UMassachusetts at Dartmouth, founded in 1895, is a public, comprehensive institution. With five professional colleges - business, engineering, visual and performing arts, nursing, and arts and sciences - UMASS Dartmouth offers more than 40 majors to 5,500 undergraduate and graduate students. Publicly supported, the university provides affordable professional and preprofessional options as well as a variety of cocurricular activities, organizations and athletic programs. Its contemporary 710-acre campus is located in North Dartmouth in southeastern Massachusetts, 60 miles south of Boston.

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collegeType
Public
studentType
Coed
5,602
Undergraduates
2,689
Men - 48%
2,914
Women - 52%
1,940
Graduate Students
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Entrance Difficulty
Moderately difficult
Overall Admission Rate
92% of 9,794 applicants were admitted
Early Action Offered
Yes
Early Decision Offered
No
Regular Admission Deadline
Rolling
Qualifications of Enrolled Freshmen
Average GPA
3.3 (based on weighted GPAs)
SAT Math
567 average
520-620 range of middle 50%
SAT EBRW
573 average
520-640 range of middle 50%
ACT Composite
24 average
22-31 range of middle 50%
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Cost of Attendance
In-state: $36,320
Out-of-state: $52,862
Tuition and Fees
In-state: $15,208
Out-of-state: $31,750
Room and Board
$17,940
Average Percent of Need Met
85%
Average Freshman Award
$18,952
Average Indebtedness of 2024 Graduates
$32,370
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Academic Calendar System
Semester
General Education/Core Curriculum
Required for most or all students
Full-Time Faculty Teaching Undergraduates
382
Regular Class Size (Students)
2-9
20%
10-19
31%
20-29
24%
30-39
13%
40-49
5%
50-99
5%
Over 100
1%
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North Dartmouth Population
34,032
Nearest Metropolitan Area
Boston, MA and Providence, RI
Freshman Housing Guarantee
College offers housing to students
Students in College Housing
49% of all students
Athletic Conferences
NCAA Division III
Mascot
Corsair
Sororities
Not reported
Fraternities
Not reported
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Ethnicity of Students from U.S.
American Indian/Alaskan Native
0.1%
Asian
3.3%
Black/African-American
18.5%
Hispanic/Latino
13.6%
Multi-race (not Hispanic/Latino)
5.4%
Native Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander
0.1%
White
57.1%
Unknown
2%
International Students
1.3% from 32 countries
First-Year Students Returning
63.7%
Students Graduating Within 4 Years
35.0%
Graduates Offered Full-Time Employment Within 6 Months
71.8%
Graduates Pursuing Advanced Study Directly
39.3%
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