University of Massachusetts-Boston

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

University of Massachusetts-Boston operates as a public institution located in Boston, Massachusetts (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 11,512 students of which 13,718 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-Boston is categorized as “16” 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 83.8%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,194 and an ACT midpoint of 27. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $17,707, with published in-state tuition of $15,908 and a Pell grant recipient share of 41.5%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $21,974, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 50.2%, and the first-year retention rate is 70.4%. Graduates earn a median of $65,865 ten years after enrolling, compared with $53,521 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 540400.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 70.5% 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.