15

Average size of an honors course

200

Faculty teaching Honors courses

677

Entering first-year students

1418

Average combined SAT score

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Community of Scholars

Commonwealth Honors College students benefit from a tight-knit community, close ties with faculty, small honors classes, value-added honors advising, and access to special programs, merit scholarships, and research grants.

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Small Classes, Big Ideas

Commonwealth Honors College students reach beyond the boundaries of their academic majors and our advanced scholarship tracks provide them with opportunities to contribute original knowledge to their fields of study.

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Campus Full of Opportunities

Commonwealth Honors College students have access to the extensive resources of UMass Amherst — a large research university with roughly 100 majors and wide-ranging opportunities for student engagement.

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Why the Honors Thesis: Esosa Osunde '24

Thinking about the Honors College or starting your thesis? Esosa Osunde '24 shares why these experiences are worth it.

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