Acceptance Rate History
University of Massachusetts-Amherst Acceptance Rate: 59.9% in 2025 (2013–2025 history)
MA · Current rate: 59.9%
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What is University of Massachusetts-Amherst's acceptance rate in 2025?
University of Massachusetts-Amherst's acceptance rate in 2025 is 59.9%, roughly unchanged from 59.7% in 2024.
Common Data Set 2025-2026
What is University of Massachusetts-Amherst's out-of-state acceptance rate?
- In-state: 57.8% (13,062 admitted of 22,603 applicants)
- Out-of-state: 63.5% (15,117 admitted of 23,800 applicants)
- International: 54.1% (3,634 admitted of 6,714 applicants)
Out-of-state applicants were admitted at a higher rate than in-state applicants. International applicants were admitted at about the same rate as in-state applicants.
Fall 2025 · University of Massachusetts-Amherst Common Data Set (2025-26), section C1. Rates are our calculation from the counts the college reported.
Year-by-Year Data
| Year | Acceptance Rate | Applicants | Admitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 59.9% | 53,117 | 31,813 |
| 2024 | 59.7% | 50,261 | 30,020 |
| 2023 | 57.8% | 50,424 | 29,129 |
| 2022 | 63.5% | 45,451 | 28,871 |
| 2021 | 65.5% | 42,540 | 27,877 |
| 2020 | 65.3% | 40,315 | 26,335 |
| 2019 | 63.8% | 42,157 | 26,895 |
| 2018 | 59.9% | 41,690 | 24,981 |
| 2017 | 57.6% | 42,043 | 24,208 |
| 2016 | 59.7% | 40,822 | 24,364 |
| 2015 | 58.3% | 40,130 | 23,403 |
| 2014 | 61.4% | 37,296 | 22,895 |
| 2013 | 62.9% | 36,012 | 22,665 |
Source: IPEDS Admissions Survey (NCES) · College Scorecard
Cost
The same school, two different prices
Family income under $30k: $10,164/yr · Family income over $110k: $30,793/yr (AY 2023–24)
Average paid by students receiving federal aid, by family income (College Scorecard). In-state students only. International students are not eligible for U.S. federal aid, so they are not in this cohort and typically pay closer to the sticker price.
High-income families typically pay closer to sticker.
Aid for international students
University of Massachusetts-Amherst awarded institutional aid to 1,591 international undergraduates, averaging $13,674 (2025-2026 Common Data Set).
These figures describe only the international students who actually received aid — not what a typical international admit can expect. International students outside this group pay the full sticker price.
Source: official Common Data Set filing
Admitted Student Profile
SAT Range · Middle 50% (25th–75th)
1330–1480
Common Data Set 2025-2026
Admitted students at University of Massachusetts-Amherst scored between 1330 and 1480 on the SAT (middle 50%).
Source: College Scorecard · U.S. Dept of Education
How to read these numbers
- The 2025 rate covers University of Massachusetts-Amherst's whole applicant pool — early and regular applications counted together in one figure. It is not the rate of any single round.
- 1330–1480 is the middle half of admitted scores, not a cutoff: a quarter of admitted students scored below 1330, and a quarter scored above 1480.
- The table above holds 13 reported years, 2013 through 2025. Across them University of Massachusetts-Amherst's rate ranged from 57.6% to 65.5%, so any single year is one point inside that range.
Each figure above describes a class a school already admitted in a completed cycle. It is a record of who was admitted, not a measurement of any one application.
Source: College Scorecard · IPEDS Admissions Survey (NCES) · U.S. Dept. of Education
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Middle 50% of admitted students scored 1330–1480.
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Trend Analysis
University of Massachusetts-Amherst's acceptance rate has decreased from 62.9% in 2013 to 59.9% in 2025, reflecting increased selectivity. The most notable shift occurred in 2023.
Analysis compiled from official data trends.
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Data sourced from IPEDS and College Scorecard. Does not represent endorsements or guarantee admission outcomes.