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Undergraduate Admissions

Admissions Statistics

Undergraduate Enrollment

Fall 2023

22,854

Undergraduate Students

73.2%

In-State

26.8%

Out-of-State

Entering Undergraduate Class

First-Year Profile, Fall 2023

50,345

First-Year Applications

5,259

Students in First-Year Class

57.7%

Admit Rate

3,551

In-State

1,708

Out-of-State

479

International

36.6% of the new class represents ALANA students (African-American, Latino, Asian, Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, and Native American).

Grades and Test Scores

3.93–4.38

Middle 50% GPA* (4.0 scale)

1330-1490

Middle 50% SAT 
(Evidence-Based Reading & Writing/Math)

29–34

Middle 50% ACT

Standardized test ranges only represent the less than 40% of applicants who elected to submit test scores as part of their application materials for fall 2023. UMass Amherst is test optional.

The middle 50% is a range, specifically the range of test scores or GPA between the 25th percentile and the 75th percentile for the given group.  It is the “half in the middle” that’s left if you remove the top 25% and the bottom 25%. For example, at UMass Amherst last year the middle 50% testing range on the SAT for enrolling first-year students was 1330-1490.  This means that of the 29,000 admitted first-year students, about 14,500 (the half in the middle) had a score that was in the range. From this you also know that about 7,250 of admitted students scored higher than this range, and about 7,250 scored a 1330 or below.

*GPA is based on academic courses only and  weighted for Honors and College level courses per the Massachusetts Department of Higher Education

Transfer Student Profile

3,110

Transfer Applications

1,052

Entering Transfer Students

3.2–3.8

Middle 50% GPA

Academic Offerings

10

Academic Colleges

111

Bachelor's Degree Programs

5

Associate Degree Programs

35

Average Class Size

77%

Classes With Fewer Than 40 Students

Faculty

1,400+

Full-Time Faculty

95%

Hold the Highest Degree in Their Field

18:1

Student:Faculty Ratio

Retention & Graduation

First-Year Retention Rate

90%

Retention Rate for the Latest Cohort

Graduation Rates

83.1%

6-year Graduation Rate for the Latest Cohort

82.1%

5-year Graduation Rate for the Latest Cohort

76.3%

4-year Graduation Rate for the Latest Cohort