University of Massachusetts-Boston
Boston, MA · Public83.8%
Acceptance rate
1,188
SAT Average
$18,282
Avg net price
11,848
Enrollment
| All fields, 2024-25Bachelor’s 2,436Master’s 925Doctoral 113 |
| Bachelor’s 400Master’s 231Doctoral 6 |
| Bachelor’s 376Master’s 82Doctoral 27 |
| Bachelor’s 274Master’s 20Doctoral 16 |
| Bachelor’s 249Master’s 230Doctoral 3 |
| Bachelor’s 231Master’s 4Doctoral 7 |
| Bachelor’s 197Master’s 11Doctoral 3 |
| Bachelor’s 140Master’s 13Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 110Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 73Master’s 174Doctoral 14 |
| Bachelor’s 64Master’s 7Doctoral 4 |
| Bachelor’s 58Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 50Master’s 23Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 33Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 32Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 27Master’s 36Doctoral 14 |
| Bachelor’s 27Master’s 12Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 23Master’s 5Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 19Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 18Master’s 8Doctoral 9 |
| Bachelor’s 15Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 13Master’s 36Doctoral 9 |
| Bachelor’s 7Master’s 29Doctoral 1 |
| Bachelor’s 0Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 4Doctoral None reported |
NCAA program details
NCAA program
University of Massachusetts Boston
- Primary division
- Division III
- Primary conference
- Little East Conference
Projected sponsored sports19
Athletic participation
374 unique student-athletes · 15 varsity teams
Early Action I (recommended for Nursing)
Decision released by Jan 1
Early Action II
Decision released by Feb 15
Regular Decision
Rolling Admission
FAFSA due Mar 15
· Apply with the college's application or Common App
Published on-campus price, 2024–25
- Tuition
- $15,278
- Required fees
- $630
- Food and housing
- $19,128
- Books and supplies
- $1,000
- Other expenses
- $2,994
- Total
- $39,030
- $35,2872019–2019–20
- $34,8342020–2120–21
- $35,5312021–2221–22
- $34,7502022–2322–23
- $37,0742023–2423–24
- $39,0302024–2524–25
Net price by family income, 2022–23
Students of all incomes paid $18,282 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, 2023–24
- First-years with need-based aid
- 72%
- Average share of need met
- 85.3%
- Average need-based grant
- $13,815.18
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
- 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-Boston’s own reported data, with no scores, ratings, or estimates added. Derived from 3 Common Data Set filings (2021–22 to 2023–24).
University of Massachusetts-Boston admitted of applicants, a admit rate. Of those, enrolled, a yield, across 3 years of Common Data Set filings.
No early admission plans appear in University of Massachusetts-Boston's Common Data Set filing.
The enrolled class is roughly international, and about of its domestic students come from out of state. University of Massachusetts-Boston admits in-state applicants at 80%, out-of-state applicants at 87.1%, and international applicants at 88.4%.
Enrolled first-years by geography
2,463 first-years
Admit odds by pool
Test scores are required for some applicants. SAT or ACT scores must arrive by Feb 15. Of enrolled first-years, submitted an SAT, up from 21% in 2021–22, 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
28% of the class submitted an SAT
Middle 50%
Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands
ACT composite
2% of the class submitted an ACT
Middle 50%
Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands
University of Massachusetts-Boston’s enrolled first-years averaged a high-school GPA, among the 99.9% who submitted one. ranked in the top tenth of their high-school class, among the 23% who submitted class rank.
High-school GPA
shares of all enrolled first-years
Average 3.50
High-school class rank
Among the 23% 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-Boston rates 2 factors "very important." Each column reads strongest first.
Academic
- Rigor of secondary school record
- Very important
- Academic GPA
- Very important
- Application essay
- Important
- Recommendation(s)
- Important
- Standardized test scores
- Considered
- Class rank
- Not considered
Nonacademic
- Character / personal qualities
- Important
- Extracurricular activities
- Considered
- Talent / ability
- Considered
- First generation
- Considered
- Volunteer work
- Considered
- Work experience
- 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-Boston leaves 1 Common Data Set answer blank — each one hidden below with what it would tell you.
With the pool size hidden, a student’s odds of clearing the waitlist can’t be computed.
Does disclose: SAT / ACT score bands (C9) · Admissions factor grid (C7)
University of Massachusetts-Boston'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); $18,282 across all aid recipients. Aid share: 1,687 of 2,357 first-years in the 2023–24 Common Data Set.
Merit aid reached of the class, or of enrolled first-years. For international applicants, University of Massachusetts-Boston offers both need-based and merit aid.
Intl aid recipients
Not disclosedAvg intl award
Not disclosedWaitlist activity, as reported to the Common Data Set.
Offered a place
Not disclosedAccepted a place
Not disclosedAdmitted off waitlist
Not disclosedWaitlist ranked
Not disclosed72.9% of University of Massachusetts-Boston’s first-years return for a second year and 51.1% 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
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03