About UMass Amherst
Learn more about campus history, news and media, data and statistics, points of pride, and diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.
Campus Maps
Explore here for information about getting around. You'll find a Google map for driving, a detailed campus map with buildings, an accessibility map, and a parking map.
UMass Transit
Find everything you need to know about routes and schedules, accessibility, calendar dates, and service changes.
Residential Life
If you're living on campus, you'll want to learn about residence hall options, housing selection, policies and protocol, staff information, and ways to get involved.
Off-Campus Student Life
If you're living off campus, check out Off-Campus Student Life for information about finding housing, Party Smart, Walk This Way, Team Positive Presence, and other relevant safety protocols.
Student Life
There's so much to do on campus! Stay up-to-date about involvement, events and initiatives, advocacy and inclusion, and strategies for wellbeing.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
For all things related to incident reporting, data and statistics, learning opportunities, campus climate, and University response protocol.
We recognize this is a lot of information to absorb. Consider visiting one of these links per day for just one week, and you'll know a LOT about how best to navigate and be involved with campus. It's worth it!
Frequently Asked Questions
Read through the webpages above and see where they take you. Also, talk to people who have been around campus for a while – older students, Academic Advisors, staff, and instructors.
If you can’t find a particular resource by searching the website or talking to someone you know on campus, reach out to us at studentsuccess@umass.edu and we’ll help you find what you need.
Learn more about the Pioneer Valley here. Be sure to get off campus. This area boasts easy access to four nearby cities, four colleges outside of UMass, and lots of opportunities to explore, eat great food, visit museums, see live music, and make new friends.
"If you have a group or community, either a club that you join or…even with classmates, if you can meet outside of class and do some studying or just get lunch with people, that can be …valuable." Max O'Hara, UMass Amherst Student