SCHOOLS / UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS-AMHERST

University of Massachusetts-Amherst

AMHERST, MAIPEDS 166629CARNEGIE CLASS 15
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§ Academic profile

Where you'd land in this school's admitted class.

SAT compositeMiddle 50% of score submitters
25th1,330
Median1,410
75th1,480
§ 25% OF ADMITS SUBMITTED SAT SCORES · 2025-26 CDS · METHOD →
ACT compositeMiddle 50% of score submitters
25th30
Median32
75th34
§ 3% OF ADMITS SUBMITTED ACT SCORES · 2025-26 CDS · METHOD →
ADMIT RATE 60%SAT SUBMIT 25%ACT SUBMIT 3%

Add your GPA and test score to compare against this school's published CDS bands.

§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2025-26 · §C.7 §C.9 §C.11 §C.12ARCHIVED SOURCE →
§ Admission rounds

How the class gets assembled.

No Early Decision reportedEarly Action offered
§ Adjusted admission flow

This school does not report an Early Decision lane, so the flow collapses to the school-reported applicant, admit, and enrolled totals.

Each column is scaled within that stage. Labels show exact counts.

All applicants
Applicants53,117reported count
Admits31,81360%
Class seats5,31517% yield
Exact admission data
Admission flow data
PathApplicantsAdmittedAdmit rateClass seatsNote
All applicants53,11731,81360%5,315School-reported totals.
Overall yield: 17%. Published yield blends high-commitment ED admits with the rest of the admitted pool.
§ Wait list attrition

65% joined after being offered a spot. 32% of students who joined were admitted. 21% of applicants were offered the wait list.

Exact wait-list data
Wait-list data
MetricValue
Offered a wait-list spot11,100
Accepted a wait-list spot7,261
Admitted from wait list2,349
Joined after being offered65%
Admitted after joining32%

Wait-list outcomes can change sharply year to year.

§ Application cost

Application fee: $90. Fee waivers are reported as available.

§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2025-26 · §C.21 §C.22 §C.2 §C.7 §C.13METHOD →ARCHIVED SOURCE →
§ Merit and need aid

What this school reports giving.

Core merit fields reported
No-need grant recipients1,97237% of first-year full-time students
Avg no-need grant$7,757H2A first-year full-time students with no financial need
Avg net price$22,383Federal Scorecard, all aided students
§ Scope

CDS H2A counts students who had no financial need and received institutional non-need scholarship or grant aid, excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits.

§ International aid

Need-based aid for nonresidents: n/a. Non-need aid for nonresidents: n/a. Average international aid reported: $21,755,716.

This is not a personalized price estimate. Merit awards are source-reported institutional facts. Your actual cost depends on income, assets, residency, application round, program, and school policy.
§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2025-26 · §H.2 §H.2A §H.6 §H.14METHOD →ARCHIVED SOURCE →
§ Federal outcomes

What federal data says

SRC · U.S. DEPT. OF ED., COLLEGE SCORECARD 2022-23.
OUTCOMES LAG THE CDS YEAR SHOWN ABOVE.
Median earnings
$71,631
10 yrs after enrollment
Graduation rate
83%
6-year completion
Average net price
$22,383
sticker minus grants
Median debt at grad.
$22,763
federal loans only
§ Earnings distribution

Ten years after enrollment, in 2022-23 dollars

P25
$43,210$43k
MEDIAN
$71,631$72k
P75
$103,346$103k
$20k
$40k
$60k
$80k
§H · Net price by family income

Average cost after grants

CDS H2A · 2022-23
$0 – $30,000
$10,164
$30,001 – $48,000
$10,456
$48,001 – $75,000
← MODAL BRACKET$12,932
$75,001 – $110,000
$18,964
$110,001 and up
$30,793
§B · Completion and retention
4-yr grad
75%
6-yr grad
83%
8-yr grad
84%
Retention
92%
Pell grad
74%
Transfer
10%

Federal data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, vintage 2022-23. Outcomes reflect earlier cohorts than the CDS year shown elsewhere on this page.