University of Massachusetts

University of Massachusetts
TypeState university system
Public university
University system
Established1863 (1863) (Amherst campus)
1964 (UMass system)
Endowment$1.31 billion (2023)[1]
Budget$3.79 billion (FY 2023)[2]
PresidentMarty Meehan
Administrative staff
17,506[3]
Students74,000 (2019)[4]
Location,
United States
CampusUMass Amherst
UMass Boston
UMass Dartmouth
UMass Lowell
UMass Chan Medical School
UMass School of Law
NicknameUMass
Websitemassachusetts.edu

The University of Massachusetts is the five-campus public university system and the only public research system[5] in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The university system includes five campuses (Amherst, Boston, Dartmouth, Lowell, a medical school in Worcester and a law school in Dartmouth), a satellite campus in Springfield[6][7] and also 25 campuses throughout California and Washington with the University of Massachusetts Global.

The University of Massachusetts system is governed by a president[8] and a 22-member Board of Trustees,[9] which functions as a legislative body.[9] The system administration is in Boston and Shrewsbury,[10] is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, and across its campuses enrolls 73,979 students.[4]

  1. ^ "Endowment Overview".
  2. ^ "UMass Facts 2022" (PDF). Retrieved January 25, 2024.
  3. ^ "University of Massachusetts system - Institution Research Facts" (PDF). University of Massachusetts Office of the President. December 4, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 13, 2018. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Quick Facts". Archived from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
  5. ^ "UMass Foundation Endowment". UMass Foundation. June 20, 2022. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  6. ^ "UMass Opens Springfield Center Campus Office". WAMC/Northeast Public Radio. March 31, 2014. Archived from the original on March 10, 2015. Retrieved April 3, 2014.
  7. ^ "UMass' Springfield center holds opening ceremony". boston.com. Archived from the original on April 7, 2014. Retrieved April 3, 2014.
  8. ^ "President - University of Massachusetts". University of Massachusetts. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
  9. ^ a b "Board of Trustees - University of Massachusetts". University of Massachusetts. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
  10. ^ "About - University of Massachusetts Office of the President". Archived from the original on March 23, 2016. Retrieved April 1, 2016.

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