University of Massachusetts Lowell College Portrait
University of Massachusetts LowellOne University Avenue Lowell, MA 01854
978-934-3086
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University of Massachusetts Lowell
Recognized for innovation and technology, UMass Lowell is a Princeton Review “Best Value College"
UMass Lowell is a nationally ranked research university with approximately $60 million in funded research conducted each year across six colleges and 37 interdisciplinary centers and institutes. The University has comprehensive offerings in the arts, humanities, social and natural sciences, health sciences including nursing and physical therapy, engineering, business, and education. Interdisciplinary programs feature Peace and Conflict Studies, Global Studies and American Studies. First year students are placed in learning communities to promote success in the transition to college. All students have faculty advisors and all classes are taught by fully-qualified faculty. The University has the only ABET-accredited plastics engineering program in the country. The NSF Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center is one of only four nationally and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts has designated UMass Lowell as a Nanomanufacturing Center of Excellence. The programs in music and in sound recording technology are outstanding signature programs. Students who complete programs in education, nursing and physical therapy pass certification tests at nearly 100% rates. Internships for business students lead to a high rate of job placement. The Baseball Research Center applies science and engineering techniques for Major League Baseball and the NCAA. UMass Lowell offers its 11,729 undergraduate and 3,702 graduate students more than 120 fully accredited programs taught by 473 full-time faculty members. Most of the 75 bachelor’s degree programs offer multiple internship and co-op opportunities and five-year bachelor’s to master’s programs. UMass Lowell has also developed many new Professional Science Master’s degrees specially designed for students interested in careers in industry. The University is a leader in online education, offers numerous study-abroad opportunities, and has a Commonwealth Honors Program that offers students the opportunity to live in Honors House with a resident faculty mentor. The faculty-student ratio is 1:14, and one-half of undergraduate classes have fewer than 20 students. Ninety-six percent of the full-time faculty members hold the highest degree available in their fields.
Living in the Community
A major center of U.S. History, a rich and varied ethnic heritage, and one of the Top Spots to live in Massachusetts according to Boston Magazine
Located northwest of Boston in the historic city of Lowell, the University campus is situated on 125 acres along the Merrimack River. Lowell’s place in American history as a major center of the Industrial Revolution, its rich and varied ethnic heritage, and its current status as one of the Top Spots to live in Massachusetts according to Boston Magazine make Lowell an exciting place to live and to study. It is the only urban area in the country to be designated a National Historic Park. It was the home of James McNeil Whistler and Jack Kerouac and the University’s annual Folk Festival draws visitors from around the world. UMass Lowell has been recognized by the Carnegie Foundation as a “community-engaged" campus.