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University of Massachusetts - Boston

100 Morrissey Blvd, Boston, MA 02125

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The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum is located on Columbia Point next to U Mass Boston.
The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum is located on Columbia Point next to U Mass Boston.
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University of Massachusetts - Boston School Description

The University of Massachusetts Boston, one of five campuses of the University of Massachusetts, is nationally recognized as a model of excellence for urban universities. A comprehensive, doctoral-granting campus, we provide challenging teaching, distinguished research, and extensive service which particularly respond to the academic and economic needs of the state's urban areas and their diverse populations.

The University of Massachusetts Boston was established in 1964 to provide the opportunity for superior education at moderate cost to the people of greater Boston. It is located on Columbia Point peninsula, which it shares with the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library. UMass Boston is nationally recognized as a model of excellence for urban universities.

UMass Boston brings the resources of a major university to people from all walks of life, offering undergraduate and graduate programs in approximately 90 fields of study, as well as advanced certificate programs through its Division of Corporate, Continuing and Distance Education. The University is one of five institutions in the Greater Boston Urban Education Collaborative, a group that collectively works to expand services, enrich programming, develop greater flexibility, and contribute more fully to the future development of the community.

UMass Boston has enrollment of approximately 13,300 students and boasts an internationally distinguished faculty of 818 members including Lloyd Schwartz who was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in Criticism in 1994 and Monet expert Paul Tucker.

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University of Massachusetts - Boston

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The University of Massachusetts Boston, also known as UMass Boston, is the second largest campus in the five-campus University of Massachusetts system, and is located on 177 acres on Columbia Point in the Dorchester section of Boston, Massachusetts. It is a major coeducational public research university with a student body of approximately 14,000 graduate and undergraduate students. Students are primarily from Massachusetts but also from other parts of the United States and from foreign countries.

History

The University of Massachusetts at Boston was established in 1964 when the state legislature voted to establish a new university campus in Boston. The official Founding Day Convocation and ceremony was held on December 10, 1966 in the Prudential Tower in Boston and inaugurated UMASS/Boston as an official institution of higher learning and formally installed the first Chancellor of the university, John W. Ryan. It is part of the Greater Boston Urban Education Collaborative, but over time was absorbed and merged with other schools, such as Boston State College, absorbed in 1982, and which dates back to 1852.

In 1974, it opened its location on the Columbia Point peninsula on Dorchester Bay. The University originally occupied five buildings: McCormack and Wheatley halls, Science Center, Healey Library, and the Quinn Administration Building.

The original Harbor Campus buildings were said to have had sparse and very unattractive interiors, with odd mazes of hallways and the campus was known as "the fortress" or "the prison" colloquially. They were rumored to have been designed by architects who were primarily familiar with prisons, although, in point of fact, the library had been designed by the distinguished Chicago modernist architect, Harry Mohr Weese. At one point in his career, Weese had designed the Metropolitan Correction Center in Chicago.

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Quick Facts

Chance of Admission:
Location:
Northeast
Setting:
Large City Setting
Type:
Public
Size:
Large (5,000 to 10,000 Undergrad)
Mascot:
Beacons
Nickname:
UMB

Students & Campus Life

Undergraduate Enrollment:
8,958
On Campus Housing:
Unavailable
Full Time Students:
95%
Athletic Programs:
Available
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Expenses

Average Tuition:
$ 20,656
Students Receiving Aid:
72%
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Admissions

Application Fee:
$ 40
Selectivity:
Selective
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University of Massachusetts - Boston Degree Programs

Bachelor’s Degree Programs

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Master’s Degree Programs

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Certificate Programs

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University of Massachusetts - Boston Students & Campus Life

General

Full-Time vs. Part-Time
Full-Time 95%
Part-Time 5%
Men vs. Women
Women 59%
Men 41%
Race/Ethnicity
Caucasian 54%
Other 17%
African-American 13%
Asian 10%
Hispanic 6%

