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• University of Massachusetts is a five-campus public university within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts' university system. The flagship campus is located on a 1,450-acre campus in Amherst, Massachusetts, 90 miles from Boston and 175 miles from New York City. For a listing of other collegiate institutions, see Universities

• Fast Facts

  1. Established: 1863
  2. Location: Amherst, Massachusetts
  3. President: Jack M. Wilson
  4. Faculty: Approx. 1,100
  5. Staff: 14,000
  6. Students: 60,000
  7. Nickname: UMass / Minutemen. Prior to the Minutemen, the nickname was the Redmen. Due to the potential to offend Native American groups, the name was changed in the 1970s.
  8. Acceptance rate: 71%
  9. Weather: Amherst, Massachusetts
  10. Locations: Amherst (Flagship Campus), Boston, Dartmouth, Lowell, Worcester (Medical School)
  11. 87 bachelor's degree programs, 6 associate's, 73 master's and 51 doctoral programs
  12. Accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges

• Mission Statement

  "To provide an affordable and accessible education of high quality and to conduct programs of research and public service that advance knowledge and improve the lives of the people of the Commonwealth, the nation, and the world."

• History

  Established in 1863 as the Massachusetts Agricultural College in Amherst, it became known as the Massachusetts State College in 1932. In 1947 the name again changed to the University of Massachusetts. The Worcester campus was established in 1962, with the Boston campus following in 1964. The Lowell campus, previously the University of Lowell, and Dartmouth campus, previously Southeastern Massachusetts University, were consolidated into the University under Chapter 142 of the acts of 1991.

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