Quick Facts
- Chancellor
- Founded
- Location
- Degree Programs
- Enrollment
- Undergraduate Tuition and Fees/Room and Board
- Graduate Tuition and Fees
- Degrees Granted
- Full-Time Employees
- Alumni
- Athletics
- National Rankings
- Financial Assistance
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 1890s. He assumed the chancellorship on July 1, 2007. For a full biography, visit the Chancellor's website.
Founded
The University of Lowell was created in 1975 through the merger of Lowell State College and Lowell Technological Institute. Each of these predecessor institutions was founded in the 1890s. The campus became part of the University of Massachusetts system in 1991.
Location
UMass Lowell has three campus clusters – North, South and East – 25 miles northwest of Boston along the Merrimack River.
Degree Programs
Some 88 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in five colleges: Arts and Sciences, Education, Engineering, Health and Environment, and Management.
| Enrollment (Fall 2007) | ||
| Headcount | Full Time Equivalent | |
| Undergraduate | 8,879 | 6,063 |
| Graduate | 2,756 |
1,660 |
| Total | 11,635 | 8,548 |
| Percentage of | Undergraduates | Grad Students | |
| Students from Mass. | 92.5% | 67.4% | |
| Students from Out of State | 7.5% | 32.6% | |
| *International Students | 1% | 15.3% | |
| Students of Color | 19% | 11.9% | |
| Females/Males | 40.2/59.8% | 47.5/52.5% | |
| *International students included in Out of State. | |||
| Incoming Undergraduates | |
| Freshmen | 1,243 |
| Transfers | 716 |
| Total | 1,959 |
| Freshman | |
| Avg. combined SAT score | 1,083 |
| Percentage living on campus | 68% |
| Annual Undergraduate Tuition and Fees (2007-2008)of | |||
| Tuition and Fees | Room and Board | Total | |
| In state | $8,731 | $6,978 | $15,709 |
| Out of state | $20,384 | $6,978 | $27,362 |
| Annual Graduate Tuition and Fees (2007-2008) | |
| In state | $10,978 |
| Out of State | $21,940 |
| Degrees Granted (June 2007) | |
| Doctoral | 112 |
| Master's | 465 |
| Bachelor's | 1,381 |
| Associate's | 34 |
| Total | 1,992 |
| Full- and Part-Time Employees (Fall 2007) | |
| Faculty | 684 |
| Staff | 711 |
| Total | 1,395 |
| Alumni (Fall 2007) |
| 66,558 (living alumni)
37,980 (Massachusetts residents) |
UMass Lowell Athletics is an NCAA Division II program with Division I ice hockey. UML River Hawks sponsors 16 varsity sports, competes in Hockey East and the Northeast 10 Athletic Conference.
National Ranking
Carnegie Foundation: Doctoral Research University - Intensive
American Association of University Professors: Category I
Financial Assistance
In 2006-2007 academic year, the campus awarded more than $50 million in aid. On average, UML makes offers to meet more than 90 percent of a student's demonstrated need. Approximately 73 percent of undergraduate students receive some assistance.
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