Applying to University of Massachusetts-Amherst

UMass Amherst's acceptance rate is 66% for students enrolled in fall 2021. A total of 42,540 students applied and 28,076 were admitted to the school. The rate is around the national average. The yield, also know as enrollment rate, is 17% with 4,773 enrolled students out of 28,076 admitted.

The average SAT score is 1,355 and the ACT score is 31 at UMass Amherst.

To apply to UMass Amherst, it is required to submit high school GPA and TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign language) score. It is considered but not required to submit admission test scores (SAT/ACT). Below tables and charts analyze UMass Amherst's admission stats including test scores, admission requirements, and statistics

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Admissions Information

The application fee is $80 for applying undergraduate school and $80 for graduate school at University of Massachusetts-Amherst. Next table presents general admission information.

General Admission Information
Open Admission Policy	No
Undergraduate Application Fees	$80
Graduate Application Fees	$80
Admission Information	www.umass.edu/admissions/
Online Application	www.commonapp.org/
Calendar System	Semester
Credits Accepted	Dual Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Advanced placement (AP) Credits
Degree Offered	1-Year Certificate, Associate, Bachelor, Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master, Doctorate (Research), Doctorate (Professional Practice)

Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2021-22, the acceptance rate is 66.00% and the yield is 17.00%. 19,763 men and 22,777 women applied to UMass Amherst and 11,463 men and 16,399 women students were accepted. Among them, 2,178 men and 2,624 women were enrolled in the school (Fall 2021). The following table and chart show the admission statistics including the number of applicants, acceptance rate, and yield (also known as enrollment rate).

	Total	Men	Women
Applicants	42,540	19,763	22,777
Admitted	28,076	11,463	16,399
Enrolled	4,773	2,178	2,624
Acceptance Rate	66.00%	58.00%	72.00%
Yield	17.00%	19.00%	16.00%

Data source: NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: June 25, 2022)

SAT and ACT Score Distribution

For the academic year 2021-2022, 1,260 students (26% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 247 students (5%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees. For score submitters, SAT 75^th percentile score of Evidence-Based Reading/Writing is 710 and the 25^th percentile is 620. The SAT Math score is 750 (75^th) and 630 (25^th). The submitted ACT composite score is 33 (75^th percentile) and 28 (25^th percentile).

	25^th Percentile	75^th Percentile
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing	620	710
SAT Math	630	750
ACT Composite	28	33
ACT Math	26	33
ACT English	27	34

Data source: NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: June 25, 2022)

The submitted SAT and ACT scores of admitted students at University of Massachusetts-Amherst are competitive and high when comparing similar colleges (SAT: 1,256, ACT: 77 - public Research University (very high research activity)).

Application Requirements

It requires to submit High School GPA, High School Rank, High School Record (or Transcript), Completion of College Preparatory Program, Recommendations, and Formal Demonstration of Competencies to its applicants.The school recommends to submit High School GPA, The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply University of Massachusetts-Amherst.

For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .

UMass Amherst Admission Requirements
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Recommended
High School Record (or Transcript)	Required
Completion of College Preparatory Program	Required
Recommendations	Required
Formal Demonstration of Competencies	Required
Admission Test Scores	Considered but not Required
TOEFL	Required
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)	Neither required nor recommended