University of Massachusetts-Amherst

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for University of Massachusetts-Amherst

University of Massachusetts-Amherst operates as a public institution located in Amherst, Massachusetts (city: small), with a total reported enrollment of 23,671 students of which 27,478 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. University of Massachusetts-Amherst is categorized as “15” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 59.7%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,423 and an ACT midpoint of 31. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $22,383, with published in-state tuition of $17,772 and a Pell grant recipient share of 19.9%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $22,763, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 83.2%, and the first-year retention rate is 91.9%. Graduates earn a median of $71,631 ten years after enrolling, compared with $60,347 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 893200.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 74.8% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.