| Screen last updated on: December 2016 |
| Total undergraduates: |
22,252 |
| Full-time undergraduates: |
20,684 |
| Part-time undergraduates: |
1,568 |
| Total graduate students: |
6,383 |
| Full-time graduate students: |
2,262 |
| Part-time graduate students: |
4,121 |
| Average age of full-time undergraduates: |
20 |
| U.S. region where majority of students come from: |
Northeast |
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| Campus size: |
1,463 acres |
| City or town school is located in: |
Amherst, MA |
| Population of city/town: |
37,819 |
| Nearest major city: |
Boston |
| Distance of nearest major city: |
90 miles |
| Population of nearest major city: |
645,966 |
| Online campus map: |
www.umass.edu/
visitorsctr/downloads/
campusmap.pdf |
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| Institution offers housing: |
yes |
| Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: |
yes |
| Housing types (% in housing type, if given): |
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- coed dorms
- women's dorms
- men's dorms
- sorority housing
- fraternity housing
- single-student apartments
- married-student apartments
- special housing for disabled students
- special housing for international students
- other housing including First-year housing.
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| Students required to live on campus: |
All non-veteran freshmen must live on campus unless living with family within a 40-mile radius. |
| Percent of all students who have cars on campus: |
22% |
| Student conduct policies: |
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honor code, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited, Student Code of Conduct. |
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| Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: |
yes |
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| Every student is required to lease or own a computer: |
no |
| Every student is required to take a computer course: |
no |
| Computer equipment is provided in: |
residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center |
| Total number of microcomputers available to students: |
400 |
| Other computer facilities/services: |
Wireless network. |
| Internet access provided to all students: |
yes |
| E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: |
yes |
| School has a library on campus: |
yes |
| Additional library facilities/collections: |
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Special collections. Integrated sciences and engineering library. Renaissance studies center. Learning Commons. |
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| Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus: |
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Contemporary art museum, observatory. |
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| Remedial learning services: |
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writing, math |
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| Additional services offered: |
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nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, women's center, day care, health insurance |
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| Counseling services: |
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minority student, veteran student, birth control, career, personal, academic, psychological |
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| Career placement services: |
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co-op education, internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, online assistance. |
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| Services for students with disabilities: |
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note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, special transportation, adaptive equipment, braille services |
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| Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: |
100% |
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| Number of social fraternities on campus: |
19 |
| Number of fraternities that have chapter houses: |
6 |
| Percent of men who join fraternities: |
8% |
| Number of social sororities on campus: |
12 |
| Number of sororities that have chapter houses: |
5 |
| Percent of women who join sororities: |
6% |
| Student activities: |
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student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, radio station, television station |
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| School newspaper(s): |
Daily Collegian |
| Number of honor societies: |
46 |
| Total number of registered organizations: |
346 |
| Campus-based religious organizations: |
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Athletes in Action, Campus Crusade for Christ, EPIC Movement, The Navigators, United Christian Foundation, Muslim Students Association, Student Pagans Integrating Religions and Life Spiritually, Hindu YUVA, Interfaith Alliance, Jewish Leaders in Business, Kehilat Hillel Ha'azinu; Chi Alpha Christian, InterVarsity Christian, and Orthodox Christian Fellowships; Baha'i and Soka Buddhist clubs |
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| Minority student organizations: |
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Alliance for Afro‐American Cultural Education, Jewish Leaders in Business, Students of Caribbean Ancestry, Women and Minorities in Physics, Women of Color Leadership Network; African, Armenian, Asian American, Cambodian, Chinese Scholar, Chinese, Haitian American, Hellenic, Indian, Italian, Jatra Begali, Korean, Latin American Cultural, Latin American/Caribbean, Latino Professionals for America, Persian, South Asian, Taiwanese/Chinese, and Vietnamese Student Associations; White Eagle Cultural, Latinos Unidos, and Kochiyama Cultural Centers; Black and Jewish Student Unions |
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| International student organizations: |
