	University of Massachusetts-Amherst 2016 University Academic Rankings
The University of Massachusetts Amherst, (otherwise known as UMass Amherst or simply UMass) is a public research and land-grant university in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States, and the flagship of the University of Massachusetts system. With approximately 1,300 faculty members and more than 29,000 students, UMass Amherst is the largest public university in New England and is ranked the 29th best public university in the nation. The university offers bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees in 111 undergraduate, 75 master's and 47 doctoral programs in nine schools and colleges. The main campus is situated north of downtown Amherst. In a 2009 article for MSN.com, Amherst was ranked first in Best College Towns in the United States. In 2012, U.S. News and World Report ranked Amherst among the Top 10 Great College Towns in America. It is also a member of the Five College Consortium. The University of Massachusetts Amherst is categorized as a Research University with Very High research activity by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. In fiscal year 2014, UMass Amherst had research expenditures exceeding $200 million. UMass Amherst sports teams are called the Minutemen and Minutewomen, the colors being maroon, black, and white; the school mascot is Sam the Minuteman. All teams participate in NCAA Division I. The university is a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference, while playing ice hockey in Hockey East and football in the FBS level Mid-American Conference (MAC). History \| Foundation and early years Massachusetts Agricultural College as it appeared in 1879, with students and faculty standing in front of Old South College, North College, and the college's first chapel. The university was founded in 1863 under the provisions of the Federal Morrill Land-Grant Colleges Act to provide instruction to Massachusetts citizens in the "agricultural, mechanical, and military arts." Accordingly, the university was initially named the Massachusetts Agricultural College, popularly referred to as "Mass Aggie" or "M.A.C." In 1867, the college had yet to admit any students, had been through two Presidents, and still had not completed any college buildings. In that year, William S. Clark was appointed President of the college and Professor of Botany. He quickly appointed a faculty, completed the construction plan, and in the fall of 1867 admitted the first class of approximately 50 students. Clark became the first functioning President and arguably the primary founding father of the college. The original buildings consisted of Old South College (a dormitory located on the site of the present South College), North College (a second dormitory once located just south of today's Machmer Hall), the Chemistry Laboratory, also known as College Hall (once located on the present site of Machmer Hall), the Boarding House (a small dining hall located just north of the present Campus Parking Garage), the Botanic Museum (located on the north side of the intersection of Stockbridge Road and Chancellor's Hill Drive) and the Durfee Plant House (located on the site of the new Durfee Conservatory). Although enrollment was slow during the 1870s, the fledgling college built momentum under the leadership of President Henry Hill Goodell. In the 1880s, Goodell implemented an expansion plan, adding the College Drill Hall in 1883 (the first gymnasium), the Old Chapel Library in 1885 (one of the oldest extant buildings on campus and an important symbol of the University), and the East and West Experiment Stations in 1886 and 1890. The Campus Pond, now the central focus of the University Campus, was created in 1893 by damming a small brook. The early 20th century saw great expansion in terms of enrollment and the scope of the curriculum. The first female student was admitt ... [more on wikipedia]

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University of Massachusetts Details

University of Massachusetts Details
detail	value
state	Massachusetts
conference	Mid - American Conference / At...
public	Public
scores	1800/1200/27
level	AboveAverage
rank	[88
overall ROI rank	[144
size	medium-large
undergrads	22252
grads	6383
price	42355
drop	31
stem	23
research	182
scores valid	True

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What are the academic rankings for University of Massachusetts-Amherst?

1. number 88 for Academics.

2. number 144 for ROI (Return on Investment).

What universities are similar to University of Massachusetts-Amherst?

1. University of Arkansas

2. The University of Tennessee-Knoxville

3. University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus

4. Virginia Commonwealth University

5. Auburn University

6. University of South Carolina-Columbia

7. University of Kansas

National Academic Rankings

(summary of all ranking placements)

University of Massachusetts National Academic Rankings

University of Massachusetts National Academic Rankings
category	rank	scores	difficulty	smartest	brainpower	faculty	research	salary ROI	overall ROI
Top250	88	157	140	78	78	75	101	186	144
All Nonivy	94	87	85	67	68	58	60	86	98
Div1	49	55	51	52	50	47	73	90	82
Div1 Nonivy	41	47	43	44	42	39	65	89	76
Div1 Public	28	24	23	32	32	30	58	88	63
Public	33	41	40	38	37	38	69	78	61
Atlantic 10 Conference	2	5	5	2	2	2	3	7	2
Mid - American Conference	1	2	1	1	1	2	2	12	6
New England Region	42	76	71	34	35	31	33	61	51
State of Massachusetts	12	17	13	8	11	8	5	13	12
Top Ten Top250	88	157	140	78	78	75	101	186	144
Top Ten Atlantic 10 Conference	2	5	5	2	2	2	3	5	1
Top Ten Mid - American Conference	1	2	1	1	1	2	2	9	3

