University of Massachusetts Amherst

University of Massachusetts Amherst is a large four-year university in the town of Amherst, MA. The school is on the semester calendar system and is a research university with very high research activity. There are 24,015 undergraduate students and 7,229 graduate students at University of Massachusetts Amherst. The freshman class has 4,563 students. Students attend full-time. It is a very selective institution with a high transfer-in rate; 68% of students who apply to University of Massachusetts Amherst are admitted and 22% of those admitted students attend the school. The school has its own library and participates in Title IV federal financial aid programs for those who qualify. University of Massachusetts Amherst is in the Atlantic 10 Conference.

Most students attend for four or more years and there is a high undergraduate student population. Most undergraduates study the arts and sciences or professions. There is high graduate student coexistence with the undergraduates. University of Massachusetts Amherst's Chancellor is Robert C. Holub. more