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Campus map showing how the various buildings are used
UMass Amherst is located in the beautiful, rolling hills of Western Massachusetts
UMass is located in one of the most historic parts of the United States.
At 28 stories, the W.E.B. Du Bois Library is the tallest library building in the United States.
Modeled after Europe’s classic plazas where people meet, socialize, and exchange ideas, the Fine Arts Center is the gateway to the campus and a hub for commuters.
UMass Amherst has one of the largest on-campus housing systems in the United States. More than 12,000 students live in 45 residence halls.
The UMass campus blends the historic with the modern. It’s easy to access and offers a diverse environment rich in culture and tradition.
The facilities for the College of Engineering are just one of the reasons it consistently ranks as one of the world’s best programs
The Polymer Science and Engineering Department at the University of Massachusetts Amherst is one of the largest academic centers for polymer research in the world.
Isenberg School of Management is consistently ranked as one of the top business schools in the country.
Model of the Commonwealth Honors College’s new $177 million residential and teaching complex with 1,500 beds, opening fall 2013
Scheduled to open summer 2012, the New Laboratory Science Building (NLSB) was developed to provide state-of-the-art research laboratory space for interdisciplinary research clusters engaged in cutting edge research.
Another view of the New Laboratory Science Building (NLSB)
UMass Amherst is one of the Five Colleges, a consortium of schools in the Amherst area where students enrolled at any of the five schools can take classes at the other four.
Rankings from the Times of London and U.S. News Category
Rank
Overall
56
Reputation
19
Teaching
21
International mix
46
Industry income
18
Research
19
Citations
43
Engineering & Technology
26
Arts & Humanities
37
Entering undergraduate and graduate students by residency, Fall 2011 Residency
First Year
FY pct of total
Graduate
Grad pct of total
Massachusetts
3,339
71.2
593
38.6
Other U.S.
1,257
26.8
598
39.0
92
2.0
344
22.4
4,688
100.0
1,535
100.0
International TOTAL
All undergraduate and graduate students by residency, Fall 2011 Residency
Undergraduate
Massachusetts
Graduate
Grad pct of total
16,211
78.9
1,512
35.3
4,077
19.8
1,516
35.3
274
1.3
1,261
29.4
20,562
100.0
4,289
100.0
Other U.S. International TOTAL
Ugrad pct of total
Entering first-time students application and enrollment data, Fall 2011 Category
All entering International
Applied
Accepted
Acceptance rate
Enrolled
Yield rate
32,564
21,373
4,688
65.6
21.9
1,269
642
92
50.6
14.3
Academic indicators for entering first-year students, Fall 2011 (SAT only, no ACT) Category
N
25th
75th
Mean
Math
4,432
560
650
606
Critical Reading
4,432
530
630
583
CR & M
4,432
1100
1270
1189
HS GPA
4,666
3.40
3.90
3.64
After studying in MAIA for one or two semesters or an academic year, students who either gain an 80 on the TOEFL, a 6.5 on the IELTS, or an 1150 on the SAT I (a minimum of 450 on critical reading and minimum 600 on mathematics) can be matriculated into UMA in either spring or fall semester.
Comparison of UMass campuses by entering characteristics and graduation rate Avg HS GPA
25th – 75th Percentile SAT
More selective
3.6
1100-1270
69%
Boston
Selective
3.0
940-1140
41%
Dartmouth
Selective
3.1
940-1150
47%
Lowell
Selective
3.2
980-1190
51%
Campus
Amherst
US News
6-Year Grad Rate
College / School of major interest, entering freshmen and all undergraduates, Fall 2011 College / School
College of Natural Sciences
Entering
Pct of total
All UG
Pct of total
1,537
29.5%
6,246
27.3%
School of Management
678
13.0%
3,676
16.1%
College of Social and Behavioral Science
532
10.2%
3,558
15.6%
College of Humanities and Fine Arts
457
8.8%
2,853
12.5%
1,294
24.8%
2,195
9.6%
College of Engineering
379
7.3%
1,692
7.4%
School of Public Health and Health Sciences
235
4.5%
1,499
6.6%
Other programs
16
0.3%
762
3.3%
School of Nursing
84
1.6%
367
1.6%
5,212*
100.0%
22,848*
100.0%
Undeclared
Total
* Data reported represent a duplicated count of student majors (primary and secondary majors).
Screenshot from the web site for the Chinese Culture Student Association