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University of Massachusetts Boston

Boston, MA · CDS 20232024 · City: Large · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

Asian American & Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution
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Overall admit rate
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
86.0%
Total cost — out-of-state
$54,879
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
Avg loan debt at graduation
$21,932

Admit rate over time

% of need met over time

Total cost (out-of-state) over time

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates12,234
Total all graduate3,437
Grand total all students15,671

Admissions

Total applicants
Total admitted
Total enrolled
Overall admit rate
Admit rate — women
Admit rate — men80.3%
Yield rate

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?
ED closing date
ED notification date
# admitted under ED plan
Offers Early Action plan?
EA closing date
EA notification date
Restrictive Early Action?

Test Scores

% submitting SAT28.0%
% submitting ACT2.0%
SAT EBRW 25th %ile540
SAT EBRW 75th %ile
SAT Math 25th %ile540
SAT Math 75th %ile
ACT Comp 25th %ile24
ACT Comp 75th %ile
% in top 10% of HS class16.0%
% in top 25% of HS class44.0%

Cost

Tuition — in-state$14,905
Tuition — out-of-state$36,581
Required fees$786
Room and board$17,512
Total cost — in-state$33,203
Total cost — out-of-state$54,879

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant$12,522
Avg % of need met86.0%
% with 100% of need met31.1%
Avg merit grant (no need)
Avg loan debt at graduation$21,932

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist
# admitted from waitlist
Waitlist admit rate
Transfer applicants (total)3,276
Transfer admit rate81.3%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio
% faculty full-time61.7%

College Scorecard

Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.

Admissions & cost

Admit rate (Scorecard)83.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)$17,707Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (private)

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)53.0%Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200)
Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time)49.2%Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
First-year retention rate71.6%Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT)
Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing$69,532Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant44.0%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan53.5%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Paid in full10.4%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress27.2%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress23.6%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged0.5%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Defaulted5.6%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019

Undergraduates

% part-time14.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white29.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black18.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino21.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian16.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races3.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international6.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown3.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women52.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men47.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white61.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black7.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino8.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian15.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races0.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international6.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown1.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.

Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services16.4%
Health Professions And Related Programs15.4%
Psychology11.3%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services10.2%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences9.5%
Social Sciences8.1%
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies5.8%
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting And Related Protective Services4.5%