University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth
North Dartmouth, MA · Public four-year · Suburb: Midsize
5,602undergraduates
91%admitted
Test-optionalSAT/ACT
$20,696average net price per year
49%graduate in 6 years
64%return for year two
Admissions
- Applicants
- 9,794
- Admitted
- 9,026
- Admit rate
- 91%
- Admit rate, women
- 93%
- Admit rate, men
- 90%
- Admitted students who enroll
- 15%
- First-year students
- 1,376
- SAT/ACT
- Test-optional
- Students who sent SAT scores
- 13%
- SAT reading and writing (middle 50%)
- 520-640
- SAT math (middle 50%)
- 520-620
- Students who sent ACT scores
- 1%
- ACT composite (middle 50%)
- 22-27
| High school GPA | Required |
|---|---|
| High school record | Required |
| College-prep coursework | Required |
| SAT or ACT scores | Considered, not required |
| Recommendations | Required |
| Essay or personal statement | Considered, not required |
| Class rank | Considered, not required |
| Demonstrated competencies | Required |
| English proficiency test | Required |
| Work experience | Considered, not required |
| Legacy status | Not considered |
Majors
51 undergraduate programs that awarded a degree or certificate last year, grouped by field. Numbers are how many were awarded.
Business, management, marketing, and related support services (8)
- Accounting Bachelor's (65 awarded)
- Business Administration and Management, General Bachelor's (72 awarded)
- Business/Commerce, General Bachelor's (19 awarded)
- Finance, General Bachelor's (54 awarded)
- Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Management Information Systems, General Bachelor's (32 awarded)
- Marketing/Marketing Management, General Bachelor's (58 awarded)
- Operations Management and Supervision Bachelor's (24 awarded)
Health professions and related programs (6)
- Behavioral Aspects of Health Bachelor's (30 awarded)
- Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist Bachelor's (16 awarded)
- Health/Health Care Administration/Management Bachelor's (6 awarded)
- Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions, Other Certificate (under 1 year) (17 awarded)
- Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies Certificate (1-2 years) (4 awarded)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing, Other Bachelor's (146 awarded)
Engineering (5)
- Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering Bachelor's (16 awarded)
- Civil Engineering, General Bachelor's (29 awarded)
- Computer Engineering, General Bachelor's (12 awarded)
- Electrical and Electronics Engineering Bachelor's (31 awarded)
- Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's (29 awarded)
Social sciences (4)
- Criminology Bachelor's (51 awarded)
- Economics, General Bachelor's (7 awarded)
- Political Science and Government, General Bachelor's (21 awarded)
- Sociology and Anthropology Bachelor's (19 awarded)
Visual and performing arts (10)
- Digital Arts Bachelor's (23 awarded)
- Drawing Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Fashion/Apparel Design Bachelor's (6 awarded)
- Graphic Design Bachelor's (31 awarded)
- Illustration Bachelor's (10 awarded)
- Jewelry Arts Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Music, General Bachelor's (9 awarded)
- Painting Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- Photography Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- Visual and Performing Arts, General Bachelor's (6 awarded)
Psychology (1)
- Psychology, General Bachelor's (70 awarded)
Biological and biomedical sciences (1)
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General Bachelor's (64 awarded)
Computer and information sciences and support services (1)
- Computer and Information Sciences, General Bachelor's (49 awarded)
History (1)
- History, General Bachelor's (22 awarded)
English language and literature/letters (1)
- English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's (16 awarded)
Architecture and related services (1)
- Interior Architecture Bachelor's (15 awarded)
Physical sciences (2)
- Chemistry, General Bachelor's (9 awarded)
- Physics, General Bachelor's (6 awarded)
Communication, journalism, and related programs (1)
- Communication, General Bachelor's (10 awarded)
Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities (1)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies Bachelor's (10 awarded)
Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies (1)
- Women's Studies Certificate (under 1 year) (1 awarded), Bachelor's (7 awarded)
Education (1)
- Art Teacher Education Bachelor's (6 awarded)
Multi/interdisciplinary studies (2)
- Data Analytics, General Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Bachelor's (2 awarded)
Philosophy and religious studies (1)
- Philosophy Bachelor's (3 awarded)
Mathematics and statistics (1)
- Mathematics, General Bachelor's (2 awarded)
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics (1)
- Portuguese Language and Literature Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Public administration and social service professions (1)
- Public Administration Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Graduate programs (44)
- Accounting Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
- Business Administration and Management, General Master's
- Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other Master's
- Business Statistics Master's
- Business/Commerce, General Post-bachelor's certificate
- Finance, General Master's
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other Master's
