Amherst, MA · Public
59.7%
Acceptance rate
1,393
SAT Average
$23,691
Avg net price
23,694
Enrollment
| All fields, 2024-25Associate’s 25Bachelor’s 6,357Master’s 2,490Doctoral 375 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 1,155Master’s 675Doctoral 9 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 672Master’s 65Doctoral 39 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 559Master’s 48Doctoral 37 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 538Master’s 402Doctoral 36 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 528Master’s 8Doctoral 22 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 488Master’s 176Doctoral 60 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 353Master’s 120Doctoral 47 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 301Master’s 464Doctoral 1 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 241Master’s 0Doctoral 3 |
| Associate’s 23Bachelor’s 200Master’s 25Doctoral 12 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 186Master’s 61Doctoral 16 |
| Associate’s 2Bachelor’s 146Master’s 18Doctoral 3 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 141Master’s 41Doctoral 1 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 118Master’s 23Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 116Master’s 50Doctoral 0 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 100Master’s 30Doctoral 38 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 94Master’s 25Doctoral 16 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 91Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 88Master’s 19Doctoral 6 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 77Master’s 119Doctoral 19 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 70Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 57Master’s 5Doctoral 4 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 14Master’s 26Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 13Master’s 2Doctoral 3 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 11Master’s 6Doctoral 3 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 82Doctoral None reported |
NCAA program details
NCAA program
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
- Primary division
- Division I
- Primary conference
- Mid-American Conference
Projected sponsored sports21
Athletic participation
611 unique student-athletes · 17 varsity teams
Early Action
Regular Decision
FAFSA due Feb 15 · FAFSA due Mar 1
· Apply with Common App
Published on-campus price, 2024–25
- Tuition
- $17,006
- Required fees
- $766
- Food and housing
- $16,710
- Books and supplies
- $1,200
- Other expenses
- $1,440
- Total
- $37,122
- $31,7932019–2019–20
- $32,1682020–2120–21
- $32,4342021–2221–22
- $33,4752022–2322–23
- $34,6662023–2423–24
- $37,1222024–2524–25
Net price by family income, 2022–23
Students of all incomes paid $23,691 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.
Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid and paid in-state tuition.
Need-based aid, 2025–26
- First-years with need-based aid
- 44%
- Average share of need met
- 86.4%
- Average need-based grant
- $18,559
- Required forms
- FAFSA
Sources
- IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
- IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
- Application process · College websites · 2026–27
- NCAA Projected Sports Sponsorship by School · National Collegiate Athletic Association · 2025–26
- Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
- IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
Every figure below is read directly from University of Massachusetts-Amherst’s own reported data, with no scores, ratings, or estimates added. Derived from 5 Common Data Set filings (2021–22 to 2025–26).
University of Massachusetts-Amherst admitted of applicants, a admit rate. Of those, enrolled, a yield, across 5 years of Common Data Set filings.
University of Massachusetts-Amherst runs a nonbinding Early Action plan.
The enrolled class is roughly international, and about of its domestic students come from out of state. University of Massachusetts-Amherst admits in-state applicants at 57.8%, out-of-state applicants at 63.5%, and international applicants at 54.1%.
Enrolled first-years by geography
5,315 first-years
Admit odds by pool
Test scores are considered but not required. Of enrolled first-years, submitted an SAT and an ACT.
Some students submit both an SAT and an ACT, so the two shares overlap. They don’t add up to a single “submitted a test” rate.
SAT composite
24.9% of the class submitted an SAT
Middle 50%
Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands
ACT composite
0.3% of the class submitted an ACT
Middle 50%
Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands
ranked in the top tenth of their high-school class, among the 28.1% who submitted class rank.
High-school GPA
shares of all enrolled first-years
High-school class rank
Among the 28.1% of first-years who submitted class rank. Shares are cumulative — students in the top tenth also count in the top quarter and top half.
University of Massachusetts-Amherst rates 2 factors "very important." Each column reads strongest first.
Academic
- Rigor of secondary school record
- Very important
- Academic GPA
- Very important
- Class rank
- Important
- Application essay
- Important
- Recommendation(s)
- Important
- Standardized test scores
- Considered
Nonacademic
- Extracurricular activities
- Important
- Talent / ability
- Important
- Character / personal qualities
- Important
- Work experience
- Important
- First generation
- Considered
- Volunteer work
- Considered
- Interview
- Not considered
- Alumni/ae relation
- Not considered
- Geographical residence
- Not considered
- State residency
- Not considered
- Religious affiliation/commitment
- Not considered
- Level of applicant's interest
- Not considered
University of Massachusetts-Amherst's net price after grant aid, by family income. of first-years received need-based aid. The school meets of demonstrated need, split into .
What aid recipients pay, by income
net price
Each figure averages only families who received federal aid in that income band (College Scorecard); $23,691 across all aid recipients. Aid share: 2,354 of 5,375 first-years in the 2025–26 Common Data Set.
How need-based aid is determined
Cost of attendance − expected family contribution = demonstrated need
Forms a family files to be considered
Merit aid reached of the class, or of enrolled first-years. For international applicants, University of Massachusetts-Amherst offers merit aid only: nonresidents received aid, averaging .
University of Massachusetts-Amherst admitted students off the waitlist, about of the class.
91% of University of Massachusetts-Amherst’s first-years return for a second year and 83.2% graduate within six. Median earnings ten years out are against of median federal debt, roughly a earnings-to-debt ratio.
Sources
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03