University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
University of Massachusetts, Amherst is a public research university in Amherst, MA (city setting), with 23,936 undergraduates (52% women). It admitted 58% of 50,424 applicants — upper half for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1300–1480 on the SAT and 29–33 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $56,602 a year for out-of-state students and $34,666 in-state; aided first-year students paid $22,954 on average after grants (lower half for affordability in its division). 83% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, biological sciences, social sciences. The campus reported 0.84 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — upper half for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where University of Massachusetts, Amherst ranks
0 top-ten finishes among Division I schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 83%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $17,357 in-state · $39,293 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 15 burglaries · 57 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 26 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research University of Massachusetts, Amherst
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
University of Massachusetts, Amherst teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Mid-American Conference | 29 | 1 over | 3 | $1.4M | $47,946 | 1000 | |
| Baseball | Mid-American Conference | 35 | 1 over | 4 | $710k | $20,293 | 984 | |
| Men's Basketball | Mid-American Conference | 17 | 2 over | 7 | $6.2M | $365,967 | 946 | |
| Women's Basketball | Mid-American Conference | 48 | 33 over | 7 | $3M | $63,053 | 973 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Mid-American Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | 987 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Mid-American Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1000 | |
| Field Hockey | Mid-American Conference | 25 | room 2 | 3 | $1.4M | $54,722 | 989 | |
| Football | Mid-American Conference | 111 | 6 over | 1 | $13M | $120,892 | 938 | |
| Men's Ice Hockey | Hockey East Association (Men's) | 27 | 1 over | 5 | $3.8M | $141,673 | 962 | |
| Men's Lacrosse | Atlantic 10 Conference | 46 | room 2 | 4 | $1.5M | $33,278 | 992 | |
| Women's Lacrosse | Mid-American Conference | 37 | room 1 | 4 | $1.4M | $38,764 | 998 | |
| Women's Rowing | Mid-American Conference | 61 | room 7 | 1 | $2.1M | $34,107 | 1000 | |
| Men's Soccer | The Summit League | 25 | room 3 | 3 | $998k | $39,919 | 990 | |
| Softball | Mid-American Conference | 18 | room 7 | 3 | $1.2M | $67,765 | 984 | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Missouri Valley Conference | 21 | room 9 | 4 | $548k | $26,082 | 969 | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Mid-American Conference | 26 | room 4 | 4 | $903k | $34,742 | 1000 | |
| Women's Tennis | Mid-American Conference | 7 | room 3 | 1 | $740k | $105,731 | 1000 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Mid-American Conference | 101 | 56 over | 1 | $1M | $10,055 | 989 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Mid-American Conference | 157 | 112 over | 3 | $1.6M | $10,270 | 994 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.