For the second time in two years, The Wall Street Journal has named UMass Lowell the No. 1 public university in the Bay State. The ranking, included in the WSJ/College Pulse 2026 Best Colleges report, comes on the heels of other accolades to the university issued by U.S. News & World Report and other institutions.
U.S. News & World Report’s 2026 national rankings of top colleges and universities again this year give high marks to UMass Lowell for the education and economic value it provides to students.
Nine students completed the first semester of a new paid fellowship with the International Institute of New England, supporting immigrant and refugee families in Lowell through education, tutoring and access to essential services.
A new study abroad program paired a semester-long consulting course with an in-person experience in Portugal, giving 13 Manning School of Business undergraduate and MBA students the opportunity to present a real-world strategy to executives at a startup incubator.
For the sixth time, UMass Lowell received a Leading by Example award from the commonwealth of Massachusetts.
With help from donor-funded scholarships, biology major and trumpet player CeCe Allen is pursuing her dream of scientific discovery at UMass Lowell.
Leonardo Giordano has twice interned for credit through a new program.
Suhani Karki has taken advantage of all that UML offers, from study abroad and student clubs to research.
