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University of Massachusetts Amherst

Public university in Massachusetts, United States

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About

instance of	university land-grant university public educational institution of the United States
inception	1863
language used	English
academic calendar type	semester

Location and contact

country	United States
located in the administrative territorial entity	Massachusetts Hampshire County Amherst Hadley
headquarters location	Amherst · country: United States · postal code: 01003-9313 · street address: 300 Massachusetts Ave, Amherst, MA 01003
street address	374 Whitmore Bldg, 181 Presidents Dr, Amherst, MA 01003
postal code	01003-9290
coordinate location	42.3889, -72.5278
official website	https://www.umass.edu/ · language of work or name: English
official map URL	https://www.umass.edu/sites/default/files/2021-08/FY21%20Campus%20Map%20Update%20with%20INDEXp3Rev.pdf · June 2021 https://umass-amherst.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=64a4d4f00a6040e9b5dbc64bad6e67ec · accessibility

People and numbers

count of students	31,350 · September 2019 24,209 · undergraduate student · September 2019
employees	5,685 · September 2020
admission rate	65% · 2020
admission yield rate	19% · 2020

Rankings and recognition

ranking	247 · QS World University Rankings · 2026 Earlier figures (3) 245 · QS World University Rankings · 2024 253 · QS World University Rankings · 2023 246 · QS World University Rankings · 2022
Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education	doctoral universities: very high research activity high undergraduate research doctoral: comprehensive programs, no medical/veterinary school four-year, large, highly residential arts & sciences plus professions, high graduate coexistence four-year, full-time, more selective, higher transfer-in

Structure and memberships

parent organization or unit	University of Massachusetts
part of	University of Massachusetts
child organization or unit	Stockbridge School of Agriculture
affiliation	University of Massachusetts
member of	Five College Consortium Association of Research Libraries DataCite Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations Association of American Colleges and Universities 7 more American Council on Education Open Education Network Coalition for Networked Information Association of Public and Land-grant Universities Center for Research Libraries Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition Council on Governmental Relations
owner of	WMUA Earl Lorden Field Randolph W. Bromery Center for the Arts Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium UMass Softball Complex 4 more WFCR William D. Mullins Memorial Center Rudd Field (UMass) Alumni Field
athletics program	UMass Minutemen

Other facts

accredited by	New England Commission of Higher Education · subject has role: higher education institution
participant in	Event Horizon Telescope

Images and media on Wikimedia Commons (6)

aerial view	Amherst Massachusetts.jpg · 10 June 2006
image	Umass Amherst Skyline.jpg
logo image	UMassAmherst logo.png
nighttime view	Umass Amherst Chapel & Library in the evening.jpg · 3 November 2004
seal image	University of Massachusetts Amherst seal black.svg
winter view	UMass Amherst.jpg · 12 December 2016

Wikimedia and technical details (10)

Commons category	University of Massachusetts Amherst
topic's main category	Category:University of Massachusetts Amherst
category for alumni of educational institution	Category:University of Massachusetts Amherst alumni
category for employees of the organization	Category:University of Massachusetts Amherst faculty
described by source	The Encyclopedia Americana · statement is subject of: The Encyclopedia Americana (1920)/Massachusetts Agricultural College Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921 · statement is subject of: Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)/Massachusetts Agricultural College New International Encyclopedia · statement is subject of: The New International Encyclopædia/Massachusetts Agricultural College
API endpoint URL	https://webauth.umass.edu/idp/shibboleth · protocol: Shibboleth
Commons gallery	University of Massachusetts Amherst
topic has template	Template:University of Massachusetts Amherst · object of statement has role: Wikimedia navigational template
hashtag	UMassAmherst
social media followers	58,318 · X (Twitter) numeric user ID: 19874736 · 12 February 2023 8,270 · YouTube channel ID: UCffaYidoAMLUQwSglRQmiPA · 24 April 2025 Earlier figures (7) 56,357 · X (Twitter) numeric user ID: 19874736 · 2 March 2022 53,667 · X (Twitter) numeric user ID: 19874736 · 4 January 2021 52,348 · X (Twitter) numeric user ID: 19874736 · 24 April 2020 7,440 · YouTube channel ID: UCffaYidoAMLUQwSglRQmiPA · 31 August 2024 6,760 · YouTube channel ID: UCffaYidoAMLUQwSglRQmiPA · 16 January 2024 6,130 · YouTube channel ID: UCffaYidoAMLUQwSglRQmiPA · 17 February 2023 5,500 · YouTube channel ID: UCffaYidoAMLUQwSglRQmiPA · 12 October 2021

Identifiers in other databases (68)

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ARWU university ID	University-of-Massachusetts-Amherst
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BHL creator ID	35950 · subject named as: Massachusetts Agricultural College 19457
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