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African, Asian American, Cambodian, Cape Verdean, Caribbean, Chinese, Haitian American, Korean, Indian, Italian, Latin American, South Asian, Taiwanese, and Vietnamese Student Organizations |
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| Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees: |
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Music, theatre, political, service, and special-interest groups |
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| School has an athletic program: |
yes |
| Athletic director: |
Ryan Bamford,
Director of Athletics |
| Director of women's athletics: |
Joan Hopkins,
Associate Athletic Director |
| School colors: |
maroon and white |
| School mascot: |
Minutemen, Minutewomen |
| Athletic conference memberships: |
Atlantic 10 Conference (Division I), MAC (Division I, Football FBS), Hockey East Association (Division I), CAA (Men's Lacrosse, Division I) |
| Sports offered |
Scholarships? |
Athletic Assoc. |
| Men's baseball | yes | Atlantic 10, NCAA Div. I |
| Men's basketball | yes | Atlantic 10, NCAA Div. I |
| Men's cross-country | yes | Atlantic 10, NCAA Div. I |
| Men's football | yes | Atlantic 10, NCAA Div. I-AA |
| Men's ice hockey | yes | Hockey East, NCAA Div. I |
| Men's lacrosse | yes | NCAA Div. I |
| Men's soccer | yes | Atlantic 10, NCAA Div. I |
| Men's swimming | yes | Atlantic 10, NCAA Div. I |
| Men's track and field (indoor) | no | NCAA Div. I |
| Men's track and field (outdoor) | yes | Atlantic 10, NCAA Div. I |
| Women's basketball | yes | Atlantic 10, NCAA Div. I |
| Women's crew | yes | Atlantic 10, NCAA Div. I |
| Women's cross-country | yes | Atlantic 10, NCAA Div. I |
| Women's field hockey | yes | Atlantic 10, NCAA Div. I |
| Women's lacrosse | yes | NCAA Div. I |
| Women's soccer | yes | Atlantic 10, NCAA Div. I |
| Women's softball | yes | Atlantic 10, NCAA Div. I |
| Women's swimming | yes | Atlantic 10, NCAA Div. I |
| Women's tennis | yes | Atlantic 10 |
| Women's track and field (indoor) | yes | Atlantic 10, NCAA Div. I |
| Women's track and field (outdoor) | yes | Atlantic 10, NCAA Div. I |
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| Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: |
3% |
| Percent of students in intramural/recreational sports: |
55% |
| Athletic facilities: |
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arena, artificial turf, dance studio, gymnasium, ice rinks, indoor track, recreation fitness center, stadium, swimming pools, weight training room; handball, racquetball, and squash courts; playing, soccer, and softball fields |
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| Intramural/Recreational sports: |
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archery, badminton, BASEketball, basketball, bean bag toss, bicycle racing, dodgeball, equestrian sports, extreme dodgeball, fencing, flag football, field hockey, figure skating, flag football, floor hockey, golf, ice hockey, jujitsu, kickball, lacrosse, paintball, polo, quidditch, racquetball, revolution run, rowing, rugby, running, run n' gun football, sailing, shotokan karate, skiing, skydiving, snowboarding, soccer, softball, speedball, spikeball, table tennis, tennis, triathlon, track and field, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball, walleyball, water polo, Wiffle ball, wrestling |
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| Club sports for men: |
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Alpine skiing, baseball, bike racing, boxing, crew, fencing, golf, ice hockey, lacrosse, racquetball, roller hockey, rugby, soccer, swimming, table tennis, tennis, triathlon, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball, water polo, wrestling |
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| Club sports for women: |
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Alpine skiing, bike racing, boxing, dance team, fencing, field hockey, figure skating, gymnastics, ice hockey, lacrosse, polo, racquetball, rugby, soccer, softball, swimming, table tennis, tennis, triathlon, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball, water polo, wrestling |
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| Public transportation serves campus: |
yes |
| Nearest international airport: |
Hartford, CT (50 miles) |
| Nearest other airport: |
Boston, MA (90 miles) |
| Nearest passenger train service: |
Amherst , MA (1 mile) |
| Nearest passenger bus service: |
Amherst, MA (near campus) |
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| Institutional employment is available: |
yes |
| Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: |
excellent |
| Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: |
no |
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| Percent of graduates who pursue further study: |
21% immediately |
| List of graduate schools most often selected by recent graduates: |
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Boston University, General Hospital Institute of Health Professions, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts--Amherst, Northeastern University. |
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| List of firms that most frequently hire graduates: |
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Baystate Health, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston Public Schools, CISCO Systems, Disney, EMC Corporation, Ernst & Young, EverQuote, Fidelity Investments, Google, IBM, Liberty Mutual, Macy's, Marriott International MHM Resorts International, New England Forestry Foundation, Pricewaterhouse Coopers, Raytheon, Teach for America, TJX Companies. |
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| List of most prominent alumni/ae: |
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- Catherine Coleman, NASA Astronaut
- Ken Feinberg, Founder of Feinberg Rozen and Special Master of 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund
- Russell Hulse, Nobel Prize Recipient in Physics.
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