asian: 11.7%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.1%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.1%
2+ races: 3.8%
Non-resident alien: 6.8%
Unknown race: 3.9%

Costs & Fees

2022 Average Tuition & Fees (Room/Board/Books): $26,579
In-State tuition: $16,439
Out-of-State tuition: $36,964

Estimated books and supplies: $1,000 (2022)
Estimated on-campus room & board: $13,595 (2022)
Estimated on-campus other fees: $1,400 (2022)

Estimated off-campus room & board: $13,595 (2022)
Estimated off-campus other fees: $1,400 (2022)

Average Family Income: $101,235 (2017)
Median Family Income: $74,291 (2017)

Scholarships & Financial Aid

Percentage of students receiving Pell Grant: 21.1%
Percentage of students with Federal Loans: 45.2%

Median federal loan debt at graduation: $22,763 (2021)
Median federal loan payment: $241 (2021)

Household Income Net Cost
0-$30k $6,061
$30k-48k $7,647
$48k-75k $11,340
$75k-110k $17,540
$110k+ $24,211

Graduate Outcomes & Job Placements

4-year graduation rate: 77%
6-year graduation rate: 84%

1 year post-graduation workforce participation: 95.4% (2020)

Loans

Median federal debt for graduates: $22,763 (2021)
Median federal debt for non-graduates: $17,112 (2021)

Median federal debt for first-generation graduates: $20,500 (2021)
Median federal debt for Pell grant recipient graduates: $21,500 (2021)

Ability to Repay Loans

Graduates, % of Loans in Repayment
(Non-delinquent/default)
Percentage
@1 Year 80.6% (2015)
@3 year 83.5% (2017)
@5 year 86.3% (2017)


1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid (Non-delinquent/default) - Pell Grant Recipients: 67.1% (2015)
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid - 1st Generation Attendees: 67.6% (2015)

Earnings Power

Median earnings, 1 year post graduation: $48,713 (2020)
Median earnings, 4 years post graduation: $64,017 (2020)