Geography

In State vs. Out-of-State
In-State 90%
Out-of-State 10%
Top States for Incoming Freshman
Massachusetts 90%
Connecticut 0%
New Hampshire 0%
California 0%
New York 0%
Percent of Students International: 4%

Housing

On-Campus Housing Available: No

Athletics

Member of: NAA, NCAA
Sports Include: Basketball (Little East Conference)
Baseball (Little East Conference)
Track (Little East Conference)

University of Massachusetts - Boston Expenses (Tuition & Fees)

Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) In-State Out-of-State  
Published Tuition and Fees:
 $ 8,837 $ 20,656  
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads:
 $ 1,714 $ 9,758  
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads:
 $ 7,123 $ 10,898  
Financial Aid Avg. Amount Received % of Students Receiving Aid  
Federal Grants:
 $ 3,739 46%  
State and Local Grants:
 $ 2,663 55%  
Institutional Grants:
 $ 2,813 30%  
Student Loans:
 $ 4,331 50%  
Any Aid:
   72%  

University of Massachusetts - Boston Admissions

Acceptance Rate: 61% (Selective)
Test Scores  
SAT Scores:  
% of Students Submitting SAT Scores: 91%
Bottom 25th Percentile: Verbal: 430, Math: 450
Top 75th Percentile: Verbal: 550, Math: 570

Application Requirements (Undergraduate Only)

Application Fee: $ 40.00
Formal Demonstration of Competencies: Not Required
High School Diploma or Equivalent: Required
High School GPA: Required
High School Rank: Not Required
High School Record: Required
Recommendations: Recommended
TOEFL: Required
Test Scores: Required

College Advice on University of Massachusetts - Boston

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Question: University of Tampa or University of Massachusetts Boston?

Which school has a better business school? University of Tampa or University of Massachusetts Boston
11 months ago
nopm
nopm

Best Answer

University of Massachusetts Boston. My advice though is to NOT major in business as an undergraduate, but rather to save it for graduate studies. Major in something else, such as Economics.
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Question: is university of massachusetts- boston a good school?

17 months ago
mariko m
mariko m

Best Answer

Cat Lover. . .Meow!, The best way to find out info is to find a student. You can locate some contact information for Massachusetts universities here. http://www.collegereviewed.com/Massachusetts-Colleges-Universities.html Students always seem to know what's up better than outsiders since they get to experience the classes and the lifestyle.
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Question: what is the university of massachusetts boston like?

i am considering going there.
34 months ago
bluepotato2
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Best Answer

It's not a residential campus like Amherst. It's in a pretty nice spot, right on the water with the JFK Library and Museum on Columbia Point. Since it's a commuter school, there isn't the same atmosphere you'd find on a campus with dormitories. The students are more serious about their studies, too.
Susan M
Susan M

Question: UMass Boston or UMass Dartmouth?

In the fall I will be going away to college and UMB and UMD are my top two schools, but how should I pick one?? Whats your general opinion of the 2?
40 months ago
matt
matt

Best Answer

One of these answers has some useful informatio, but the main advice is, you need to visit. UMass Boston is right in Boston - a big city full of 10,000s of students, music, clubs, etc etc. UMASS Dartmouth is in a country town. The only nearby cities are New Bedford and Fall River, both of which are rather run down and seedy and have pretty limited night life and cultural life. For most of the Dartmouth students this is not a problem because most of them come from this general area of the state and have lots of high school friends and kids from their hometowns to hang with. If you are not from the area, you will not be tied in to that social group, so I think you could be kind of left out. But, you need to visit and see what you think...

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  • The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum is located on Columbia Point next to U Mass Boston.
    The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum is located on Columbia Point next to U Mass Boston. [source]
  • 300 px|The UMass Boston campus, viewed from Squantum Point Park in Quincy
    300 px|The UMass Boston campus, viewed from Squantum Point Park in Quincy [source]
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