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University of Massachusetts - Lowell 2025 Best Colleges Ranking Media Kit

College Factual has updated it’s Best Colleges Rankings for 2025 and University of Massachusetts - Lowell has received a top placement. You can read more about this year’s release or keep reading for details on how your school fared in this year’s analysis.

This page was created to give you an overview of how UMass Lowell fared in College Factual’s Best Colleges Rankings.

2025 Ranking Overview

Nationwide Ranking

UMass Lowell is #276 out of 2,152 schools analyzed in the 2025 Best Colleges Ranking. This ranks it in the best of higher education institutions in the United States for students!

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This report includes highlighted rankings from the following degree levels:

• Associate Degree Rankings
• Bachelor’s Degree Rankings

Associate’s Degree Rankings

Rankings by Major

In addition to the top overall ranking, UMass Lowell has been ranked for the following top quality bachelor’s degree programs:

Ranking Name	Rank	Out Of	Percentile
Best Information Science Associate Degree Schools	3	15	80.0%
Best Computer & Information Sciences Associate Degree Schools	64	258	75.2%
Best Computer & Information Sciences Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts	2	8	75.0%

Bachelor’s Degree Rankings

Rankings by Major

In addition to the top overall ranking, UMass Lowell has been ranked for quality bachelor’s degree programs:

Ranking Name	Rank	Out Of	Percentile
Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	18	506	96.4%
Best Polymer & Plastics Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1	4	75.0%
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools	17	535	96.8%
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	85	816	89.6%
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	146	1,187	87.7%
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	95	883	89.2%
Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	138	1,150	88.0%
Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	107	597	82.1%
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	171	933	81.7%
Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	47	244	80.7%
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	144	925	84.4%
Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	60	345	82.6%
Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	20	104	80.8%
Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts	2	16	87.5%
Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	88	344	74.4%
Best Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools	52	238	78.1%
Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	4	43	90.7%
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	3	41	92.7%
Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	67	272	75.4%
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts	2	17	88.2%
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	83	318	73.9%
Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	32	116	72.4%
Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	331	1,055	68.6%
Best English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	155	471	67.1%
Best Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	46	149	69.1%
Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	147	481	69.4%
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	298	959	68.9%
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	18	90	80.0%
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	15	73	79.5%
Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts	6	33	81.8%
Best Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	63	189	66.7%
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	13	74	82.4%
Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	2	6	66.7%
Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	2	6	66.7%
Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	14	77	81.8%
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	20	88	77.3%
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts	7	33	78.8%
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	14	68	79.4%
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts	10	37	73.0%
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts	9	31	71.0%
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts	11	37	70.3%
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts	9	32	71.9%
Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	17	52	67.3%
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	8	24	66.7%

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