Expand your knowledge through cutting-edge research and enrich your community through creative enterprise.

UML student, Jordan Knight, Janson Borowko and Clark Lacossade by Phil Vassar's piano during sound check before the concert.

World-Ready Education

Through effective classroom engagement, research opportunities working with our distinguished faculty and a range of other experiential learning opportunities, students emerge from our degree programs equipped with the skills, insights and perspective needed to achieve success in their careers and improve their communities.

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Advanced Study Opportunities

Our graduate degree and certificate programs give students the skills and knowledge to assume leadership roles in business, research, education, government and community organizations. Through our accelerated “bachelor's to master's” programs, students may earn dual credits that can be applied to both undergraduate degrees and graduate degrees.

A group of students designing for a 3D printer in the UMass Lowell Fabrication Lab.

Cutting-edge Research and Creative Activity

Our faculty includes nationally and internationally recognized researchers, scholars and creative artists engaged in developing new knowledge and contributing to the cultural fabric of our world. Our college’s research and cultural centers serve as hubs for scholarship and creative activity, and provide ample opportunities for student engagement.

By the Numbers

  • $4.6M
    in external research funding for 2022.
  • 84.4%
    Freshmen Retention Rate.
  • 70+
    Music concerts throughout the year.
  • 11
    Research and Engagement Centers
  • 230
    Full-time Faculty
  • 12
    Academic Departments
  • 32
    Percentage of degrees awarded to FAHSS students in 2014-15
  • 30
    Musical ensembles
  • 2
    Campus art galleries

Student Profiles

Sam Angelli-Nichols
Sam Angelli-Nichols '25
Philosophy

Sam Angelli-Nichols got help for his ADHD and will work for Philosophy Chair Nicholas Evans on an AI research project after graduating.

The two people who have changed my life the most at UML are Alison McConwell and Nick Evans.
Read More About Sam Angelli-Nichols 
Laura Cabrera sings jazzy rhythm and blues and original compositions as "Queen Laura" at El Taller, a literary café in Lawrence
Laura Cabrera '18
Bachelor of Liberal Arts

Laura Cabrera's studies in philosophy and psychology have given her great personal insight - and the confidence to pursue a creative career in music, art and dance.

If you're good at it, dedicate time to it and feel inspired, then anything is possible.
Read More About Laura Cabrera 
Kimani sitting next to professor Chandra Waring
Kimani Brown '23
Sociology

Kimani Brown is doing research on racial equity and inclusion with a professor.

Before, I didn’t know what research looked like. Surprisingly, it wasn’t ‘This is a drag.’ It was interesting.
Read More About Kimani Brown 
Nadia Eshun puts a shirt on a clotheshanger.
Nadia Eshun '28
Political Science

Political science major Nadia Eshun used her Immersive Scholar award to intern at the Safe Exit Initiative, a nonprofit that supports women leaving the sex trade.

I really care about the people in my community.
Read More About Nadia Eshun 
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Malcolm Schrafft '22
Music and Theatre Arts

Honors student Malcolm Schrafft studied his twin passions: music and theater.

I had all that energy to be so engaged in everything.
Read More About Malcolm Schrafft 

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