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

the University of Massachusetts-Amherst is a fairly selective school. The institution receives about 53,000 applications every admission cycle from incoming students. The acceptance rate tends to be around 60 percent which equates to about 32,000 students who passed the admission process of the institution. But, when the semester begins, only about 5,300 or 17% 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 47% and 52% for males and females respectively. However, of the first-year students enrolled, 52% were typically women and 47% 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 29 - 34 for ACT or 1,330 - 1,500 for SAT. This school also allows submissions of Advanced Placement (AP) credits and Credit for life experiences. the University of Massachusetts-Amherst’s undergraduate application fee is $90.