University of Massachusetts-Amherst
University of Massachusetts-Amherst publishes an acceptance rate of 60% and is test-optional for the 2026-27 cycle.
Testing
Test-Optional for 2026-27
- Policy
UMass Amherst: 'standardized tests are optional for first-year entering applicants... applies to all majors.' No end date or future change stated.
- SAT middle 50%
- 1310–1500sum of section 25th–75th percentiles
- ACT middle 50%
- 30–33
- Average HS GPA
- 4.04 (weighted)CDS Fall 2024 entering class · Source
Applying
Deadlines, essays and AI policy
- Early deadlines
- Nov 5, 2026 (EA)
- Regular decision
- Jan 15, 2027Source
Full cycle calendar: Application Deadlines.
At a glance
Size and cost
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 23,671
- Tuition (out-of-state)
- $40,449
- Category
- Public
- Admissions site
- www.umass.edu
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Sources
- University of Massachusetts-Amherst test policy (2026-27)
- University of Massachusetts-Amherst deadlines
- University of Massachusetts-Amherst GPA (CDS Fall 2024 entering class)
- Acceptance rate, test-score percentiles, enrollment and tuition: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, pulled 2026-08-19.
Test policy and deadlines last verified 2026-08-17.
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