University of Massachusetts-Amherst

Whitmore, 181 President's Drive
Amherst, MA 01003-9313
http://www.umass.edu

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Overview
Type	Public institution
Year Founded	1863
Religious Affiliation	None
Undergrad Students	19,394
Endowment	91,193,000
Application Deadline	January 15
Application Fee	40
Selectivity	Selective
Application Deadline	January 15
Tuition	9,595 in-state, 17,818 out-of-state
Room/Board	6,989

Services
Associated Firms	Price Waterhouse Coopers; Baystate Medical Center
Campus Safety	24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, student patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)
Career Services	co-op education, on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training, other
Museums	N/A
Basic Services	nonremedial tutoring, women's center, placement service, day care, health service, health insurance
Museums	N/A
Periodical Subs	41,503
# of Books	3,236,964
Graduate Job Placement Statistics
within 6 months	30%
within one year	N/A
within two years	N/A
Campus Life
Students in fraternities	1%
Students in sororities	1%
Campus Size	1,463 acres
College housing offered	Yes
Students in college housing	62%
College housing types	coed dorms (91%), women's dorms (1%), men's dorms (1%), sorority housing (1%), fraternity housing (1%), apartments for married students (2%), apartment for single students (0%), special housing for disabled students (0%), special housing for international students (1%), other housing options (2%)
Popular Events	Headliner concerts at the Mullins Center, Downtown Amherst Block Party, Minuteman Mall Mania, Taste of UMass, Into Amherst community service day, Autumn in Amherst, Women of Color Leadership Series, international performances at the Fine Arts Center, Oozefest-UMass Annual Mud Volleyball Tournament, New World Theater, Homecoming, Multicultural Film Festival, UMass Theater Guild
Nearest Airport	Hartford/Springfield (50), Boston (90)
Nearest Train	Amherst (2)
Army ROTC	Offered on campus
Navy ROTC	Not offered
Extracurricular
Students activities	choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, marching band, music ensembles, musical theater, opera, pep band, radio station, student government, student newspaper, student film society, symphony orchestra, television station, yearbook
Number of Organizations	200
# of fraternities	20
# of sororities	13
Students in fraternities	1%
Students in sororities	1%
Student Papers	(Appears as submitted by school) Massachusetts Daily Collegian
Honor Societies	ALANA; Alpha Kappa Delta; Alpha Lambda Delta; Alpha Pi Mu; Alpha Sigma Lambda; Alpha Zeta; Beta Alpha Psi; Beta Gamma Sigma; Chi Epsilon; Eta Kappa Nu; Eta Sigma Delta; Eta Sigma Phi; Golden Key; Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineering; Kappa Delta Pi; Kappa Tau Alpha; LEAR; Mortar Board; Omicron Delta Epsilon; Phi Alpha Theta; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi; Pi Sigma Alpha; Pi Tau Sigma; Psi Chi; Sigma Lambda Alpha; Sigma Theta Tau; Sigma Xi; Tau Beta Pi; Upsilon Pi Epsilon; Xi Sigma Pi
Religious Organizations	(Appears as submitted by school) Alliance Christian Fellowship Athletes in Action , Campus Crusade for; Christ, Capstone Christian Fellowship, Catholic Newman Center, Chabad; House , Covenant of the Goddess & Communitarians, Episcopal Chaplaincy, First Baptist Church, Hillel Foundation, Intervarsity Christian; Fellowship, Jewish Affairs, Jewish Student Union, MERCY House, Muslim Student Association, Navigators Christian Fellowship, Orthodox Christian; Fellowship, SPIRALS (Student Pagans Integrating Religion & Life Spiritually), The Leadership Connection, United Christian Foundation;
International Organizations	(Appears as submitted by school) African Student Association; Afrik-Am; Ahora; Arab Students Association; Asian-American Student Association; Black Mass Communication Project; Black Student Union; Boricuas Unidos; Cambodian Student Association; Cape Verdean Student Association; Casa Dominicana; English Speaking Carribean Association; Haitian American Student Association; Japan America Club; Jewish Student Union; Korean Student Association; Native American Students Association; Pakistan Student Association; Persian Student Assocation; Russian Student Organization; Student Assocation for the Multicultural Brazillian Alliance; Soul TV; South Asian Students Association; Taiwanese Student Association; Vietnamese Student Association; Wazobia Group.
Other Organizations	(Appears as submitted by school) University Orchestra; Marching Band; Theatre Guild; over two hundred other registered student organizations on campus.