University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth
North Dartmouth, Massachusetts · Public · 5,221 undergraduates · umassd.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
91%
of 10,669 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1050 to 1260
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$40,810Est.Estimate
$59,730 out of state
Your chances and merit aid at University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
91% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$59,730
a year in 2027-28, from a $59,730 sticker price (out of state)
What to do with your 1160
Send your score
About 89% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 1010, and yours is above it.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Reviews applications as they arrive, so applying early helps.
Source: Undergraduate admission requirements | UMass Dartmouth · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov15Early Action · November 15, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Mar1Priority deadline · March 1, 2027Apply by this date for the best chance at admission and scholarships.
- May1Other deadline · May 1, 2027
Who gets in
91%
of applicants were admitted: 9,670 of 10,669 for fall 2024.
Early Action
Not binding. Apply by 11/18, hear by 12/15.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2024)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 10% of them sent SAT scores and 1% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1050 to 1260
Reading and Writing 530 to 640
Math 520 to 630
ACT composite 26 to 30
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 16006.2%
- 1200 to 139936%
- 1000 to 119941%
- 800 to 99914%
- 600 to 7992.3%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2024-2025
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.29
- 4.016%
- 3.75 to 3.9910%
- 3.50 to 3.7413%
- 3.25 to 3.4913%
- 3.00 to 3.2414%
- 2.50 to 2.9924%
- Below 2.5010%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$40,810
a year, in state
$59,730
a year, out of state (tuition $35,250)
- Tuition (in state)$16,330
- Fees$860
- Food and housing$20,260
- Books and supplies$1,480
- Transportation and other$1,880
University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth published $38,537 in state for 2025-26. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2024-2025
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24 (in-state students), by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$14,400
- $30,001 to $48,000$16,072
- $48,001 to $75,000$17,318
- $75,001 to $110,000$20,981
- Over $110,000$29,500
Financial aid
80%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$14,061
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
22%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $5,785 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
- Aid priority date: 3/1
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
- Aid deadline: 6/30
- The last day to send aid forms.
Source: Common Data Set 2024-2025
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
35 of 35
Earn credit with a score of 3
33 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $1,630Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition for in-state students
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | FOU 120 |
| Art History | 3 | 6 | HUM 800 |
| Biology | 3 | 3 | BIO 800 |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 4 | MTH 151 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 8 | MTH 151/152 |
| Chemistry | 3 | 6 | CHM 151/152 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | PSC 151 |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 3 | CIS 800 |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 4 | CIS 180 |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | 3 | CIS 800 |
| Drawing | 3 | 3 | FOU 110 |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 6 | ENL 101/102 |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 6 | ENL 101/102 |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 3 | SCI 800 |
| European History | 3 | 6 | HST 101/102 |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | FRN 800 |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | GER 800 |
| Human Geography | 3 | 3 | SSE 800 |
| Latin | 3 | 6 | LAT 800 |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECO 232 |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECO 231 |
| Music Theory | 3 | 6 | MUS 800 |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 3 | SCI 800 |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 3 | SCI 800 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 3 | SCI 800 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 3 | SCI 800 |
| Pre-Calculus | 3 | 3 | MTH 150 |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | SSE 800 |
| Psychology | 4 | 3 | PSY 101 |
| Research | 4 | 3 | FRE 800 |
| Seminar | 4 | 3 | FRE 800 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | FRE 800 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 6 | SPA 331/332 |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | MTH 147 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | PSC 101 |
| United States History | 3 | 6 | HST 115/116 |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 6 | HST 103/104 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
49%
Come back for a second year
64%
Typical earnings
$68,878
a year, 10 years after starting here
- University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth$63,950
- All colleges$71,390
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 26 majors here have earnings data.
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