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
5,977
Undergraduates
2,810
Men - 47%
3,162
Women - 52.9%
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Entrance Difficulty
Moderately difficult
Overall Admission Rate
89% of 10,304 applicants were admitted
Early Action Offered
Yes
Early Decision Offered
No
Regular Admission Deadline
Rolling
Qualifications of Enrolled Freshmen
Average GPA
3.31 (based on weighted GPAs)
SAT Math
536 average
450-610 range of middle 50%
SAT EBRW
561 average
490-640 range of middle 50%
ACT Composite
27 average
22-30 range of middle 50%
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Cost of Attendance
In-state: $39,573
Out-of-state: $57,736
Tuition and Fees
In-state: $16,773
Out-of-state: $34,936
Room and Board
$19,700
Average Percent of Need Met
81%
Average Freshman Award
$21,626
Average Indebtedness of 2024 Graduates
$32,065
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Academic Calendar System
Semester
General Education/Core Curriculum
Required for most or all students
Full-Time Faculty Teaching Undergraduates
381
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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
46% 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
0.3%
Asian
3.3%
Black/African-American
18.7%
Hispanic/Latino
15.6%
Multi-race (not Hispanic/Latino)
5.8%
Native Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander
0.1%
White
54.2%
Unknown
2.1%
International Students
1.5% from 28 countries
First-Year Students Returning
68.0%
Students Graduating Within 4 Years
33.8%
Graduates Offered Full-Time Employment Within 6 Months
84.5%
Graduates Pursuing Advanced Study Directly
37.1%
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