University of Massachusetts-Lowell

Name: University of Massachusetts-Lowell Common Data Set 2015-16
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2015-16

The 2015-16 Common Data Set for University of Massachusetts-Lowell — admissions, cost, and aid, as the school published them. Download the original file. See the school's page for these reports. File date from the school's HTTP Last-Modified header: Apr 13, 2026. Subscribe via RSS.

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SAT Math

550-650

ACT Composite

23-29

§ Federal outcomes

Federal outcomes

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.

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

Nonpayment

10%

FSA · as-of late May 2026 · not the official cohort default rate

Nonpayment is the share of Direct Loan borrowers who entered repayment January 2020–May 2025 and were 90+ days delinquent at the FSA pull. It is not the official cohort default rate.

The numbers, as published

§ This report178numbers from this report.

General Information

3 TABLES

Institutional Control

Source of institutional control (Check only one):Public

Classification

Classify your undergraduate institution:Coeducational college

Academic Year

Academic year calendar:Semester

Enrollment And Persistence

3 TABLES

Enrollment by Racial/Ethnic Category

B2 enrollment by race and ethnicity

Undergraduate enrollment by race or ethnicity for first-time first-year, degree-seeking, and total undergraduate cohorts.

B2 enrollment by race and ethnicity. Undergraduate enrollment by race or ethnicity for first-time first-year, degree-seeking, and total undergraduate cohorts.
Measure	First-time first-year	Degree-seeking undergraduates	Total undergraduates
Nonresidents	11	Not reported	Not reported
Hispanic/Latino	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Black or African American, non-Hispanic	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
White, non-Hispanic	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Asian, non-Hispanic	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Two or more races, non-Hispanic	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Race and/or ethnicity unknown	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Total	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported

Persistence

B3 degrees awarded

Degrees awarded by credential level in the reporting year.

B3 degrees awarded. Degrees awarded by credential level in the reporting year.
Measure	Number awarded
Certificate/diploma	113
Associate degrees	49
Bachelor's degrees	2388
Postbachelor's certificates	367
Master's degrees	976
Post-master's certificates	Not reported
Doctoral degrees, research/scholarship	Not reported
Doctoral degrees, professional practice	37
Doctoral degrees, other	Not reported

Graduation Rates

B4 current graduation-rate cohort

Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.

B4 current graduation-rate cohort. Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.
Measure	Pell Grant	Subsidized Stafford, no Pell	Neither Pell nor subsidized Stafford	Total
Initial cohort	1501	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Did not persist	2	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Final cohort	1499	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Completed in less than four years	465	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Completed in less than five years	289	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Completed in less than six years	80	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Total completers	834	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Six-year graduation rate	56%	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported

B5 previous graduation-rate cohort

Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.

B5 previous graduation-rate cohort. Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.
Measure	Pell Grant	Subsidized Stafford, no Pell	Neither Pell nor subsidized Stafford	Total
Initial cohort	1517	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Did not persist	3	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Final cohort	1514	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Completed in less than four years	411	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Completed in less than five years	330	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Completed in less than six years	84	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Total completers	825	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Six-year graduation rate	54%	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported

B12-B21 two-year graduation rates

Two-year institution graduation-rate cohort outcomes for the current and previous cohorts.

B12-B21 two-year graduation rates. Two-year institution graduation-rate cohort outcomes for the current and previous cohorts.
Measure	Current cohort	Previous cohort
Initial cohort	0	Not reported
Did not persist	2011	Not reported
Final cohort	2011	13
Completed program in less than two years	Not reported	Not reported
Completed program in less than two years at 150% time	Not reported	Not reported
Completed program in less than four years	Not reported	Not reported
Completed program in less than four years at 150% time	150	Not reported
Transfers out	Not reported	Not reported
Transfers to two-year institutions	Not reported	Not reported
Transfers to four-year institutions	Not reported	Not reported

First-Time, First-Year Admission

3 TABLES

Admissions Requirements

Total academic units17

English4

Mathematics4

Science3

Of these, units that must be lab3

Foreign language2

Social studies2

First-time, first-year Profile

C9 test-score submission

Share and count of enrolled first-year students who submitted SAT or ACT scores.

C9 test-score submission. Share and count of enrolled first-year students who submitted SAT or ACT scores.
Measure	Percent	Number
SAT	92	9
ACT	19	309

C9 test-score percentiles

Reported 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile scores for enrolled first-year students.

C9 test-score percentiles. Reported 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile scores for enrolled first-year students.
Measure	25th percentile	50th percentile	75th percentile
SAT composite	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
SAT evidence-based reading and writing	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
SAT math	550	Not reported	650
ACT composite	23	Not reported	29
ACT math	23	Not reported	29
ACT English	22	Not reported	29
ACT Writing	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
ACT Science	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
ACT Reading	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported

Other fields

Percent in top tenth of high school graduating class20.1

Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class48.9

Percent in top half of high school graduating class84.5

Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class15.5

Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class1.5

Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.7417.9

Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.4919.8

Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.2416.8

Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.9912

Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.490.3

Total100

Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students who submitted GPA:3.54

Admission Policies

Amount of application fee:60

Can it be waived for applicants with financial need?Yes

Application closing date (fall): Month2

Application closing date (fall): Day1

Priority Date: Month11

Priority Date: Day1

Are first-time, first-year students accepted for terms other than the fall?Yes

Yes, by:X

Date: Month12

Date: Day15

Must reply by (date)X

Date: Month5

Date: Day1

Does your institution offer an early decision plan (an admission plan that permits students to apply and be notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date and that asks students to commit to attending if accepted) for first-time, first-year applicants for fall enrollment?Yes

Number of early decision applications received by your institution2,015

Number of applicants admitted under early decision plan2,016

Do you have a nonbinding early action plan whereby students are notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date but do not have to commit to attending your college?Yes

Is your early action plan a “restrictive” plan under which you limit students from applying to other early plans?No

Transfer Admission

3 TABLES

Fall Applicants

D2 transfer admissions

Transfer applicants, admits, and enrolled students by reported sex or status.

