On April 26, 2024, UMass Amherst commemorates the inauguration of our 31st leader, Chancellor Javier Reyes, marking an era of new leadership at the commonwealth's flagship campus.
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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.
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.
By the Numbers
U.S. News & World Report ranking among national public universities
Faculty members
Academic disciplines ranked among the Top 200 programs worldwide
Best Value Colleges (Public), The Princeton Review
Best Campus Food, The Princeton Review
Out of 5 Stars
Best of the Best LGBTQ-Friendly Colleges & Universities, Campus Pride Index
Meet Chancellor Reyes, whose personal experiences as an immigrant and international student inform his commitment to belonging and student success.
Take Charge. Stay Curious.
Step into your future and discover UMass Amherst
Join us on Monday, April 29, 2024 for a day-long, campus-wide celebration of UMass pride and community building. Founders Day is an annual opportunity to reflect on the rich history of UMass Amherst, take pride in its present standing, and look toward its future.
News and Events
UMass Amherst study seeks more than 300 infants and preschoolers to assess the importance of napping on brain development in neurotypical and neurodiverse children.
An award-winning journalist, author and founder and editor-in-chief of The GroundTruth Project, Sennott will receive the World Press Freedom Award from the James W. Foley Legacy Foundation on World Press Freedom Day.
UMass Amherst engineer Dmitry Kireev has been awarded an American Heart Association grant to design both wearable and implantable temporary tattoo-like heart monitors.
From the research lab to the theater stage, the six UMass Amherst undergraduates named Spring 2024 Rising Researchers are pushing boundaries and exercising their creative muscles.
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