Members of the Theater Department, School of Public Policy, and Department of Environmental Conservation joined forces to create an awe-inspiring pop-up sculpture to convey messages about climate change.
Get Ready for Fall 2021
UMass Amherst will provide a full college experience in Fall 2021, with face-to-face instruction, full residence halls, and student events and activities.
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Academic disciplines ranked among the Top 200 programs worldwide
Faculty members
At UMass Amherst, we welcome you to join our diverse, inclusive community of dreamers, innovators, creators, and doers. Find out how you can explore your interests and build skills to make your mark on the world with a UMass education.
This is your moment.
This is your opportunity.
This is UMass.
Explore Our Programs
With 110 undergraduate majors and 127 graduate programs offered on campus and online, there are hundreds of opportunities to pursue your passion at UMass Amherst. Study on campus or take advantage of a wide array of flexible and innovative learning options.
Making Positive Change in Her Community
For Emily Hajjar '15, a UMass education prepared her to think about social policy in a holistic and empathetic way—allowing her to help vulnerable populations through her work on the Massachusetts Legislative Committee on Children, Families, and Persons with Disabilities.
Take Charge. Stay Curious.
When Alan Simon ’21, an interdisciplinary studies student through UMass Amherst University Without Walls, researched the history of his Connecticut hometown and the mills where his family worked, he said, “I discovered a story I had no clue existed, which turned out to be a much bigger story than I anticipated when I began writing."
News and Events
As meat-eating continues to increase around the world, food scientists are focusing on ways to create plant-based protein products that mimic meat, fish, milk, cheese and eggs.
The new UMass homepage suite is geared primarily toward prospective students and other outside audiences looking to learn about UMass.
UMass health services researcher Dr. Sarah Goff has received a $3 million grant to study the impact of accountable care organizations on asthma care for children insured by Medicaid.
UMass Amherst and Digital Ready, a Boston-based non-profit, have launched a groundbreaking new living learning lab to give talented, young Black and Latinx students from Boston Public Schools a no-cost head start to a STEM degree.
Get Social With UMass
Want a window into daily campus life? Whether you’re a current student, or thinking about attending UMass, or want to reminisce about days past, check out our social media channels.
The University Relations Social Media Team is the official voice of UMass Amherst on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn, and more. On our channels, you’ll find stories of engagement and activism, academic excellence, remarkable research and the many ways we are pioneers, builders and unconventional doers.
Have fun exploring our main channels, or view a full list of social media accounts here.