Undergraduate Admissions
When you join the nearly 16,000 students who attend UMass Boston, you join the diverse and devoted community that makes up Boston’s only public research university.
Our urban location not only provides a direct link to an energetic and vibrant city, but also gives students like you the chance to actively pursue career and internship opportunities while receiving a world-class education.
Our Undergraduate Admissions staff can help you discover if UMass Boston is a good fit for you—and, likewise, if you're a good fit for us.
We look for bright, creative, and hardworking students from varying backgrounds with a broad range of interests.
Would you like to?
- Tour the UMass Boston campus
- Join our mailing list
- Apply as a first-year freshman
- Apply as a transfer student
- Apply as an international student
- Check out the admitted students checklist
Find Support in a Freshman Success Community
Freshman Success Communities are small groups of science students who help each other navigate through the university. Get priority enrollment and finish your degree in a shorter time frame. Read More