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Kiplinger's Best Values in Public Colleges
Sortable Rankings | Special Report: Best College Values 2012-13
University of Massachusetts—Amherst (Amherst, MA)
ACADEMIC QUALITY
Applicants who took SAT: 95%
Applicants who took ACT: 19%
SAT I Verbal score 600-699: 34%
SAT I Verbal score 700+: 8%
SAT I Verbal score 600+: 42%
SAT I Math score 600-699: 47%
SAT I Math score 700+: 10%
SAT I Math score 600+: 57%
ACT score 24-29: 60%
ACT score 30-36: 11%
ACT score 24+: 71%
Students applied: 32,564
Students admitted: 21,373
Admission rate: 66%
Students per faculty: 18
4-year graduation rate: 52%
6-year graduation rate: 67%
STUDENT BODY
Total enrollment: 21,812
Full-time enrolled men: 10,348
Full-time enrolled women: 9,905
Part-time enrolled men: 660
Part-time enrolled women: 899
Freshmen retained: 89%
ANNUAL COSTS
Tuition (in state): $1,714
Fees (in state): $11,701
Tuition (out of state): $9,937
Fees (out of state): $16,893
Room and board: $10,310
Est. book expense: $1,000
Total cost (in state): $24,725
Total cost (out of state): $38,140
Cost after need-based aid
(in state): $15,222
Cost after non-need-based aid
(in state): $21,895
Cost after need-based aid
(out of state): $28,637
Cost after non-need-based aid
(out of state): $35,310
Average debt at graduation: $26,893
FINANCIAL AID
% of aid need met: 84%
Average need-based aid: $9,503
Average non-need-based aid: $2,830
SOURCE: Peterson's Undergraduate Database. Copyright © 2012 Peterson's/Nelnet LLC. All rights reserved.
Sortable Rankings | Special Report: Best College Values 2012-13