- Organizational Leadership Post-bachelor's certificate
- Law Doctorate (professional)
- Biological and Physical Sciences Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Data Analytics, General Master's
- Marine Sciences Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Art Teacher Education Master's
- Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Educational Methods Doctorate (research)
- Special Education and Teaching, Other Post-bachelor's certificate
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other Master's
- Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Post-bachelor's certificate
- Computer and Information Sciences, General Master's
- Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Post-bachelor's certificate
- Computer Science Post-bachelor's certificate
- Applied Engineering Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Civil Engineering, General Master's
- Computer Engineering, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Electrical and Electronics Engineering Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Laser and Optical Engineering Post-bachelor's certificate
- Mechanical Engineering Master's
- Public Administration Post-bachelor's certificate
- Public Policy Analysis, General Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
- Nursing Education Master's
- Nursing Practice Post-master's certificate, Doctorate (professional)
- Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Post-master's certificate, Doctorate (professional)
- Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing Master's
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing, Other Doctorate (research)
- Applied Behavior Analysis Master's
- Clinical Psychology Master's
- Experimental Psychology Master's
- Psychology, General Master's
- Chemistry, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Physics, General Master's
- Ceramic Arts and Ceramics Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
- Intermedia/Multimedia Master's
- Painting Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing Master's
Cost and aid
- Tuition and fees, in-state
- $15,208
- Tuition and fees, out-of-state
- $31,750
- Housing and food on campus
- $17,940
- Books and supplies
- $1,400
- Other on-campus costs
- $1,772
- Total cost on campus, in-state
- $36,320
- Total cost on campus, out-of-state
- $52,862
- Total cost living at home
- $20,997
Published prices for 2023-24.
| Family income | Per year |
|---|---|
| $0-30,000 | $14,122 |
| $30,001-48,000 | $16,161 |
| $48,001-75,000 | $19,022 |
| $75,001-110,000 | $24,748 |
| Over $110,000 | $26,993 |
Net price is the full cost minus grants and scholarships, for full-time first-year students who got aid in 2022-23 and paid in-state tuition.
- First-year students who got any aid
- 99%
- Got grants or scholarships
- 96%
- Average grant or scholarship
- $10,728
- Got a grant from the college
- 92%
- Average grant from the college
- $6,446
- Undergraduates with a Pell grant
- 36%
- First-year students who borrowed
- 78%
- Average amount borrowed
- $7,592
Graduation
- Bachelor's in 4 years
- 35%
- Bachelor's in 5 years
- 46%
- Bachelor's in 6 years
- 49%
- Bachelor's in 8 years
- 55%
- Any degree in 6 years (all students)
- 49%
- Transferred to another college
- 35%
- Came back for year two
- 64%
| Pell grant students | 44% |
|---|---|
| Subsidized loan, no Pell | 51% |
| Neither | 54% |
| Group | Students | Graduated |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 572 | 57% |
| Men | 739 | 43% |
| Asian | 42 | 48% |
| Black | 239 | 41% |
| Hispanic | 155 | 36% |
| White | 785 | 54% |
| Two or more races | 45 | 49% |
| Race unknown | 36 | 44% |
| International | 9 | 67% (small group) |
| Started | Students | Earned a degree or certificate here | Enrolled at another college |
|---|---|---|---|
| Started here, full-time | 1,439 | 54% | 33% |
| Started here, part-time | 11 | 0% (small group) | 55% |
| Transferred in, full-time | 558 | 67% | 19% |
| Transferred in, part-time | 201 | 57% | 21% |
Graduation rates follow students who started full-time for the first time in fall 2017. Groups under 20 students are marked because a few students change the rate a lot.
Students
- Total students
- 7,759
- Undergraduates
- 5,602
- Full-time undergraduates
- 4,707
- Part-time undergraduates
- 895
- Graduate students
- 2,157
- Students per faculty member
- 15 to 1
- First-year students from in state
- 84%
- From out of state
- 13%
- From other countries
- 2%
- Undergraduates age 25 and up
- 13%
- Undergraduates taking all classes online
- 16%
| Women | 52% |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0% |
| Asian | 3% |
| Black | 17% |
| Hispanic | 13% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0% |
| White | 54% |
| Two or more races | 5% |
| Race unknown | 6% |
| International | 1% |
Campus life
- Setting
- Suburb: Midsize
- Address
- 285 Old Westport Rd, North Dartmouth, MA, 02747-2300
- County
- Bristol County
- Part of
- University of Massachusetts
- Type
- Doctoral Universities: Higher Research Activity
- Highest degree
- Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Athletics
- NCAA
- Teams include
- football, basketball, baseball, cross country and track
- Offers
- Army ROTC, Study abroad, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Online programs, Credit for AP exams, Yellow Ribbon (veterans)
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS (2022-23 to 2024-25 surveys), and the College Scorecard.