Popular Majors

Type of Degree Major 2022 Graduates Median Federal Debt Median Monthly Payment 1yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) 4yr Median Earnings (monthly gross)
Doctoral Degree Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. 12
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Agricultural Production Operations. 11
Associate's Degree Agricultural Production Operations. 2
Master's Degree Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering. 3
Bachelor's Degree Agricultural Production Operations. 27 $23,250 $212 $21,330 ($1,778)
Associate's Degree Agricultural and Domestic Animal Services. 7
Associate's Degree Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services. 24 $11,000 $117 $45,550 ($3,796)
Bachelor's Degree Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services. 8
Bachelor's Degree Animal Sciences. 21 $27,000 $283 $35,324 ($2,944) $56,557 ($4,713)
Master's Degree Animal Sciences. 1
Bachelor's Degree Food Science and Technology. 23 $46,914 ($3,910) $63,063 ($5,255)
Master's Degree Food Science and Technology. 12
Doctoral Degree Food Science and Technology. 11
Bachelor's Degree Plant Sciences. 27 $27,000 $246 $28,046 ($2,337)
Master's Degree Plant Sciences. 5
Doctoral Degree Plant Sciences. 2
Bachelor's Degree Natural Resources Conservation and Research. 170 $25,000 $242 $28,454 ($2,371) $49,218 ($4,102)
Master's Degree Natural Resources Conservation and Research. 17 $45,273 ($3,773)
Doctoral Degree Natural Resources Conservation and Research. 6
Master's Degree City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning. 10 $61,334 ($5,111)
Bachelor's Degree Environmental Design. 24 $26,000 $212 $28,529 ($2,377)
Master's Degree Environmental Design. 2
Bachelor's Degree Landscape Architecture. 15 $49,411 ($4,118)
Master's Degree Landscape Architecture. 12
Bachelor's Degree Architectural Sciences and Technology. 85 $23,750 $236 $65,034 ($5,420)
Master's Degree Architectural Sciences and Technology. 7
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Area Studies. 5
Bachelor's Degree Area Studies. 1
Graduate/Professional Certificate Area Studies. 3
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. 10
Bachelor's Degree Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. 19 $49,321 ($4,110)
Master's Degree Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. 4
Doctoral Degree Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. 4
Graduate/Professional Certificate Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. 3
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Communication and Media Studies. 18
Bachelor's Degree Communication and Media Studies. 305 $25,125 $217 $36,192 ($3,016) $60,224 ($5,019)
Doctoral Degree Communication and Media Studies. 6
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Journalism. 5
Bachelor's Degree Journalism. 104 $25,447 $228 $30,100 ($2,508) $47,930 ($3,994)
Master's Degree East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 9
Bachelor's Degree Computer Science. 270 $23,569 $240 $82,785 ($6,899) $111,935 ($9,328)
Master's Degree Computer Science. 206 $345 $109,522 ($9,127)
Doctoral Degree Computer Science. 21
Graduate/Professional Certificate Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. 1
Bachelor's Degree Education, General. 15 $56,726 ($4,727)
Doctoral Degree Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. 9
Master's Degree Education, General. 165 $47,246 ($3,937) $53,389 ($4,449)
Doctoral Degree Education, General. 36 $79,767 ($6,647) $82,521 ($6,877)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education. 1
Graduate/Professional Certificate Educational Administration and Supervision. 17
Master's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. 1
Graduate/Professional Certificate Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. 5
Bachelor's Degree East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 14
Bachelor's Degree Chemical Engineering. 95 $27,000 $286 $67,549 ($5,629) $84,792 ($7,066)
Master's Degree Chemical Engineering. 2
Doctoral Degree Chemical Engineering. 7
Bachelor's Degree Civil Engineering. 86 $27,000 $286 $66,509 ($5,542) $80,416 ($6,701)
Master's Degree Civil Engineering. 30 $72,971 ($6,081)
Doctoral Degree Civil Engineering. 14
Bachelor's Degree Computer Engineering. 52 $27,000 $286 $79,448 ($6,621) $109,618 ($9,135)
Bachelor's Degree Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. 36 $27,000 $286 $74,891 ($6,241) $96,212 ($8,018)
Master's Degree Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. 80
Bachelor's Degree Mechanical Engineering. 190 $27,000 $268 $70,768 ($5,897) $85,357 ($7,113)
Master's Degree Mechanical Engineering. 16
Doctoral Degree Mechanical Engineering. 9
Master's Degree Polymer/Plastics Engineering. 19
Doctoral Degree Polymer/Plastics Engineering. 23
Bachelor's Degree Industrial Engineering. 25 $27,000 $277 $75,166 ($6,264)
Master's Degree Industrial Engineering. 13
Doctoral Degree Industrial Engineering. 2
Master's Degree Engineering-Related Fields. 11
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. 4
Bachelor's Degree Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. 35 $41,501 ($3,458)
Master's Degree Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. 3
Doctoral Degree Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. 6
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 3
