Enrollment
- An incoming undergraduate class (Fall 2013) that includes 4,650 freshmen and 1,100 transfers.
- 22,000 undergraduate students
- 3,750 students of color (ALANA—African-American, Latino/a, Asian and Native American—students represent 21% of the total undergraduate enrollment)
- 3,110 honors students
- 4,500 out-of-state students from 48 states and 2 territories (The top states sending students to UMass Amherst are: New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, California, Rhode Island, Maine, Illinois, and Colorado)
- 345 international undergraduate students from 50 countries
- 6,140 graduate students
Faculty
- 1,170 full-time instructional faculty
- 93 percent hold the highest degree in their fields
- 18:1 student/faculty ratio
Academic Offerings
- 8 school and colleges
- 6 associate degree programs
- 86 bachelor degree programs
- 72 master’s programs
- 50 doctoral programs
- 2,253 undergraduate course sections
- Average class size: 37 students
- 63% of the classes (including labs and discussions) offered at UMass Amherst have fewer than 30 students
2013 Freshman Class
- 36,400 applicants for a class of 4,650
- For those students whose high schools report class rank, the mean high school class rank was the top 20%
- Middle SAT: Critical Reading 640-540 / Math 670-570
- Mean GPA is 3.72 on a 4.00 scale
- ALANA (African-American, Latino/a, Asian and Native American) students represent 24% of the Fall 2013 freshman class
2013 Transfer Class
- 3,500 transfer students applied
- 1,100 enrolled
- Mean grade point average: 3.27 on a 4.00 scale
- Applicants represent more than 950 colleges and universities
- ALANA (African-American, Latino/a, Asian and Native American) students represent 23% of the 2013 transfer class