University of Massachusetts - Amherst
School info
4
Overall Quality
Reputation
3.7
Food
4.5
Clubs
3.9
Facilities
3.8
Internet
3.2
Location
3.7
Opportunities
3.9
Safety
4.1
Social
4.1
Happiness
4.1
Basic Information
Location
- Amherst, MA
Institution Overview
- Public/Private: Public land-grant research university
- Established: April 29, 1863; 161 years ago (1863-04-29)
- Founder: William Smith Clark, Levi Stockbridge, Charles Goessmann, Henry Hill Goodell
Academic information
Degree Courses
- - 111 undergraduate majors - 77 master's degrees - 48 doctoral programs
Key Area
- Artificial Intelligence
- Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
- Machine Learning
- Human-Computer Interactions
- Health Informatics
Student and Staff Numbers
- Students: 31,810 (2023)
- Undergraduates: 23,936 (2023)
- Postgraduates: 7,874 (2023)
- Academic Staff: 1,550 (2023)
Notable Alumni
- Natalie Cole
- Cady Coleman
- Briana Scurry
- Natasha Trethewey
- Audie Cornish
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Students talk about this school
Good reviews
Overall 5
Great Atmosphere
Overall 5
Best school and experience of my life. Highly recommend. I even came back for grad school.
Overall 5
Great school, if only they had more housing.
Overall 5
Awesome place
Overall 5
Incredible, many awesome programs with great professors.
Overall 4.8
Located at a quiet and safe town. Life here is slow and enjoyable ?
Overall 4.8
This is a great school with stuff for everyone no matter the type of person you are
Overall 4.8
Amazing college experience!
Overall 4.7
great
Overall 4.7
Well-rounded university. Something for everyone here. Food is delicious.
Bad reviews
Overall 1
I am very disappointed that this university portrays itself to be a good educational environment.Unfortunately, it is not what it claims to be.
Overall 1.9
Felt like burning the pseudo offer letter I received.
Overall 1.9
Campus life is dead and school still has a strong party reputation with no real thoughtfulness from administration on how to fix it
Overall 1.9
Planned overcrowding. Inadequate accommodations for disabled, including faculty. Student engagement/outreach department lacking. Communication inadequate, highly disorganized - You must pester faculty/staff ad nauseum for results with common issues. Stark/harsh campus environment, dirty bathrooms go weeks without being cleaned. Not recommended.