Admissions & Financial Aid Students talking in front of the bay at UMass Boston

Admissions & Financial Aid

There is no typical student at UMass Boston.

Our students come to our seaside campus from many different backgrounds and from all across the globe. What they share is a desire to learn from professors who are leaders in their fields and passionate about teaching.

With 175 academic programs for you to explore in eight colleges, Boston's only public research university has something for everyone, which truly makes UMass Boston a research university with a teaching soul.

What would you like to do?

A male and female student talking in front of the bay with the Boston skyline in the background

Beacon Beginnings

Have you been admitted as an undergraduate to UMass Boston? Be sure to join us for Beacon Beginnings this summer. Read More 


Why UMass Boston?

Greg Meyers inspects the lemons in the Biology Department Greenhouses on the fourth floor of the Science Center.

Greg Meyers

Class of 2013

“Being so close to the water, you can go and touch and feel things that you can’t find in a lab.”

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