UMass

University of Massachusetts

Type	State university system Public university University system
Established	1863 (Amherst campus) 1964 (UMass system)
Endowment	$768 million (2015)
Budget	$3 billion (FY 2015)
President	Marty Meehan
Administrative staff	17,506
Students	72,796
Location	Amherst, Boston, Dartmouth, Lowell, Worcester and Springfield, Massachusetts, United States
Campus	Amherst (Flagship Campus) Boston Dartmouth Lowell Medical School (Worcester) Springfield (Satellite Campus)
Nickname	UMass
Website	www.massachusetts.edu

The University of Massachusetts is the five-campus public university system and the only public research system in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The system includes four universities, a medical school, and a satellite campus, with system administration in Boston and Shrewsbury. The system is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges and across its campuses enrolls 73,000 students.

The UMass system is ranked 52nd in the World in 2016 for its Innovative Achievements according to Reuters.Times Higher Education World University Rankings ranked the system 91-100 in the world by reputation in 2015 and 19th in the world in 2011.Round University Ranking ranks University of Massachusetts No. 65 nationally and No. 165 globally in 2017. In 2016 The Times Higher Education ranked UMass 165 globally and 57 nationally. Furthermore, Times Higher Education ranked UMass system globally for 2017 by subject as No. 95 in engineering & technology, No. 92 in arts & humanities, No. 78 in physical sciences, and No. 91 in business & economics.

In 2015, the system was ranked 30th globally in the Top 100 Worldwide Universities Granted U.S. Patents in 2015 by National Academy of Inventors. In 2017 Times Higher Education published its list of the most international universities in the world, with the University of Massachusetts listed No.88.

In 2012, the state of Massachusetts introduced $607 million in new bond funding to advance high-quality instructional and research facility projects throughout the UMass system. In 2012, research expenditures for the UMass system were close to $600 million.

The University of Massachusetts Amherst is the flagship and largest school in the UMass system. It was also the first one established, dating back to 1863, when it was founded as the Massachusetts Agricultural College. The University of Massachusetts Medical School was founded in 1962, and is located in Worcester. The University of Massachusetts Boston, originally established in 1964, was merged with Boston State College in 1982. In 1991, the University of Lowell and Southeastern Massachusetts University joined the system as the University of Massachusetts Lowell and University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, respectively.