Bachelor's Degree Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 4
Master's Degree Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 4
Doctoral Degree Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 2
Bachelor's Degree Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 50 $61,484 ($5,124)
Master's Degree Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 7
Doctoral Degree Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 2
Bachelor's Degree Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 12 $41,651 ($3,471)
Master's Degree Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 6
Bachelor's Degree Non-Professional General Legal Studies (Undergraduate). 101 $23,000 $228 $35,144 ($2,929) $60,512 ($5,043)
Bachelor's Degree English Language and Literature, General. 134 $23,950 $231 $27,084 ($2,257) $50,529 ($4,211)
Master's Degree English Language and Literature, General. 5
Doctoral Degree English Language and Literature, General. 8
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. 6
Master's Degree Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. 22 $31,102 ($2,592)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. 1
Bachelor's Degree Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. 118 $25,742 $240 $40,286 ($3,357) $42,130 ($3,511)
Bachelor's Degree Biology, General. 308 $27,000 $257 $35,377 ($2,948) $55,281 ($4,607)
Bachelor's Degree Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. 162 $25,916 $246 $40,108 ($3,342) $65,089 ($5,424)
Master's Degree Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. 2
Doctoral Degree Botany/Plant Biology. 6
Master's Degree Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences. 2
Doctoral Degree Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences. 7
Bachelor's Degree Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. 63 $27,000 $252 $39,547 ($3,296) $62,835 ($5,236)
Master's Degree Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. 20 $60,356 ($5,030)
Doctoral Degree Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. 6
Bachelor's Degree Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. 180 $27,000 $265 $31,413 ($2,618) $60,293 ($5,024)
Master's Degree Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. 5
Master's Degree Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology. 3
Doctoral Degree Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology. 1
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Biotechnology. 17
Master's Degree Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. 12
Doctoral Degree Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. 8
Master's Degree Neurobiology and Neurosciences. 8
Doctoral Degree Neurobiology and Neurosciences. 3
Bachelor's Degree Mathematics. 234 $23,250 $223 $43,232 ($3,603) $72,247 ($6,021)
Master's Degree Mathematics. 10
Doctoral Degree Mathematics. 7
Master's Degree Applied Mathematics. 10
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General. 17
Bachelor's Degree Biological and Physical Sciences. 13
Bachelor's Degree Mathematics and Computer Science. 1
Graduate/Professional Certificate Mathematics and Computer Science. 8
Graduate/Professional Certificate Historic Preservation and Conservation. 2
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Medieval and Renaissance Studies. 1
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Natural Sciences. 15
Bachelor's Degree Nutrition Sciences. 76 $23,791 $217 $26,640 ($2,220)
Master's Degree Nutrition Sciences. 7
Doctoral Degree Nutrition Sciences. 2
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Marine Sciences. 13
Doctoral Degree Marine Sciences. 1
Master's Degree Sustainability Studies. 15 $37,974 ($3,165)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Sustainability Studies. 3
Bachelor's Degree Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. 333 $29,309 $238 $44,724 ($3,727) $46,113 ($3,843)
Bachelor's Degree Health and Physical Education/Fitness. 149 $26,227 $246 $40,630 ($3,386) $59,208 ($4,934)
Master's Degree Health and Physical Education/Fitness. 21
Bachelor's Degree Philosophy. 16
Master's Degree Philosophy. 2
Doctoral Degree Philosophy. 4
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Religion/Religious Studies. 1
Bachelor's Degree Astronomy and Astrophysics. 19
Master's Degree Astronomy and Astrophysics. 1
Doctoral Degree Astronomy and Astrophysics. 3
Bachelor's Degree Chemistry. 23 $52,421 ($4,368) $56,345 ($4,695)
Master's Degree Chemistry. 6
Doctoral Degree Chemistry. 22
Bachelor's Degree Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. 21
Master's Degree Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. 9
Doctoral Degree Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. 2
Bachelor's Degree Physics. 38 $27,000 $278 $46,367 ($3,864) $53,821 ($4,485)
Master's Degree Physics. 3
Doctoral Degree Physics. 10
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Materials Sciences. 8
Bachelor's Degree Psychology, General. 521 $26,000 $235 $32,068 ($2,672) $53,442 ($4,454)
Master's Degree Psychology, General. 8
Doctoral Degree Psychology, General. 5
Doctoral Degree Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. 4
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Criminal Justice and Corrections. 51
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Public Policy Analysis. 9
