UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST INFORMATION

University of Massachusetts Amherst is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and is a public college. University of Massachusetts Amherst is a four year college and offers Associate's Degrees, Bachelor's Degrees, Master's Degrees, Doctoral Degrees, and a number of different programs and courses.

University of Massachusetts Amherst is in a relatively urban area (in or near a city), which may be something you prefer if you like a city lifestyle as a student.

University of Massachusetts Amherst does not have a rolling admission policy, and you will want to make sure that you get your application in before January 15.

University of Massachusetts Amherst is a larger college with an enrollment of 25,093 students.

University of Massachusetts Amherst accepts about 69% of its applicants on average, and 49% of the students receive some sort of financial aid for college at University of Massachusetts Amherst.

If you are looking for more information on financial aid at University of Massachusetts Amherst, you can may want to contact Kenneth M. Burhnam, who is the Director of Financial Aid Services at University of Massachusetts Amherst. You may also qualify for free grants for college in Massachusetts to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst.

You may also need to take one or more of the following tests to qualify for admission at University of Massachusetts Amherst:

• ACT
• SAT

If you are interested in joining the Army, University of Massachusetts Amherst does have an ROTC Army program that is available for attending students.

If you are interested in joining the Air Force, University of Massachusetts Amherst does have an ROTC Air Force program that is available for attending students.

University of Massachusetts Amherst offers military credit for military courses that have been completed successfully by students.

If you have taken some advanced placement courses with an applicable test, or obtained credit from an other college, you may be eligible to transfer that credit to University of Massachusetts Amherst.

University of Massachusetts Amherst offers the following co-op opportunities and programs to its students:

• Agriculture
• Applied Arts
• Business
• Computer Science
• Education
• Engineering
• Health
• Home Economics
• Humanities
• Natural Sciences
• Social Sciences
• Technologies

University of Massachusetts Amherst offers the following extracurricular activities to its students:

• Choral Groups
• Concert Band
• Dance
• Drama
• Jazz Band
• Literary Magazine
• Marching Band
• Music Ensembles
• Music Theater
• Opera
• Pep Band
• Radio Station
• Sports
• Student Film
• TV Station
• Yearbook

On a 4.0 scale, the average high school gpa for students that are entering University of Massachusetts Amherst is 3.28.

Don't forget to study for the SAT, because the average SAT score for students that are entering University of Massachusetts Amherst is 1137.

Do a lot of students come from out of state to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst? Well, about 20% of the student body at University of Massachusetts Amherst comes from outside the state of Massachusetts.

Do a lot of the students at University of Massachusetts Amherst live on campus? Well, about 96% live on campus, while 4% live off campus and commute to school every day.

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