D2 transfer admissions. Transfer applicants, admits, and enrolled students by reported sex or status.
Measure	Males	Females	Unknown	Total
Applied	1101	806	Not reported	1907
Admitted	1008	751	Not reported	1759
Enrolled	723	493	Not reported	1216

Other fields

Does your institution enroll transfer students? (If no, please skip to Section E)Yes

If yes, may transfer students earn advanced standing credit by transferring credits earned from course work completed at other colleges/universities?Yes

Application for Admission

High school transcriptRequired of Some

College transcript(s)Required of All

Essay or personal statementNot Required

InterviewNot Required

Standardized test scoresNot Required

List any other application requirements specific to transfer applicants:N/A

Fall Closing Date: Month8

Spring Closing Date: Month1

Fall Rolling AdmissionX

Spring Rolling AdmissionX

Other

Fall Closing Date:Day15

Spring Closing Date: Day7

Student Life

2 TABLES

Percent Participating

Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)11%

Percent who live off campus or commute18%

Percent of students age 25 and older0%

Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)9%

Percent who live off campus or commute62%

Percent of students age 25 and older13%

Average Age

Average age of full-time students18

Average age of all students (full- and part-time)18

Average age of full-time students21

Average age of all students (full- and part-time)22

Annual Expenses

5 TABLES

Private Tuition

G1 undergraduate costs

Published undergraduate tuition, required fees, and on-campus food and housing charges.

G1 undergraduate costs. Published undergraduate tuition, required fees, and on-campus food and housing charges.
Measure	First-year	All undergraduates
Tuition	13932	13932
Tuition: in-district	Not reported	Not reported
Tuition: in-state	Not reported	Not reported
Tuition: out-of-state	Not reported	Not reported
Tuition: nonresident	Not reported	Not reported
Required fees	375	375
Food and housing, on-campus	Not reported	Not reported
Housing only, on-campus	Not reported	Not reported
Food only, on-campus meal plan	Not reported	Not reported
Comprehensive tuition, food, and housing	Not reported	Not reported
Other	Not reported	Not reported

All Institutions Expenses

Credits per Term

Minimum2

Tuition Policies

Do tuition and fees vary by undergraduate instructional program?No

Per-Credit-Hour Charges

In-district:$581

In-state (out-of-district):$581

Out-of-state:$1,271

Financial Aid

6 TABLES

Reporting Year

Academic Year2014-2015 estimated

Need-based Aid Awarded

Federal$15,068,196

Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$17,910,873

Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$1,102,874

Total Scholarships/Grants$38,474,226

Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$43,157,683

Federal Work-Study$468,574

State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$2,154,134

Total Self-Help$45,780,391

Parent Loans$2,298,064

Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.$4,182,161

Athletic Awards$1,441,987

Non-need-based Aid Awarded

Federal$0

Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$5,703,217

Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$508,226

Total Scholarships/Grants$6,632,894

Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$23,890,810

State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$115,178

Total Self-Help$24,005,988

Parent Loans$7,202,351

Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.$977,347

Athletic Awards$2,166,241

Graduating Cohort

Provide the number of students in the 2024 undergraduate class who started at your institution as first-time students and received a bachelor's degree between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024. Exclude students who transferred into your institution.1,012

Financial Aid Notification

If yes, starting date (Month):3

If yes, starting date (Day):21

Institutional Aid

State/district residencyX

If your institution has recently implemented any major financial aid policy, program, or initiative to make your institution more affordable to incoming students such as replacing loans with grants, or waiving costs for families below a certain income level please provide details:CDS-H Page 5 Common Data Set 2015-2016

Disciplinary Areas of Degrees Conferred

3 TABLES

Diploma/Certificates

Associate

Bachelors

J degrees conferred by discipline

Percentage distribution of degrees conferred by discipline and award level.

J degrees conferred by discipline. Percentage distribution of degrees conferred by discipline and award level.
Measure	Certificate/diploma	Associate	Bachelor's
Agriculture	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Natural resources and conservation	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Architecture	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Area, ethnic, and gender studies	Not reported	Not reported	0.13%
Communication/journalism	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Communication technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Computer and information sciences	59.29%	73.47%	11.22%
Personal and culinary services	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Education	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Engineering	0.88%	Not reported	14.95%
Engineering technologies	1.77%	16.33%	0.67%
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics	Not reported	Not reported	0.25%
Family and consumer sciences	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Law/legal studies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
English	1.77%	Not reported	3.31%
Liberal arts/general studies	Not reported	Not reported	4.27%
Library science	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Biological/life sciences	Not reported	Not reported	3.55%
Mathematics and statistics	Not reported	Not reported	1.09%
Military science and military technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Interdisciplinary studies	Not reported	Not reported	0.80%
Parks and recreation	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Philosophy and religious studies	Not reported	Not reported	0.34%
Theology and religious vocations	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Physical sciences	Not reported	Not reported	2.14%
Science technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Psychology	Not reported	Not reported	8.63%
Homeland Security, law enforcement, firefighting, and protective services	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Public administration and social services	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Social sciences	Not reported	Not reported	2.89%
Construction trades	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Mechanic and repair technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Precision production	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Transportation and materials moving	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Visual and performing arts	7.08%	Not reported	4.77%
Health professions and related programs	Not reported	Not reported	10.64%
Business/marketing	Not reported	10.20%	18.26%
History	Not reported	Not reported	1.42%
Other	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Total	100%	100%	100%

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