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- President Meehan says early college gives students “the experience and confidence they need”, , BOSTON, – University of Massachusetts President Marty Meehan and UMass Amherst Chancellor Javier Reyes announced today UMass Amherst has launched an early college pilot program that gives students at five…, UMass President Marty Meehan, . “Through our early college programs, we are giving students the experience and confidence they need to thrive in college and provide them with a financial head-start with the credits they earn at…, UMass Amherst Chancellor Javier Reyes, . “Early college provides a unique pathway for underrepresented and economically disadvantaged students from our surrounding communities to see themselves at UMass and begin to realize the…, Erika Giampietro, executive director of the MA Alliance for Early College, , a coalition of college success organizations, businesses organizations, schools, and others.Type: News
- All four undergraduate UMass campuses announced plans to make a UMass education free for Massachusetts students who demonstrate the greatest financial need. Starting next Fall, tuition and mandatory…, UMass Amherst, Drawing upon existing federal support and additional resources from the legislatively funded Mass Grant Plus program, which was expanded by the Healey-Driscoll Administration in 2023, UMass Amherst…, UMass Boston, The Beacon Pledge Program offers high-need students the ability to earn a bachelor’s degree for free. It will use federal, state, and institutional aid to cover total tuition and mandatory fees. In-…, UMass Dartmouth, Beginning Fall 2025, UMass Dartmouth’s tuition-free program “The UMass Dartmouth Deal,” will be available to in-state undergraduate students with an annual family income of $75,000 or less by…, UMass Lowell, Eligible Massachusetts students whose family income is $75,000 or less will pay no undergraduate tuition or fees when they enroll at UMass Lowell. “UMass Lowell is committed to making clear that…Type: News
- BOSTON – The University of Massachusetts’ strong bond ratings and stable outlook were recently affirmed by Moody’s, S&P Global Ratings, and Fitch Ratings, highlighting the university’s financial…, UMass President Marty Meehan said, . “This is especially noteworthy, as the ratings agencies have largely downgraded the sector-wide outlooks over the past year. These affirmations would not be possible without the strong oversight…, UMass Board of Trustees Chairman Stephen Karam said, . In affirming UMass’s Aa2 revenue bonds, Moody’s stated the university, “maintains excellent strategic positioning supported by disciplined fiscal management.” Moody’s rated the university’s…, said UMass Senior Vice President of Administration & Finance and Treasurer Lisa, Calise, . “The rating affirmations underscore the approach the university uses, grounded in our financial accountability framework and guided by our award-winning enterprise risk management program.” The…Type: News
- While we are incredibly relieved that no one has been injured, the Friday night fire at the Olympia Drive Apartment complex has had a significant impact on the more than 220 affected students who…Type: News
- The University of Massachusetts’ Annual Report to the Legislature illustrates the tremendous benefits the university brings to the Commonwealth across all five campuses: educating more than, 73,000 undergraduate and graduate students, , employing more than, 25,000 faculty, staff, and researchers, , and generating an, $8.3 billion economic impact, on the state’s economy. Each of UMass’s nationally ranked campuses delivers excellent educational opportunities to students, contributes high-impact service to communities, and conducts valuable…, university conferred degrees on more than 19,000 students, , a large percentage of whom –, more than 70 percent, – will remain in Massachusetts post-graduation to contribute to their communities and the state’s economy. As the state’s only public research university, UMass has worked tirelessly over decades to…, $869 million annually in research funding, , making, UMass the third largest university research portfolio in Massachusetts, , after Harvard and MIT, and fourth in New England. The impact of that research enterprise extends far beyond the university’s five campuses and has enormous state and national economic benefits.