Public Disclosure / Student Consumer Information
Right-to-know
Amendments to the U.S. Higher Education Act require institutions participating in federally funded financial aid programs to make information about the institution available to current and prospective students.
For application and admissions information, contact:
University of Massachusetts Admissions
Undergraduate: 413-545-0222 or mail@admissions.umass.edu
Graduate School: 413-545-0722 or gradadm@grad.umass.edu
For financial aid information, contact:
Financial Aid Services
Undergraduate Aid: 413-545-0801
Graduate Aid: 413-577-0555
See also consumer information on College Navigator and College Portrait. Both provide basic, comparable information designed to be sources of reliable data for prospective students and their families.
Student Information
General
- Student diversity information is available from College Portrait (under Students) and the UMass at a Glance publication.
- Privacy and Access to student records - Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
- Code of Student Conduct
- Transfer Credit policies, FAQs and agreements
- Withdrawal from the University (procedure, refund policy and return of financial aid)
- Copyright Infringement Procedures for Computer Use
- Voter Information for Students
Academics
- Accreditation is by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.
Selected programs are accredited by various professional organizations. - Academic Regulations
- Undergraduate programs
- Graduate programs
- Stockbridge School programs
- Continuing & Professional Education programs
- List of Faculty (click on department of interest)
Athletics
- UMass Athletics
- List of intercollegiate and intramural sports
- Program participation and financial support
- Graduation Rates for Student-Athletes
Student Services
- Career Services
- Disability Services
- Accommodations for Students with Disabilities
- Psychological and Medical Disabilities
Student Outcomes
- Retention Rates
- Graduation Rates (Overall, By Gender, By Race/Ethnicity, By Pell Grant Status)
- Teacher Preparation Pass Rates
- Senior Survey (Post-graduation Plans of Graduating Seniors)
Cost and Financial Aid
- Cost of Attendance
Cost of textbooks and other materials are posted in the course catalog on SPIRE (no logon required). - Net price calculator
- Financial Aid Services
- Types of aid (including grants, scholarships, tuition waivers, loans, work-study and aid for studying abroad)
- Aid received by students
- Eligibility
- Disbursement
- Satisfactory Progress Standards
- Graduation Rates by Pell Grant Status
- Rights and Responsibilities
- Alternative (Private Education) Loans
- Preferred Lender Code of Conduct
Health & Safety
- University Health Services
- Alcohol and Drug Policies and Abuse Prevention
- Vaccination Policy (required immunizations)
- Campus Police
- Crime Log
- Annual Security Report (including emergency and missing person procedures, crime statistics and fire safety report)
- Emergency Procedures
- Campus Alerts System
- Missing Person Notification