University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth
North Dartmouth, MA285 Old Westport Rd, North Dartmouth, MA 02747-2300
508-999-8000
Founded in 1895, the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth (UMass Dartmouth or UMassD) is an public research university in Dartmouth, Massachusetts. It is one of five campuses of the University of Massachusetts system.
The university offers bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees in business, engineering, liberal arts, nursing, and marine sciences. The main campus is situated on 710 acres (2.9 km2) of land in North Dartmouth, with a satellite campus - the StarStore - in downtown New Bedford.
UMass Dartmouth is ranked #193 in National Universities by U.S. News & World Report in their 2021 rankings. The online graduate engineering program is ranked #33 and the part-time MBA program is ranked #60. The university is also ranked #75 in Top Public Schools.
The university enrolls over 8,000 students, with a student-to-faculty ratio of 16:1. The average class size is 21 students. The campus is home to a variety of research centers, including the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, the Center for Marketing Research, and the Marine Science and Technology Center.
The athletic teams at UMass Dartmouth are known as the Corsairs and compete in the NCAA Division III. The university is a member of the Little East Conference. The Corsairs have won numerous conference championships and have made several appearances in NCAA Division III tournaments.
Quick Facts
Enrollment: 7869
Acceptance Rate: 76.18%
Type: Public, 4-year or above
Main Website: https://www.umassd.edu/
Financial Aid: https://www.umassd.edu/financialaid/
Annual Costs
Total Cost In-State On-Campus: $32857
Total Cost Out-State On-Campus: $48602
Return on Investment Rating
The estimated cost for four years as an undergraduate at University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth is $131007.28. This includes the average cost of attendance for four years plus the interest on the average loan over a ten year repayment minus the average of grants and scholarships per student.
We then contrast this figure with average early-career and mid-career average incomes of graduates of four year programs at University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth. For graduates of University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth, we saw an average early-career income of $57700.00 and mid-career income of $101200.00. We then ranked the school's value based on how many years of mid-career income it takes to repay the educational costs.