Overview
UMass Lowell is a national research university located on a high-energy campus in the heart of a global community. The campus offers its 16,300 students bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees in business, engineering, education, fine arts, health and environment, humanities, liberal arts, sciences and social sciences. UMass Lowell delivers high-quality educational programs, vigorous hands-on learning and personal attention from leading faculty and staff, all of which prepare graduates to be ready for work, for life and for all the world offers.
History
For more than a century, the University of Massachusetts Lowell has been educating students to work in the real-world, solve real problems and help real people. The University began as the Lowell Normal School, founded in 1894 to prepare students to become teachers, and the Lowell Textile School, founded in 1895 to train technicians and managers for the textile industry. Over the next 75 years, both institutions extended their offerings to meet the growing needs of the region. Lowell State and Lowell Tech, as they were then known, merged in 1975 to form the University of Lowell. The campus became part of the University of Massachusetts system in 1991.
Chancellor
Chancellor Marty Meehan is the second chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Lowell and the 14th leader of the institution and its predecessor schools, founded in the 1890's. He assumed the chancellorship on July 1, 2007. For a full biography, visit the
Chancellor's website.
National Ranking
Degrees Offered
We offer more than 120 undergraduate, 36 master's and 26 doctoral degree programs in six colleges:
Athletics at UMass Lowell
As of July 1, 2013, 14 of UMass Lowell’s River Hawk teams will compete in Division I athletics as part of the America East Conference. UMass Lowell will begin competing in 14 sports in Division I in the 2013-14 academic year, but will not be eligible for postseason play while it completes the four-year NCAA reclassification from Division II to Division I. The River Hawks will be full Division I members of America East in 2017-18.
UMass Lowell’s nationally ranked Division I ice hockey team will continue to compete in Hockey East.
Since 2000, the River Hawks have
- made 104 NCAA post-season appearances,
- won two team national championships,
- had two individual national championships,
- had a pair of national players of the year and one Olympian,
- won 59 conference championships,
- had 214 All-Americans and 32 Academic All-Americans.
Tuition and Fees
| Annual Undergraduate Tuition and Fees (2012-2013) |
| |
Tuition & Fees |
Room & Board |
Total |
| In State |
$11,847 |
$10,282 |
$22,129 |
| Out of state |
$24,896 |
$10,282 |
$35,178 |
| Annual Graduate Tuition and Fees (2012-2013) |
| In State |
$11,228.94 |
| Out of state |
$20,773.98 |
Financial Assistance
In the 2012 school year, we awarded more than $120 million in financial aid and met an average of 92% of student financial need.
University Enrollment
|
Enrollment (Fall 2012)
|
| |
Headcount
|
|
| Undergraduate |
9,401 |
|
| Graduate |
4,007 |
|
| Continuing Studies |
2,886 |
|
|
Total
|
16,294
|
|
|
Percentage of:
|
| |
Undergraduate
|
Graduate
|
| In-state students |
90.5% |
65.1% |
| Out of state and international students |
9.5% |
34.9% |
| Students of Color |
28.6% |
21.3% |
| Females/Males |
39/61% |
49/51% |
|
Incoming Undergraduates (
Fall 2012
)
|
| Freshmen |
1,495 |
| Transfers |
1,119 |
|
Total
|
2,614
|
|
Freshmen Facts (
Fall 2012 preliminary
)
|
| Average combined SAT score |
1127 |
| Average GPA |
3.26 |
| Percentage living on campus |
83% |
|
Percentage enrolled in learning communities
|
100%
|
Degrees Granted (May 2012)
| Doctoral |
93 |
| Master's |
739 |
| Bachelor's |
1,836 |
| Associate's |
and Certificates 146 |
| Total |
3,204 |
Alumni
| Living alumni |
75,000 |
| Massachusetts residents |
46,000 |
Faculty & Staff
| Faculty |
556 |
| Staff |
741 |
|
Total
|
1,297
|