University of Massachusetts

University of Massachusetts
TypePublic university system
Established1863 (1863) (Amherst campus)
1964 (UMass system)
Endowment$1.5 billion (2024)
Budget$3.79 billion (FY 2023)
PresidentMarty Meehan
Administrative staff
17,506
Students74,000 (2019)
Location,
United States
CampusUMass Amherst
UMass Boston
UMass Dartmouth
UMass Lowell
UMass Chan Medical School
UMass School of Law
NicknameUMass
Websitemassachusetts.edu

The University of Massachusetts is the public university system of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The university system includes six campuses (Amherst, Boston, Dartmouth, Lowell, a medical school in Worcester and a law school in Dartmouth), a satellite campus in Springfield and 25 smaller campuses throughout California and Washington with the University of Massachusetts Global. The system enrolled 73,593 students in fall 2023.

The University of Massachusetts system is governed by a president and a 22-member board of trustees. The system administration is in Boston and Shrewsbury. Each of the institutions in the system is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education.