University of Massachusetts-Amherst

Amherst, MA

We documented 36 protests at University of Massachusetts-Amherst between Dec 2012 and Mar 2018, drawing roughly 5,795 participants.

Data from NCES IPEDS, 2018. To find recent institutional data, visit the IPEDS website or the NCES College Navigator.

Institution

Institution typePublic, 4-year or above

Carnegie classificationDoctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity

CountyHampshire County

Locale typeSuburb: Large

Total number of students35,156

Number of undergraduate students26,840

Acceptance rate59.9%

Nonwhite students36.9%

Pell grant recipients22.0%

STEM degrees (share of all degrees)20.3%

Tuition$15,406

Revenue (total)$1.31B

Expenses (total)$1.26B

Endowment assets (billions $)19.59

All staff6,313

Full-time professors (faculty status)1,417

Part-time instructors328

Graduate student teaching assistants (part-time)1,420

Women instructors45.5%

Nonwhite instructors30.1%

Divest UMass two-week campaign for fossil fuel divestment, 2016 (5)
Campaign at University of Massachusetts-Amherst around Other Anti-Racist Issue in October 2014 (2)
Campaign at University of Massachusetts-Amherst around Pro-Feminism and women's rights in December 2015 (2)
Campaign at University of Massachusetts-Amherst around Labor and work in December 2015 (2)