The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth distinguishes itself as a vibrant public university actively engaged in personalized teaching and innovative research, and acting as an intellectual catalyst for regional economic, social, and cultural development.
Vision Statement
Within a climate that is inclusive, open, and diverse, UMass Dartmouth will be the university of choice for students seeking high quality liberal arts and science programs as well as professional academic programs that build a foundation for civic responsibility, individual skills and professional success.
UMass Dartmouth will distinguish itself by providing a personalized academic environment where the scholarly research and creative activities of faculty and graduate students are interwoven with the undergraduate experience.
UMass Dartmouth aspires to create additional Masters and Doctoral programs, with commensurate support, in addition to enhanced technological capabilities for the delivery of our educational and outreach programs.
The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth is a multi-campus university, part of the statewide university system of the University of Massachusetts. The main campus is located in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts, in the center of the South Coast region, between the cities of New Bedford to the east and Fall River to the west.
The University, also known as UMass-Dartmouth or "UMD", has a student body of over 9,000 students, which includes 7,626 undergraduates, 726 graduate students, and 1,407 continuing education students. As of Spring 2008, there are approximately 4,400 students living on campus. It offers more than 61 undergraduate programs of study and 19 graduate programs, and has more than 300 full-time faculty. With an endowment of over $30 million, the university has set the goal of becoming a Carnegie Research I institution by the start of the next decade.
UMass Dartmouth specializes in training engineers, health care workers, marine scientists, teachers, performing and visual artists, and graduates in the liberal arts.
UMD also has one of the nation's most extensive undergraduate and graduate programs in Portuguese language and literary studies, offering both a BA and an MA in Portuguese Studies, as well as a new Ph.D. program in Luso-Afro-Brazilian Studies and Theory. The university also has a http://www.portstudies.umassd.edu/ Center for Portuguese Studies and Culture, which sponsors numerous publication series, as well as international conferences in Portuguese and Portuguese-American studies. The university is home to the Ferreira-Mendes Portuguese-American Archives, located in a special section of the Claire T. Carney Library, and the UMass-Dartmouth Summer Program in Portuguese.
The school also proposed to host the University of Massachusetts School of Law, as the trustees of the state's university system voted during 2004 to purchase the nearby Southern New England School of Law, an unaccredited private institution. As of early 2008 this has not taken place, but may in the future. In June of 2008 the University of Massachusetts Board of Trustees approved the creation of a new School of Education, Public Policy and Civic Engagement.
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| Percent of Students International: | 3% |
| On-Campus Housing Available: | Yes |
| Percent of Students Living On-Campus: | 53% |
| Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: | No |
| Member of: | NAA, NCAA |
| Sports Include: |
Football (New England Football Conference) Basketball (Little East Conference) Baseball (Little East Conference) Track (Little East Conference) |
| Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) | In-State | Out-of-State | |
Published Tuition and Fees: |
$ 8,036 | $ 17,536 | |
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 1,417 | $ 8,099 | |
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 6,619 | $ 9,437 | |
| Financial Aid | Avg. Amount Received | % of Students Receiving Aid | |
Federal Grants: |
$ 2,683 | 22% | |
State and Local Grants: |
$ 1,886 | 31% | |
Institutional Grants: |
$ 1,771 | 50% | |
Student Loans: |
$ 4,558 | 67% | |
Any Aid: |
78% |
| Acceptance Rate: | 68% (Selective) |
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| % of Students Submitting SAT Scores: | 98% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Verbal: 470, Math: 490 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Verbal: 570, Math: 580 |
| Application Fee: | $ 35.00 |
| Formal Demonstration of Competencies: | Recommended |
| 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 |
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I've granted a provisional admission to Umass-dartmouth to presue my gradute study in electrical engineering.
Due to the fact that I'm an international student I should take TOFEL and GRE tests. in the next few week I'm going to the US to attend a language center and then I can get good scores in both exams.
I've got a GPA of 4.53/5.00 and am finacially well-off, is the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth really good for me as a graduate engineering student or I can get a better chance after i take GRE and TOFEL test??
and what are my chances in being admitted in Stanford/ Columbia/MIT?
16 months ago
Best Answer
UMass Dartmouth is not a famous or cutting edge school. It is a respectable local branch of the state university of Massachusetts. You will get a decent education there. Most of your classmates will be B level students from the high schools in that part of Massachusetts.
Probably it is not a bad idea for you to start at UMass because you are going to have a lot of adjustments to make when you arrive in the USA. But if you are a very good student you might want to transfer to a higher level school after you have been in the US for a year or so.
There are many schools that are more prestigious, where if you get good grades in your courses at UMass you will be able to transfer. You might even consider transferring to a different branch of UMass. I think the UMass Lowell branch or UMass Amherst might be slightly higher rated for engineering.
UMass Dartmouth is not a bad school, but it is not prestigious. The elite schools that you mention are extremely difficult to enter. MIT for instance, is world famous and thousands of international students apply each year, but they only take about 100 students a year from the entire world outside the USA. Columbia and Stanford might be even harder to enter. On the other hand, there are dozens of respectable schools that are excellent, but less competitive. CHeck the US News rankings - any school in their top 100 would definitely be a highly respectable school.
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