Admissions & Financial Aid

First-Year Freshmen

A first-year freshman in class at UMass Boston.

UMass Boston proudly welcomes more than 1,100 new first-year freshman students each year. They come to us from high schools near and far.

As you consider applying to UMass Boston as a first-year freshman, we recommend you do a few important things:


Why UMass Boston?

Shannon Thompson playing volleyball for the UMass Boston Beacons.

Shannon Thompson

Class of 2013

“As an athlete, what attracted me to UMass Boston was the athletics. We’re just one big family.”

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