The University of Massachusetts Amherst
Instate Tuition (2011-2012)
$12,612
$12,612
Out-of-state Tuition (2011-2012)
$25,400
$25,400
UMASS-Amhe AddressUNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS-AMHERST AMHERST, MA01003 General info:(413) 545-0111 Financial aid office:(413) 545-0801 Admissions office:(413) 545-0222 |
Tuition + UMASS-Amhe Housing(2011-2012)Meals Per Week:999 UGrad Application Fee: $70 Grad Application Fee: $40 Tuition Payment Plan: Yes Campus Housing Capacity:12708 Freshman Must Live on Campus: Yes |
University Makeup(2011-2012)# of Undergrads: 24,274 # of Grad students: 7,143 # of Part time: 9 Total Students: 31,417 |
Male49.7%
Female50.3%
International:6%
African-American:4%
American Indian:0%
Asian:7%
Hispanic:5%
Pacific Islander:36%
Caucasian:65%
Unknown:12%
Financial Aid70% First time, full time students receive federal aid and the average amount is $2,209 30% of students receive State/Local grants and the average amount is $2,486 18% receive instiutional grants and the average institutional award is $4,326 54% receive student loans and the average amount is $2,794 |
| Public 4 year or above Institution Research Universities (very high research activity) Doctoral/Research Universities--Extensive |
Special ProgramsTeacher Certifications |
Admissions RequirementsSecondary School Record Required Secondary School GPA Required Secondary School Rank Recommended Test Scores Required Competencies Recommended Test EOFL Required |
Special CreditsHS College Credit: Yes AP Credit: Yes Life Experience Credit: Yes Special Credits(other): No |
Applicants Admitted %63% men vs 68% women admitted |
Applicants vs AdmissionsNumber of Men Applicants: 15,267 Number of Women Applicants: 17,297 Number of Men Admitted: 9,581 Number of Women Admitted: 11,792 |
Student ServicesLibrary On Campus Remedial Services Counseling Services Employment Services Placement Services Day Care On Campus |
Majors Hide Majors |
| • Accounting • African-American/Black Studies • African-American/Black Studies Award of less than 1 academic year • African-American/Black Studies Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Agricultural Economics • Agricultural Economics Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Animal Sciences General • Animal Sciences General Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Anthropology • Anthropology Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Applied Horticulture/Horticultural Business Services Other • Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations General • Applied Mathematics General • Architecture • Art History Criticism and Conservation • Art Teacher Education • Astronomy • Astronomy Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Audiology/Audiologist Phd(Professional practice) • Biochemistry and Molecular Biology • Biological and Physical Sciences • Biological/Biosystems Engineering Postbaccalaureate certificate • Biology/Biological Sciences General • Biotechnology Award of less than 1 academic year • Botany/Plant Biology Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Building Construction Technology • Business Administration and Management General • Business Administration and Management General Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology • Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Chemical Engineering • Chemical Engineering Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Chemistry General • Chemistry General Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Chinese Language and Literature • City/Urban Community and Regional Planning • City/Urban Community and Regional Planning Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Civil Engineering General • Civil Engineering General Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Classics and Classical Languages Literatures and Linguistics General • Communication Sciences and Disorders General • Comparative Literature • Comparative Literature Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Computer Engineering General • Computer Science • Computer Science Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Creative Writing • Criminal Justice/Safety Studies Award of less than 1 academic year • Crop Production • Dance General • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts General • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts General Award of less than 1 academic year • East Asian Languages Literatures and Linguistics General Award of less than 1 academic year • Economics General • Economics General Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Education General • Education General Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Education General Post-master's certificate • Electrical and Electronics Engineering • Electrical and Electronics Engineering Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Engineering/Industrial Management • English Language and Literature General • English Language and Literature General Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Entomology Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Environmental Design/Architecture • Environmental Science • Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering • Equestrian/Equine Studies • Evolutionary Biology • Evolutionary Biology Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Exercise Physiology • Exercise Physiology Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Finance General • Fine/Studio Arts General • Food Science • Food Science Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Forestry General • French Language and Literature • General Studies • Geography • Geology/Earth Science General • Geology/Earth Science General Phd(Research / Scholarship) • German Studies • German Studies Phd(Research / Scholarship) • History General • History General Award of less than 1 academic year • History General Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Hospitality Administration/Management General • Industrial Engineering • Interior Design • International Relations and Affairs Award of less than 1 academic year • Italian Language and Literature • Japanese Language and Literature • Jewish/Judaic Studies • Journalism • Labor and Industrial Relations • Landscape Architecture • Landscaping and Groundskeeping • Latin American Studies Award of less than 1 academic year • Latin American Studies Postbaccalaureate certificate • Legal Studies General • Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities Other • Linguistics • Linguistics Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Marine Sciences Award of less than 1 academic year • Marketing/Marketing Management General • Mathematics General • Mathematics General Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Mechanical Engineering • Mechanical Engineering Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Medieval and Renaissance Studies Award of less than 1 academic year • Microbiology General • Microbiology General Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Other • Music General • Music Performance General • Music Teacher Education • Natural Resources/Conservation General • Natural Resources/Conservation General Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Near and Middle Eastern Studies • Near and Middle Eastern Studies Award of less than 1 academic year • Neuroscience • Neuroscience Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Nursing Practice Phd(Professional practice) • Nursing Science Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Nutrition Sciences • Philosophy • Philosophy Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Physics General • Physics General Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Plant Sciences General • Plant Sciences General Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Political Science and Government General • Political Science and Government General Award of less than 1 academic year • Political Science and Government General Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Polymer/Plastics Engineering • Polymer/Plastics Engineering Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Portuguese Language and Literature • Pre-Veterinary Studies • Psychology General • Psychology General Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Public Health General • Public Health General Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Public Policy Analysis General • Public Policy Analysis General Award of less than 1 academic year • Public/Applied History Postbaccalaureate certificate • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse • Religion/Religious Studies Award of less than 1 academic year • Russian Studies • School Psychology Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Social Sciences General Award of less than 1 academic year • Social Sciences Other • Sociology • Sociology Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Spanish Language and Literature • Spanish Language and Literature Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Speech Communication and Rhetoric • Speech Communication and Rhetoric Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Sport and Fitness Administration/Management • Turf and Turfgrass Management • Wildlife Fish and Wildlands Science and Management • Wildlife Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Women's Studies • Women's Studies Postbaccalaureate certificate |
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