US News 2025 Ranking
58
Location
Amherst, MA
Location Type
School Type
Public
Academic Calendar
Semester4-1-4
Undergrad Population (2022)
24,301
Test Policy
Test Optional
CCIHE Research Rating
R1 Doctoral: Very High Research Activity
Freshman Acceptance Rate
63.52%
Transfer Acceptance Rate
70.47%
App Fee (domestic)
$85.00
App Fee (intl)
Application Systems
Decision Types
EA
In-State Cost of Attendance
$17,357.00
Out-of-State Cost of Attendance
$39,293.00
ACT 25th-75th
29-33
SAT 25th-75th
1280-1450
Tags
Tracks DI
Latest Common Dataset (CDS)
Last Updated
September 27, 2023
App fee (transfers)
9/27/2023 - @Untitled
UMass—Amherst hasn’t released admissions data for its class of 2027 yet, so I’ve used their published data for their class of 2026 instead.
https://www.umass.edu/admissions/undergraduate-admissions/explore/admissions-statistics
9/27/2023 - @Untitled
UMass—Amherst seems to have a winter academic session nestled between the end of their fall semester and the beginning of their spring semester, which I feel allows them to be labeled as a “4-1-4” school.
https://www.umass.edu/registrar/calendars/academic-calendar#Winter 2024/2025