university of massachusetts amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts

General information:	(413) 545-0111
Website:	www.umass.edu
Type:	Public, 4-year or above
Awards offered:	Less than one year certificate Associate's degree Bachelor's degree Master's degree Post-master's certificate Doctor's degree - research/scholarship
Campus setting:	Town Fringe
Campus housing:	Yes

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General information:

Estimated student expenses (before aid):

Undergraduate academic year prices

Detailed expenses	2008-2009	2007-2008	2006-2007
Tuition and fees
In-state	$10,232	$9,921	$9,595
Out-of-state	$21,729	$20,499	$19,317
Books and supplies	$1,000	$1,000	$1,000
Living arrangement
On campus
Room and board	$8,114	$7,478	$6,989
Other	$1,400	$1,400	$1,400
Total expenses	2008-2009	2007-2008	2006-2007
In-state
On campus	$20,746	$19,799	$18,984
Out-of-state
On campus	$32,243	$30,377	$28,706

Financial aid:

Enrollment:

Admissions:

Undergraduate application fee: $40

Undergraduate admissions:

	TOTAL	MALE	FEMALE
Number of applicants:	28931	13721	15210
Percent admitted:	64%	59%	69%
Percent admitted who enrolled:	22%	24%	21%

Admissions Considerations	Required	Recommended
Secondary school GPA	X
Secondary school rank		X
Secondary school record	X
Completion of college-prepatory program	X
Recommendations	X
Formal demonstration of competencies		X
Admission test scores	X
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)	X

Test Scores (enrolled first-time students):

Students submitting scores	NUMBER	PERCENT
SAT	4005	97%
ACT	533	3%

Test Scores	25th Percentile*	75th Percentile**
SAT Critical Reading	510	620
SAT Math	540	640
ACT Composite	22	27

Notes:

* 25% of students scored at or below

** 25% of students scored above

Programs/majors

Completions 2007-2008:

