University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth

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

University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth operates as a public institution located in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts (suburb: midsize), with a total reported enrollment of 5,221 students of which 6,575 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-Dartmouth 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 90.6%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,182 and an ACT midpoint of 23. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $20,927, with published in-state tuition of $15,612 and a Pell grant recipient share of 37.0%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $25,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 50.6%, and the first-year retention rate is 63.6%. Graduates earn a median of $68,804 ten years after enrolling, compared with $51,475 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 382700.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 71.9% 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.