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99.88	University of Arkansas	Arkansas	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	171	119
99.82	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville	Tennessee	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	116	188
99.63	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus	Oklahoma	Big Twelve Conference	Public	AboveAverage	137	54
99.60	Virginia Commonwealth University	Virginia	Atlantic 10 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	178	207
99.51	Auburn University	Alabama	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	139	79
99.30	University of South Carolina-Columbia	South Carolina	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	93	130
99.13	University of Kansas	Kansas	Big Twelve Conference	Public	AboveAverage	172	130
98.70	University of Missouri-Columbia	Missouri	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	121	98
98.50	Clemson University	South Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	AboveAverage	98	51
97.84	Florida State University	Florida	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	AboveAverage	76	104
93.32	University of Kentucky	Kentucky	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	159	130
93.24	West Virginia University	West Virginia	Big Twelve Conference	Public	Average	320	192
92.95	Colorado State University-Fort Collins	Colorado	Mountain West Conference	Public	AboveAverage	143	139
92.94	Oklahoma State University	Oklahoma	Big Twelve Conference	Public	Average	182	124
92.87	University of Utah	Utah	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	142	86
92.76	Kansas State University	Kansas	Big Twelve Conference	Public	Average	249	168
92.69	Old Dominion University	Virginia	Conference USA	Public	Average	356	368
92.65	University of Nebraska-Lincoln	Nebraska	Big Ten Conference	Public	AboveAverage	119	98
92.47	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College	Louisiana	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	148	88
92.25	University of Colorado Boulder	Colorado	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	79	59
92.19	University of Georgia	Georgia	Southeastern Conference	Public	Good	82	65
92.18	University of Connecticut	Connecticut	Big East Conference	Public	Good	87	139
91.91	Temple University	Pennsylvania	American Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	168	199
91.89	San Diego State University	California	Mountain West Conference	Public	Average	183	218
91.85	Texas Tech University	Texas	Big Twelve Conference	Public	Average	176	104
91.80	Iowa State University	Iowa	Big Twelve Conference	Public	AboveAverage	129	71
91.65	University of North Texas	Texas	Conference USA	Public	AboveAverage	192	165
91.51	DePaul University	Illinois	Big East Conference	Private	AboveAverage	193	150
91.45	University of Louisville	Kentucky	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Average	258	224
91.23	Syracuse University	New York	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	AboveAverage	172	216
86.67	East Carolina University	North Carolina	American Athletic Conference	Public	Average	312	325
86.66	University of North Carolina at Charlotte	North Carolina	Division I-AA Independents / C...	Public	Average	292	207
86.64	George Mason University	Virginia	Atlantic 10 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	156	143
86.64	University of Iowa	Iowa	Big Ten Conference	Public	Good	68	79
86.59	Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis	Indiana	The Summit League	Public	Average	427	342
86.53	University of New Mexico	New Mexico	Mountain West Conference	Public	Average	265	153
86.36	Kent State University at Kent	Ohio	Mid American Conference	Public	Average	347	358
86.29	Ohio University	Ohio	Mid American Conference	Public	Average	215	174
86.22	Washington State University	Washington	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Average	189	193
86.11	Utah State University	Utah	Mountain West Conference	Public	AboveAverage	165	120
86.10	University of Cincinnati	Ohio	American Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	202	106
85.91	University of Akron Main Campus	Ohio	Mid American Conference	Public	Average	331	251
85.86	Georgia State University	Georgia	Sun Belt Conference	Public	Average	253	230
85.82	Florida Atlantic University	Florida	Conference USA	Public	Average	305	303
85.68	University of Delaware	Delaware	Colonial Athletic Association	Public	AboveAverage	107	138
85.04	University of Nevada-Reno	Nevada	Mountain West Conference	Public	Average	289	340
84.95	Mississippi State University	Mississippi	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	197	130
84.82	University of Toledo	Ohio	Mid American Conference	Public	Average	405	285
84.69	California State University-Long Beach	California	Big West Conference	Public	Average	318	387
84.67	University of Louisiana at Lafayette	Louisiana	Sun Belt Conference	Public	Average	350	248

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match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
96.16	University of South Carolina-Columbia	South Carolina	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	93	130
95.99	Yeshiva University	New York	Skyline Conference	Private	Good	141	208
95.72	Florida State University	Florida	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	AboveAverage	76	104
94.20	University of Connecticut	Connecticut	Big East Conference	Public	Good	87	139
94.16	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Virginia	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Good	75	40
93.33	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo	California	Big Sky Conference / Big West ...	Public	Good	96	88
92.95	Texas A & M University-College Station	Texas	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	71	22
92.90	University of Georgia	Georgia	Southeastern Conference	Public	Good	82	65
92.85	University of Colorado Boulder	Colorado	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	79	59
91.95	University of South Florida	Florida	American Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	94	113
91.43	Arizona State University-Tempe	Arizona	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	101	82
91.27	Illinois Institute of Technology	Illinois	Division III Independents	Private	Good	122	55
91.18	University of California-Irvine	California	Big West Conference	Public	AboveAverage	108	162
90.80	Polytechnic Institute of New York University	New York	No Reported Affiliation	Private	Good	76	72
90.25	The University of Texas at Dallas	Texas	American Southwest Conference	Public	Good	70	55
89.78	Patriot League (Average)	-	Patriot League	-Conf-	Excellent	-	43
89.58	Colonial Athletic Association (Average)	-	Colonial Athletic Association	-Conf-	Excellent	-	112
89.49	University of Houston	Texas	American Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	89	60
89.45	Colorado School of Mines	Colorado	Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference	Public	Good	84	24
88.38	Lehigh University	Pennsylvania	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	69	32
88.34	University of Arizona	Arizona	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Average	124	86
87.84	United States Air Force Academy	Colorado	Mountain West Conference	Public	Excellent	91	30
87.51	Southern Methodist University	Texas	American Athletic Conference	Private	Excellent	80	73
84.22	Middlebury College	Vermont	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	90	135
83.77	Colgate University	New York	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	92	83
83.00	Southern California Intercoll Ath Conf (Average)	-	Southern California Intercoll ...	-Conf-	Excellent	-	130
82.99	Hamilton College	New York	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	115	153
82.75	Bowdoin College	Maine	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	64	162
81.35	Amherst College	Massachusetts	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	86	158
79.90	Carleton College	Minnesota	Midwest Conference	Private	Elite	84	43
78.88	Swarthmore College	Pennsylvania	Centennial Conference	Private	Elite	67	48

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