…, Access and Affordability, All UMass campuses continue to enroll strong first-year classes with, more than 11,400 new students, this fall, up 2.2 percent over last year. And for the second consecutive year the incoming class was the most diverse ever with 54 percent students of color. This Fall marked the first time eligible…, without paying tuition or fees, , something the university accomplished through continued investments in university-funded financial aid and the expansion of the MASSGrant Plus Program approved by the Legislature in FY2024 and…, $422 million annually, ,, an 80 percent increase from a decade ago, . The average in-state student pays, less than $6,000 in tuition and fees each year, , and more than 14,000 students, or 1 in 3 Massachusetts undergraduate students, attended tuition-free last year. UMass’s Early College program continues to make a difference in access and…, 1,500 students enrolled this fall, . For the Fall 2025 semester, students and their families, saved approximately $3.2 million in tuition costs, through UMass Early College. In addition, the university continues to improve the transfer pathway from the state’s community colleges, which represented 47.4 percent of last year’s transfers to…, Academic Excellence and Rise in Rankings, UMass Amherst is the No. 1 public institution in New England, and No. 29 in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report. Both UMass Boston and UMass Lowell this year were, designated as Carnegie Research 1 (R1) Universities, , a designation held by only the top 7 percent of four-year institutions., UMass Boston, and, UMass Dartmouth, ranked #1 and #2, respectively, as public universities in New England for Social Mobility , and, UMass Lowell, was ranked as the state's top value school by U.S. News & World Report., UMass Law School’s, Class of 2024 was, #1 in Massachusetts, for the percentage of graduates entering government and public service jobs., UMass Chan Medical School, is consistently ranked as the, No. 1 medical school in the Northeast for primary care education, by U.S. News & World Report. , Strong Fiscal Management, This year brought unprecedented challenges to universities across the country, particularly regarding federal cuts and grant slowdowns to research funding. Like all higher education institutions,…, FY2025 with a 3.4 percent operating margin., The university’s bond ratings remain strong from ratings agencies, Moody’s, Fitch, and S&P Global. A key engine for financial success is UMass’s Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) program, which…, saved $178.5 million, since its inception, received NASH’s “Scaling for Change” award and was praised as a “proven, replicable model for the nation.”, Capital Planning Process and Deferred Maintenance, The University of Massachusetts campuses face significant capital needs because most infrastructure and buildings were built more than 50 years ago. Despite fully engaged efforts over the past 20…, $4.8 billion backlog in deferred maintenance, . UMass maintains a professional, transparent, and rigorously managed capital planning process. The Board of Trustees receives quarterly updates on its progress. UMass has a strong track record of…, Growth in Philanthropic Giving , Private philanthropy continues to grow at the university, benefiting students, faculty, and staff., UMass Amherst, received its largest gift in the campus’s history, with a, $50 million donation, to support the newly named Riccio College of Engineering ., UMass Boston, secured a, $10 million donation, from the James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Foundation in support of the Stone Living Lab ., UMass Chan Medical School, also received a monumental naming gift,, $35 million, for the Paul J. DiMare Center ., UMass Dartmouth, in September received a $1M gift from an alum to provide additional support to students . , UMass Lowell, launched an ambitious philanthropic campaign, “ Designing the Future ,” which has already, raised more than $165 million, . The Foundation Endowment has, grown to $1.8 billion, in assets, through the strong stewardship of donors’ investments by the Foundation Board of Directors, chief executive officer, and the entire team at the UMass Foundation. In addition, the university is…, Public Higher Education Endowment Incentive Program, , which contributed $10 million in endowment matching funds to the university last year. In FY2025, the , UMass Foundation, disbursed more support to the campuses than ever before,, reaching $46.4M in annual campus support from the endowment, . The university’s many strengths documented in this annual report underscore how vital it is, for the good of the Commonwealth, that the state continues its strong support and investment in the…, Read the full 2026 Annual Report here., To request an accessible version of the 2026 Annual Report, please contact Siraj Sayyed at SSayyed@umassp.edu . Headshot of Umass President Marty Meehan smiling at the camera wearing a suit and tie.…Type: News
- I want to begin by acknowledging that we are in the midst of a disruptive moment for our university, along with our colleagues in higher education across the nation. While we navigate this rapidly…Type: News
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