SCHOOLS / UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS-LOWELL

University of Massachusetts-Lowell

LOWELL, MAIPEDS 166513CARNEGIE CLASS 16
§6 documents archived2017–2023
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§ Academic profile

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

SAT compositeMiddle 50% of score submitters
25th1,200
Median1,270
75th1,360
§ 27% OF ADMITS SUBMITTED SAT SCORES · 2024-25 CDS · METHOD →
ACT compositeMiddle 50% of score submitters
25th25
Median29
75th32
§ 2% OF ADMITS SUBMITTED ACT SCORES · 2024-25 CDS · METHOD →
ADMIT RATE 83%SAT SUBMIT 27%ACT SUBMIT 2%

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

§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2024-25 · §C.7 §C.9 §C.11 §C.12ARCHIVED SOURCE →
§ Admission rounds

How the class gets assembled.

Early Decision offeredRestrictive Early 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
Applicants13,676reported count
Admits11,34583%
Class seats2,01118% yield
Exact admission data
Admission flow data
PathApplicantsAdmittedAdmit rateClass seatsNote
All applicants13,67611,34583%2,011School-reported totals.
Overall yield: 18%. Published yield blends high-commitment ED admits with the rest of the admitted pool.
§ Wait list attrition

42% joined after being offered a spot. 19% of students who joined were admitted. 4% of applicants were offered the wait list.

Exact wait-list data
Wait-list data
MetricValue
Offered a wait-list spot572
Accepted a wait-list spot240
Admitted from wait list45
Joined after being offered42%
Admitted after joining19%

Wait-list outcomes can change sharply year to year.

§ Application cost

Application fee: $70.

§ Demonstrated interest

This school marks applicant interest as Considered. Read yield and wait-list behavior with that policy in mind.

§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2024-25 · §C.21 §C.22 §C.2 §C.7 §C.13METHOD →ARCHIVED SOURCE →
§ Merit and need aid

What this school reports giving.

Core merit fields reportedAcademic merit aid checkedNon-need aid for nonresidents
No-need grant recipients39019% of first-year full-time students
Avg no-need grant$8,464H2A first-year full-time students with no financial need
Avg net price$17,163Federal 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: Reported. Average international aid reported: $12,606.

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 2024-25 · §H.2 §H.2A §H.6 §H.14METHOD →ARCHIVED SOURCE →
NCES/IPEDS baseline

Source-labeled federal facts

These values come from official NCES/IPEDS tables. They are not Common Data Set fields unless the source note says the alignment is direct or near.

Provisional 2024-25 release, data year 2024

Academics

Academics IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Student-faculty ratio17EF2024D.STUFACR

Admissions

Admissions IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Admissions total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
11444ADM2024.ADMSSN
Admit rate83%DRVADM2024.DVADM01
Applicants total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
13781ADM2024.APPLCN
Enrolled full time
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
2023ADM2024.ENRLFT
Enrolled total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
2068ADM2024.ENRLT
Open admissions policyNoIC2024.OPENADMP
Yield rate18%DRVADM2024.DVADM04

Admissions testing

Admissions testing IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
ACT composite 25th percentile25ADM2024.ACTCM25
ACT composite 50th percentile29ADM2024.ACTCM50
ACT composite 75th percentile32ADM2024.ACTCM75
ACT submit rate2%ADM2024.ACTPCT
SAT EBRW 25th percentile590ADM2024.SATVR25
SAT EBRW 50th percentile640ADM2024.SATVR50
SAT EBRW 75th percentile680ADM2024.SATVR75
SAT math 25th percentile590ADM2024.SATMT25
SAT math 50th percentile640ADM2024.SATMT50
SAT math 75th percentile690ADM2024.SATMT75
SAT submit rate27%ADM2024.SATPCT

Completions

Completions IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Bachelor's degrees awarded2720DRVC2024.BASDEG
Doctor's degrees awarded149DRVC2024.DOCDEGRS
Master's degrees awarded1452DRVC2024.MASDEG

Costs

Costs IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
In-state required fees$720COST1_2024.FEE2
In-state tuition$16,246COST1_2024.TUITION2
Out-of-state required fees$720COST1_2024.FEE3
Out-of-state tuition$35,544COST1_2024.TUITION3
Total price, in-state on campus$35,680DRVCOST2024.CINSON
Total price, out-of-state on campus$54,978DRVCOST2024.COTSON

Enrollment

Enrollment IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Full-time undergraduate enrollment9421DRVEF2024.EFUGFT
Graduate enrollment4476DRVEF2024.EFGRAD
Part-time undergraduate enrollment2701DRVEF2024.EFUGPT
Total enrollment16598DRVEF2024.ENRTOT
Undergraduate enrollment12122DRVEF2024.EFUG

Financial aid

Financial aid IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Any aid rate92%SFA2324.ANYAIDP
Average federal grant aid$5,804SFA2324.FGRNT_A
Average federal loan$7,177SFA2324.LOAN_A
Average Pell grant$5,467SFA2324.PGRNT_A
Federal grant aid rate37%SFA2324.FGRNT_P
Federal loan rate65%SFA2324.LOAN_P
Pell grant rate37%SFA2324.PGRNT_P

Identity

Identity IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
CityLowellHD2024.CITY
ControlPublicHD2024.CONTROL
Degree-granting statusDegree-grantingHD2024.DEGGRANT
Highest level of offeringDoctor's degreeHD2024.HLOFFER
Institution levelFour or more yearsHD2024.ICLEVEL
Institution nameUniversity of Massachusetts-LowellHD2024.INSTNM
Institution size category10,000 - 19,999HD2024.INSTSIZE
IPEDS sectorPublic, 4-year or aboveHD2024.SECTOR
LocaleSuburb: LargeHD2024.LOCALE
StateMassachusettsHD2024.STABBR

Outcomes

Outcomes IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Bachelor graduation rate, 4 years44%DRVGR2024.GBA4RTT
Bachelor graduation rate, 5 years61%DRVGR2024.GBA5RTT
Bachelor graduation rate, 6 years65%DRVGR2024.GBA6RTT
Full-time retention rate84%EF2024D.RET_PCF
Graduation rate, 150% time65%DRVGR2024.GRRTTOT
Part-time retention rate49%EF2024D.RET_PCP
§ 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
$64,874
10 yrs after enrollment
Graduation rate
65%
6-year completion
Average net price
$17,163
sticker minus grants
Median debt at grad.
$23,704
federal loans only
§ Earnings distribution

Ten years after enrollment, in 2022-23 dollars

P25
$40,834$41k
MEDIAN
$64,874$65k
P75
$100,222$100k
$20k
$40k
$60k
$80k
§H · Net price by family income

Average cost after grants

CDS H2A · 2022-23
$0 – $30,000
$9,943
$30,001 – $48,000
$10,199
$48,001 – $75,000
← MODAL BRACKET$12,141
$75,001 – $110,000
$16,460
$110,001 and up
$26,139
§B · Completion and retention
4-yr grad
45%
6-yr grad
65%
8-yr grad
73%
Retention
84%
Pell grad
59%
Transfer
0%

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.