Applying to UMass Dartmouth

Acceptance Rate	SAT Median
92.16%	1,150

University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth's acceptance rate is 92.16% for 2023-2024 admission. A total of 9,794 students applied and 9,026 were admitted to the school. Judging by the acceptance rate, it is relatively easy (higher than the national average) to get into UMass Dartmouth.

UMass Dartmouth's acceptance rate places 49th out of 66 Massachusetts colleges with competitive admission.

The median SAT score is 1,150 and the ACT score is 24 at UMass Dartmouth. UMass Dartmouth's SAT score ranks 31st out of 42 Massachusetts colleges that consider SAT score for admission.

To apply to UMass Dartmouth, recommendations is required to submit and personal statement (or essay) is not required but considered. The SAT and ACT score is not required, but considered for admission. In addition, english proficiency test score is also considered (required).

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Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-24, the acceptance rate of University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth is 92.16% and the yield (also known as enrollment rate) is 15.24%. 4,216 men and 5,578 women applied to UMass Dartmouth and 3,811 men and 5,215 women students were accepted.

Among them, 652 men and 724 women were enrolled in the school (Fall 2023). The following table and chart show the admission statistics including the number of applicants, acceptance rate, and yield at UMass Dartmouth.

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics at UMass Dartmouth
	Total	Men	Women	Another Gender	Gender Unknown
Applicants	9,794	4,216	5,578	0	0
Admitted	9,026	3,811	5,215	0	0
Enrolled	1,376	652	724	0	0
Acceptance Rate	92.16%	90.39%	93.49%	-	-
Yield	15.24%	17.11%	13.88%	-	-

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth 2023 Acceptance Rate By Gender chart

SAT and ACT Score Distribution

In 2024, 179 students (13% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 11 students (1%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees at UMass Dartmouth.

The median SAT score is 1,150 with 580 SAT EBRW and 570 SAT Math median scores. The 75^th percentile SAT score of EBRW (Evidence-Based Reading / Writing) is 640 and the 25^th percentile is 520. The SAT Math 75^th percentile score is 620 and 25^th percentile is 520 .

The median ACT composite score is 24 with 75^th percentile score of 27 and 25^th percentile score of 22 at UMass Dartmouth. The median ACT math score is 22 and the ACT English score is 28.

The SAT and ACT scores at University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth are similar to the average score compared to similar colleges (SAT: 1,121, ACT: 23 - public research university with high research activity).

2024 SAT and ACT Scores at UMass Dartmouth
	25^th Percentile	50^th Percentile (Median)	75^th Percentile
SAT Total	1040	1150	1260
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing	520	580	640
SAT Math	520	570	620
ACT Composite	22	24	27
ACT Math	19	22	26
ACT English	27	28	29

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth 2023 SAT and ACT Score Chart

First-year Enrollment by Gender and Enrolled Type

For the academic year 2023-24, total 1,376 first-year students enrolled in UMass Dartmouth. The proportion of full-time students is 98.98% and part-time students is 1.02%.

By gender, the proportion of men students is 47.38% and women students is 52.62%.

The following table and chart visualize the first-year students by gender and enrolled type at UMass Dartmouth.

First-Year Students by Gender and Enrolled Type at UMass Dartmouth
	Total	Men	Women
Total	1,376	652	724
Full-time	1,362	647	715
Part-time	14	5	9

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

Application Requirements

It requires to submit High School GPA, High School Record (or Transcript), Completion of College Preparatory Program, Recommendations, Formal Demonstration of Competencies, and English Proficiency Test to its applicants.

The SAT and ACT test score is not reqired, but considered in admission process at UMass Dartmouth. The english proficiency test is reqired .

The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth.

For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .

UMass Dartmouth Admission Requirements
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Considered, if submitted
High School Record (or Transcript)	Required
Completion of College Preparatory Program	Required
Recommendations	Required
Formal Demonstration of Competencies	Required
SAT / ACT	Considered, if submitted
English Proficiency Test	Required
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)	Considered, if submitted
Work experience	Considered, if submitted
Personal statement or essay	Considered, if submitted
Legacy status	Not Considered

General Admissions Information

The application fee is $60 for undergraduate schools and $60 for graduate schools of University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth. The next table provides general admission information for applying to UMass Dartmouth.

Admission Information for Applying to UMass Dartmouth
Open Admission Policy	No
Undergraduate Application Fees	$60
Graduate Application Fees	$60
Admission Information	https://www.umassd.edu/admissions/
Online Application	https://www.umassd.edu/apply/
Calendar System	Semester
Course for High School Students	Offers within a dual enrollment
Credits Accepted	Advanced placement (AP) Credits
Degree Offered	1-Year Certificate, 2-Years Certificate, Bachelor, Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master, Post-Master Certificate, Doctoral (Research), Doctoral (Professional Practice)

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