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University of Massachusetts - Boston is a public institution situated in Boston, Massachusetts. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

372 Undergraduate Degrees
95 Graduate Degrees
$42,977 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
81% Acceptance Rate

Where Is University of Massachusetts - Boston?

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Contact details for UMass Boston are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 100 Morrissey Boulevard, Boston, MA 02125-3393
Phone: 617-287-5000
Website: www.umb.edu

How Do I Get Into UMass Boston?

You can apply to UMass Boston online at: www.umb.edu/admissions

Admission Requirements for UMass Boston

Submission Required?
High School GPA 1
High School Rank 3
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 1
Recommendations 1
SAT or ACT Scores 5
TOEFL 1

How Hard Is It To Get Into UMass Boston?

81% Acceptance Rate
66% Of Accepted Are Women
28% Submit SAT Scores
With an acceptance rate of 81%, UMass Boston may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 34% of accepted students are men and 66% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 76%, and the acceptance rate for women is 83%.

Average Test Scores

About 28% of students accepted to UMass Boston submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 540 and 650. Math scores were between 540 and 650.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for University of Massachusetts - Boston  ( 540 to 650 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for University of Massachusetts - Boston  ( 540 to 650 )
200
800
UMass Boston received ACT scores from 2% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 22 and 31. Math scores were between 22 and 0. Composite scores were between 24 and 29.

ACT English Scores for University of Massachusetts - Boston  ( 22 to 31 )
1
36
ACT Composite Scores for University of Massachusetts - Boston  ( 24 to 29 )
1
36

Can I Afford University of Massachusetts - Boston?

$42,977 Net Price
60% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of UMass Boston is $42,977. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At UMass Boston, approximately 60% of students took out student loans averaging $6,746 a year. That adds up to $26,984 over four years for those students.

University of Massachusetts - Boston Undergraduate Student Diversity

10,279 Full-Time Undergraduates
58% Women
54% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 12,871 undergraduate students at UMass Boston, with 10,279 being full-time and 2,592 being part-time.

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There are also 3,388 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 10,279 full-time undergraduates at UMass Boston, 42% are male and 58% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of Massachusetts - Boston students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 1,561
Black or African American 1,696
Hispanic or Latino 1,861
White 3,420
International Students 1,019
Other Races/Ethnicities 722

Geographic Diversity

Massachusetts students aren't the only ones who study at University of Massachusetts - Boston. At this time, 22 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 106 countries are represented at UMass Boston. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and South Korea.

University of Massachusetts - Boston Nursing Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Nursing Science 332 0 45 10 387
Registered Nursing 40 0 0 0 40
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 0 23 0 0 23
Nursing Practice 0 0 0 11 11
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing 0 5 0 0 5
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 0 1 0 0 1
TOTAL 372 29 45 21 467

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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