University of Massachusetts Amherst Trade Programs

Located in Amherst, Massachusetts, University of Massachusetts Amherst is a public institution. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

Where Is University of Massachusetts Amherst?

Contact details for UMass Amherst are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	374 Whitmore Building 181 Presidents Drive, Amherst, MA 01003
Phone:	413-545-0111
Website:	www.umass.edu

Can I Afford UMass Amherst?

For the <nil> academic year, part-time UMass Amherst students paid $691 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $1,605 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$16,591	$38,527
Fees	$766	$766
Books and Supplies	$1,000	$1,000
On Campus Room and Board	$14,869	$14,869
On Campus Other Expenses	$1,440	$1,440

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At UMass Amherst, approximately 51% of students took out student loans averaging $8,481 a year. That adds up to $33,924 over four years for those students.

University of Massachusetts Amherst Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 24,233 undergraduate students at UMass Amherst, with 22,212 being full-time and 2,021 being part-time.

There are also 7,409 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 22,212 full-time undergraduates at UMass Amherst, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of Massachusetts Amherst students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	2,562
Black or African American	1,071
Hispanic or Latino	1,738
White	13,647
International Students	1,613
Other Races/Ethnicities	1,581

Geographic Diversity

Massachusetts students aren't the only ones who study at University of Massachusetts Amherst. At this time, 35 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 108 countries are represented at UMass Amherst. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and South Korea.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Lion Hirth under License

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