by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth was awarded 3 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is graphic design.
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College Factual ranked UMass Dartmouth as #786 out of 2,152 colleges and universities in the country on its 2025 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when UMass Dartmouth held the #843 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
UMass Dartmouth also holds the #42 spot on the Best Colleges in Massachusetts ranking.
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Because it has a high acceptance rate of 96%, some consider UMass Dartmouth to be a safety school. But don't just assume that admittance is in the bag. Make sure to spend enough time on your application so that it is in tip-top shape.
About 19% of students accepted to UMass Dartmouth submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 510 and 640. Math scores were between 510 and 620.
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The student to faculty ratio at University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth is about average at 15 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth is 66%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth is 67%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full-time students who get their bachelor's degree with four years. At UMass Dartmouth this rate is 34%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 6,027 undergraduates at UMass Dartmouth with 5,122 being full-time and 905 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $13,898 | $15,988 | $18,840 | $22,635 | $24,909 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of UMass Dartmouth, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At UMass Dartmouth, approximately 74% of students took out student loans averaging $7,423 a year. That adds up to $29,692 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for UMass Dartmouth are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 285 Old Westport Rd, North Dartmouth, MA 02747-2300 |
| Phone: | 508-999-8000 |
| Website: | www.umassd.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 234 | $46,382 |
| Nursing | 170 | $75,659 |
| General Psychology | 99 | $36,382 |
| Accounting | 90 | $48,585 |
| Law | 86 | NA |
| Marketing | 81 | $42,782 |
| General Biology | 79 | $41,204 |
| Computer Information Systems | 78 | $77,970 |
| Criminology | 67 | $37,535 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 66 | NA |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2022-2023, 1,979 students took at least one online class at University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth. This is a decrease from the 2,590 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 1,979 | 1,375 |
| 2021-2022 | 2,590 | 1,514 |
| 2020-2021 | 7,624 | 5,643 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,488 | 1,059 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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