University of Massachusetts-Amherst

4-years Public College In Amherst, MA

The acceptance rate of University of Massachusetts-Amherst is 65.5%. Total 42,540 students have applied to and 27,877 have accepted to admit. Eventually, 4,872 students enrolled in University of Massachusetts-Amherst (Admission Yield: 17.5%). The average SAT score is 1,370 and the average ACT score is 31. The application fee for undergraduate programs is $85 and graduate school application fee is $85 at University of Massachusetts-Amherst.

Admission Stats

Application Fee	$85 (Undergraduate) $85 (Graduate)
Acceptance Rate	65.5%
Yield	17.5%
Test Scores	1,370 (SAT) 31 (ACT)

Acceptance Rate & Admission Statistics

For academic year 2021-2022, total 42,540 students have applied to University of Massachusetts-Amherst. By gender, 19,763 male and 22,777 female students have applied to the school. Among them, 27,877 (11,482 male and 16,395 female) students have accepted and 4,872(2,238 male and 2,634 female) have enrolled into University of Massachusetts-Amherst for academic year 2021-2022. Next table illustrates the admission counts, acceptance rate, and yield, also known as enrolment rate at University of Massachusetts-Amherst.

2021-2022 Admission Stats at University of Massachusetts-Amherst
	Total	Men	Women
Applicants	42,540	19,763	22,777
Admitted	27,877	11,482	16,395
Enrolled	4,872	2,238	2,634
Acceptance Rate	65.53%	58.10%	71.98%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)	17.48%	19.49%	16.07%

SAT and ACT Scores Distribution

At University of Massachusetts-Amherst, 1,260 applicants (26% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 247 applicants (5%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees. For score submitters, SAT 75^th percentile score is 1,460 and 25^th percentile score is 1,250. For ACT scores, 75^th percentile score is 100 and 25^th percentile score is 81. The SAT and ACT scores are considered but not required to submit when applying to University of Massachusetts-Amherst. Next table shows detail SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at University of Massachusetts-Amherst.

2021-2022 Submitted SAT and ACT Scores
	25^th Percentile	75^th Percentile
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing	620	710
SAT Math	630	750
ACT Composite	28	33
ACT Math	26	33
ACT English	27	34

Admission Consideration & Requirements

Admission Consideration
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Recommended
High School Record (or Transcript)	Required
Completion of College Preparatory Program	Required
Recommendations	Required
Formal Demonstration of Competencies	Required
Admission Test Scores	Considered But Not Required
TOEFL	Required
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)	Neither Required Nor Recommended

Offered Degrees & Accepted Credits

Offered Degrees at University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Degree	Offered
1 Year Certificate	✔
2 Year Certificate	✗
Associate	✔
2-4 Year Certificate	✗
Bachelor's	✔
Post-Bachelor Certificate	✔
Master's	✔
Post-Master Certificate	✔
Doctorate (Research)	✔
Doctorate (Professional Practice)	✔
Doctorate (Other)	✗