Program	Bachelor	Master	Doctor	Associate	Certificate
Agriculture, agriculture operations, and related sciences.
Agricultural Economics	51	6	4	-	-
Crop Production	-	-	-	6	-
Equestrian/Equine Studies	-	-	-	15	-
Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations, General	-	-	-	3	-
Landscaping and Groundskeeping	-	-	-	18	-
Turf and Turfgrass Management	-	-	-	17	-
Applied Horticulture/Horticultural Business Services, Other	-	-	-	14	-
Animal Sciences, General	50	1	5	-	-
Food Science	11	6	7	-	-
Plant Sciences, General	46	2	3	-	-
Category total	158	15	19	73	-
Natural resources and conservation.
Environmental Science	23	-	-	-	-
Natural Resources Management and Policy	11	-	-	-	-
Forestry, General	18	4	-	-	-
Wood Science and Wood Products/Pulp and Paper Technology	31	-	-	-	-
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management	14	7	3	-	-
Category total	97	11	3	-	-
Architecture and related services.
Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD)	-	4	-	-	-
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning	-	15	1	-	-
Environmental Design/Architecture	22	-	-	-	-
Interior Architecture	18	-	-	-	-
Landscape Architecture (BS, BSLA, BLA, MSLA, MLA, PhD)	31	14	-	-	-
Category total	71	33	1	-	-
Area, ethnic, cultural, and gender studies.
Near and Middle Eastern Studies	5	-	-	-	-
Russian Studies	1	-	-	-	-
African-American/Black Studies	8	-	3	-	-
Womens Studies	8	-	-	-	-
Category total	22	-	3	-	-
Communication, journalism, and related programs.
Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric	282	5	7	-	-
Journalism	92	-	-	-	-
Category total	374	5	7	-	-
Computer and information sciences and support services.
Computer Science	60	42	20	-	-
Category total	60	42	20	-	-
Education.
Education, General	-	245	41	-	40
Music Teacher Education	-	7	-	-	-
Category total	-	252	41	-	40
Engineering.
Chemical Engineering	32	2	7	-	-
Civil Engineering, General	51	12	3	-	-
Computer Engineering, General	21	62	19	-	-
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	42	-	-	-	-
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	-	9	-	-	-
Mechanical Engineering	75	12	8	-	-
Materials Science	-	18	19	-	-
Industrial Engineering	7	3	1	-	-
Category total	228	118	57	-	-
Engineering technologies/technicians.
Engineering/Industrial Management	-	1	-	-	-
Category total	-	1	-	-	-
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics.
Linguistics	12	-	3	-	-
Comparative Literature	14	4	2	-	-
Chinese Language and Literature	7	2	-	-	-
Japanese Language and Literature	11	6	-	-	-
German Language and Literature	5	2	-	-	-
French Language and Literature	4	3	-	-	-
Italian Language and Literature	6	3	-	-	-
Portuguese Language and Literature	2	-	-	-	-
Spanish Language and Literature	20	2	4	-	-
Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics, General	15	4	-	-	-
Category total	96	26	9	-	-
Family and consumer sciences/human sciences.
Family Resource Management Studies, General	1	-	-	-	-
Human Nutrition	27	-	-	-	-
Category total	28	-	-	-	-
Legal professions and studies.
Legal Studies, General	97	-	-	-	-
Category total	97	-	-	-	-
English language and literature/letters.
English Language and Literature, General	168	13	3	-	-
Creative Writing	-	25	-	-	-
Category total	168	38	3	-	-
Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities.
General Studies	3	-	-	-	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other	108	-	-	-	-
Category total	111	-	-	-	-
Biological and biomedical sciences.
Biology/Biological Sciences, General	155	-	-	-	-
Biochemistry/Biophysics and Molecular Biology	49	5	-	-	-
Botany/Plant Biology	-	2	1	-	-
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology	-	7	17	-	-
Microbiology, General	29	13	4	-	-
Entomology	-	2	-	-	-
Exercise Physiology	85	6	2	-	-
Evolutionary Biology	-	2	4	-	-
Category total	318	37	28	-	-
Mathematics and statistics.
Mathematics, General	42	13	8	-	-
Applied Mathematics	-	5	-	-	-
Category total	42	18	8	-	-
Multi/interdisciplinary studies.
Biological and Physical Sciences	4	-	-	-	-
Nutrition Sciences	-	1	-	-	-
Neuroscience	-	4	5	-	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	144	-	-	-	-
Category total	148	5	5	-	-
Parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies.
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	171	23	1	-	-
Category total	171	23	1	-	-
Philosophy and religious studies.
Philosophy	22	-	1	-	-
Jewish/Judaic Studies	1	-	-	-	-
Category total	23	-	1	-	-
Physical sciences.
Astronomy	3	-	2	-	-
Chemistry, General	21	9	15	-	-
Geology/Earth Science, General	15	2	2	-	-
Physics, General	20	10	11	-	-
Category total	59	21	30	-	-
Psychology.
Psychology, General	368	8	12	-	-
School Psychology	-	-	5	-	-
Category total	368	8	17	-	-
Public administration and social service professions.
Public Policy Analysis	-	13	-	-	-
Category total	-	13	-	-	-
Social sciences.
Anthropology	47	3	3	-	-
Economics, General	136	11	8	-	-
Geography	8	3	-	-	-
Political Science and Government, General	148	9	7	-	-
Sociology	168	3	2	-	-
Social Sciences, Other	28	-	-	-	-
Category total	535	29	20	-	-
Visual and performing arts.
Dance, General	9	-	-	-	-
Interior Design	-	1	-	-	-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General	26	4	-	-	-
Fine/Studio Arts, General	42	20	-	-	-
Art History, Criticism and Conservation	12	5	-	-	-
Music, General	27	-	-	-	-
Music Performance, General	6	27	-	-	-
Category total	122	57	-	-	-
Health professions and related clinical sciences.
Communication Disorders, General	67	22	-	-	-
Audiology/Audiologist and Hearing Sciences	-	-	3	-	-
Pre-Veterinary Studies	6	-	-	-	-
Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)	116	5	3	-	-
Nursing, Other	70	-	-	-	-
Public Health, General (MPH, DPH)	4	100	1	-	-
Category total	263	127	7	-	-
Business, management, marketing, and related support services.
Business Administration and Management, General	116	245	10	-	-
Accounting	140	54	-	-	-
Finance, General	156	-	-	-	-
Hospitality Administration/Management, General	229	14	-	-	-
Labor and Industrial Relations	-	16	-	-	-
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	121	-	-	-	-
Apparel and Accessories Marketing Operations	1	-	-	-	-
Category total	763	329	10	-	-
History
History, General	109	7	1	-	-
Category total	109	7	1	-	-
Grand total	4431	1215	291	73	40

Data shown are for first majors
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Undergraduate admissions:

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