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UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS - BOSTON

University of Massachusetts - Boston
100 Morrissey Boulevard
Boston, MA 02125-3393

Official telephone: (617) 287-5000
Fax number: (617) 265-7173

Website: www.umb.edu


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Screen last updated on: September 10, 2007
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 3,959 men, 5,287 women, 9,246 total
Full-time undergraduates: 2,447 men, 3,332 women, 5,779 total
Part-time undergraduates: 1,512 men, 1,955 women, 3,467 total
Total graduate students: 971 men, 2,145 women, 3,116 total
Full-time graduate students: 279 men, 634 women, 913 total
Part-time graduate students: 692 men, 1,511 women, 2,203 total
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 23
U.S. region where majority of students come from: Northeast
Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: 4%
First-year student breakdown:
14.3% Black (non-Hispanic)
0.4% American Indian or Alaskan Native
18.8% Asian or Pacific Islander
11.9% Hispanic
45.0% White (non-Hispanic)
3.6% total international (nonresident aliens)
6.1% race/ethnicity unreported/unknown
Undergraduate breakdown:
15.6% Black (non-Hispanic)
0.5% American Indian or Alaskan Native
12.8% Asian or Pacific Islander
7.9% Hispanic
49.6% White (non-Hispanic)
3.4% total international (nonresident aliens)
10.2% race/ethnicity unreported/unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 175 acres
City or town school is located in: Boston
Population of city/town: 581,616
Nearest major city: Boston
Population of nearest major city: 581,616
Online campus map: www.umb.edu/campus_tour/
well/index.html

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: no
Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: no
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • other housing including Housing referral services available
Percent of students who live off campus: 100%
Student conduct policies:
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: no

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Every student is required to take a computer course: no
Computer equipment is provided in: library, computer center/lab(s)
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 300
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Special collections.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Remedial learning services:
writing, math
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, women's center, day care, health insurance
Counseling services:
veteran student, career, personal, academic, psychological
Career placement services:
co-op education, career/job search classes, interest inventory, resumé assistance
Services for students with disabilities:
note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, special transportation, adaptive equipment, braille services, special assistance in library, preferred registration
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: fully

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Number of social fraternities on campus: 0
Number of social sororities on campus: 0
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook, radio station
School newspaper(s): The Mass Media
Number of honor societies: 4
Total number of registered organizations: 80
Campus-based religious organizations:
Campus Ministry
Minority student organizations:
Visit our list of clubs at www.clubs.umb.edu
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Visit our list of clubs at www.clubs.umb.edu

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Charles Titus,
Athletic Director
Director of women's athletics: Cheryl Aaron,
Assistant Athletic Director/SWA
School mascot: Beacons
Athletic conference memberships: ECAC East Ice Hockey League (Division III);ECAC East Women's Hockey League (Division III);Little East Conference (Division III)

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballno 
Men's basketballno 
Men's cross-countryno 
Men's ice hockeyno 
Men's lacrosseno 
Men's soccerno 
Men's tennisno 
Women's basketballno 
Women's cross-countryno 
Women's ice hockeyno 
Women's soccerno 
Women's softballno 
Women's tennisno 
Women's volleyballno 

Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: 5%

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: yes
Nearest international airport: Boston (3 miles)
Nearest passenger train service: Boston (2 miles)
Nearest passenger bus service: Boston (2 miles)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: excellent
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: no

AFTER GRADUATION
List of firms that most frequently hire graduates:
http://www.careers.umb.edu/ce2007employers.html
List of most prominent alumni/ae:
  • Joseph Kennedy II, CEO Citizens Energy Corp. Joseph Marengi, Senior Vice President Dell Inc.



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