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- Established: 1863
- Location: Amherst, Massachusetts
- President: Jack M. Wilson
- Faculty: Approx. 1,100
- Staff: 14,000
- Students: 60,000
- 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.
- Acceptance rate: 71%
- Weather: Amherst, Massachusetts
- Locations: Amherst (Flagship Campus), Boston, Dartmouth, Lowell, Worcester (Medical School)
- 87 bachelor's degree programs, 6 associate's, 73 master's and 51 doctoral programs
- Accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges
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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
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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University of Massachusetts Leadership
- President: Jack M. Wilson
- 2004-present: President
- 1990-2003: Dean and Interim Provost at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- 1983-1991: Member of the Governing Board of the American Institute of Physics
- 1982-1990: Executive Officer of the American Association of Physics Teachers
- 2004-present: President
- University of Massachusetts Amherst Chancellor: Thomas W. Cole, Jr.
- September 2007-present: Interim Chancellor
- 1989-2002: President of Clark Atlanta University
- Former President of West Virginia State College
- September 2007-present: Interim Chancellor
Studying at University of Massachusetts
Prospective Students for University of Massachusetts
- Princeton Review: University of Massachusetts Amherst
- These are from the official University of Massachusetts website:
Visiting University of Massachusetts
- Official Site: Visit University of Massachusetts
University of Massachusetts Student Life
- Official Site: UMass Student Life | Student Organizations | Fraternities & Sororities
- Yahoo! Travel: Things to do in Amherst
- Professional Sports Teams:
- Baseball: Boston Red Sox | Hockey: Boston Bruins
- Basketball: Boston Celtics | Football: New England Patriots
University of Massachusetts Sports Teams
- Official Athletic Site: UMass "Minutemen" Athletics
- Official Athletic Leagues: Atlantic 10 Conference | Colonial Athletic Association | Hockey East
- Men's Basketball | Women's Basketball
- Football
- Hockey
- Lacrosse
- Baseball
- Softball
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