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:

A woman smiles while she writes on a notebook.

Majors, Minors, and Programs at UMass Boston

You can choose from more than 125 majors, minors, and programs in our eight colleges. Read More 


Why UMass Boston?

Brianna Reyes answers the question, “Why UMass Boston?” at the Healey Library. You can see one of her reasons out the window: the waterfront location.

Brianna Reyes

Class of 2014

“It’s a diverse place. It’s a place that says, ‘This is you now, where do you want to be?'"

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