University of Massachusetts-Lowell

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

University of Massachusetts-Lowell operates as a public institution located in Lowell, Massachusetts (suburb: large), with a total reported enrollment of 11,434 students of which 14,497 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-Lowell 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 83.0%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,285 and an ACT midpoint of 29. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $17,163, with published in-state tuition of $16,966 and a Pell grant recipient share of 30.0%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $23,704, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 67.4%, and the first-year retention rate is 84.0%. Graduates earn a median of $64,874 ten years after enrolling, compared with $61,467 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 526000.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 76.0% 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.