Master's Degree Public Policy Analysis. 27 $52,452 ($4,371)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Social Work. 84
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Social Sciences, General. 13
Bachelor's Degree Anthropology. 38 $19,433 ($1,619)
Master's Degree Anthropology. 2
Doctoral Degree Anthropology. 7
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Demography and Population Studies. 4
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Economics. 8
Bachelor's Degree Economics. 438 $26,000 $236 $50,602 ($4,217) $79,490 ($6,624)
Master's Degree Economics. 14
Doctoral Degree Economics. 13
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Geography and Cartography. 13
Bachelor's Degree Geography and Cartography. 8
Master's Degree Geography and Cartography. 4
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma International Relations and National Security Studies. 30
First Professional Degree Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. 7
Associate's Degree Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services. 10
Bachelor's Degree Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services. 41
Bachelor's Degree Health/Medical Preparatory Programs. 57
Master's Degree Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. 7
Doctoral Degree Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. 2
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Public Health. 12
Bachelor's Degree Public Health. 278 $26,000 $231 $33,755 ($2,813) $59,268 ($4,939)
Master's Degree Public Health. 113 $350 $59,333 ($4,944) $80,321 ($6,693)
Doctoral Degree Public Health. 1
Graduate/Professional Certificate Public Health. 30
Master's Degree Human Resources Management and Services. 20 $77,033 ($6,419)
Bachelor's Degree Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 183 $29,548 $265 $74,688 ($6,224) $81,555 ($6,796)
Master's Degree Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 17
Doctoral Degree Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 12 $649 $102,874 ($8,573) $118,697 ($9,891)
First Professional Degree Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 32
Graduate/Professional Certificate Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 6
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Business Administration, Management and Operations. 1
Bachelor's Degree Business Administration, Management and Operations. 250 $22,014 $217 $60,533 ($5,044) $75,408 ($6,284)
Master's Degree History. 4
Master's Degree Business Administration, Management and Operations. 412 $364 $119,923 ($9,994) $132,102 ($11,009)
Doctoral Degree Business Administration, Management and Operations. 16
Graduate/Professional Certificate Business Administration, Management and Operations. 1
Bachelor's Degree Accounting and Related Services. 192 $23,250 $242 $62,904 ($5,242) $85,464 ($7,122)
Master's Degree Accounting and Related Services. 135 $233 $70,093 ($5,841) $91,394 ($7,616)
Bachelor's Degree Finance and Financial Management Services. 254 $23,250 $217 $63,479 ($5,290) $83,610 ($6,968)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Hospitality Administration/Management. 8
Bachelor's Degree Hospitality Administration/Management. 161 $24,385 $228 $41,944 ($3,495) $50,238 ($4,187)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Management Information Systems and Services. 15
Graduate/Professional Certificate Management Information Systems and Services. 1
Master's Degree Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. 53 $287 $61,987 ($5,166)
Bachelor's Degree Marketing. 145 $23,750 $231 $51,928 ($4,327) $62,209 ($5,184)
Bachelor's Degree History. 90 $22,750 $225 $25,646 ($2,137) $49,949 ($4,162)
Doctoral Degree History. 7
Graduate/Professional Certificate History. 4
Bachelor's Degree Political Science and Government. 180 $24,865 $216 $41,351 ($3,446) $59,153 ($4,929)
Master's Degree Political Science and Government. 6
Doctoral Degree Political Science and Government. 6
Bachelor's Degree Sociology. 123 $25,000 $228 $32,047 ($2,671) $53,721 ($4,477)
Master's Degree Sociology. 8
Doctoral Degree Sociology. 11
Bachelor's Degree Social Sciences, Other. 16
Bachelor's Degree Dance. 8
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. 5
Bachelor's Degree Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. 32 $20,409 ($1,701) $28,569 ($2,381)
Master's Degree Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. 4
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Film/Video and Photographic Arts. 33
Graduate/Professional Certificate Film/Video and Photographic Arts. 2
Bachelor's Degree Fine and Studio Arts. 50 $27,000 $237 $19,927 ($1,661) $44,644 ($3,720)
Master's Degree Fine and Studio Arts. 15 $30,682 ($2,557) $42,522 ($3,544)
Bachelor's Degree Music. 43 $27,000 $18,730 ($1,561)
Master's Degree Music. 20 $28,707 ($2,392) $38,353 ($3,196)
Doctoral Degree Music. 4
Graduate/Professional Certificate Music. 1
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management. 7
Bachelor's Degree Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. 68 $23,250 $237 $25,938 ($2,162) $55,230 ($4,603)
Master's Degree Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. 24 $63,522 ($5,294)


Campus Resources

Average faculty salary: $114,840
Full time faculty: 80%

Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 18.0

School's endowment start of year: $368,421,559 (2022)
School's endowment end of year: $494,397,003 (2022)