University of Massachusetts-Amherst (out-of-state)

the University of Massachusetts-Amherst is a fairly selective school. The institution receives about 50,000 applications every admission cycle from incoming students. The acceptance rate tends to be around 58 percent which equates to about 29,000 students who passed the admission process of the institution. But, when the semester begins, only about 5,270 or 18% of the applicants who received the letter of acceptance from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst choose to attend. The ratio of the candidates who applied is 48% and 51% for males and females respectively. However, of the first-year students enrolled, 53% were typically women and 46% were men. First-year students are requested to submit their ACT or SAT scores to the University of Massachusetts-Amherst when filling out the application. In most cases, accepted applicants have test scores in the range of 28 - 34 for ACT or 1,310 - 1,480 for SAT. This school also allows submissions of Advanced Placement (AP) credits, Credit for life experiences, and Dual enrollment. the University of Massachusetts-Amherst’s undergraduate application fee is $85.