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Looking for a top-rated education that values hands-on learning in a place where bold ideas are encouraged and opportunities for connection abound?
Are you interested in joining a close-knit community of smart, diverse, motivated students who are out to revolutionize the world? Whatever your passion is—energy systems, autonomous vehicles, biocompatible prosthetic devices—you will find endless opportunities to shape the future as a student here in the UMass College of Engineering.
Public Engineering Undergraduate Program (U.S. News & World Report's 2025 Best Engineering Schools Guide)
Public University (U.S. News & World Report's 2025 Best Colleges Guide)
Best Campus Food—7th consecutive year (Princeton Review)
Green College—UMass Amherst (Princeton Review)
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Student Voices
As a student in the College of Engineering, the possibilities for making friends, making memories, and preparing for a rewarding career are endless. Hear from some of our recent graduates about how they made the most of their time on campus.
Engineering RAPs
Residential Academic Programs, or RAPs, are small communities of new first-year students who live in the same residence hall and enroll in the same small course together. Our goal with the Engineering RAPs is to build an even more supportive engineering community.
Our grads find jobs!
Our Engineering degrees are highly regarded by industry recruiters including Google, Apple, and NASA. We host employer recruitment events and offer career-planning assistance, help with resume and interview preparation, and access to co-ops and internships.
4+1 Accelerated Degrees
Our 4+1 Accelerated Master's Degree Programs are an exciting way for students to get further, faster. Through these fast-track 4+1 programs, engineering students who maintain a GPA of 3.5 or higher will be automatically accepted into the master’s program in their field of study.
RISE Scholars Program
