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History, Affiliations & Rankings
Founded in 1894, the University of Massachusetts, Lowell is a public institution based in Lowell, Massachusetts. Popularly known as UMass Lowell, it is part of the University of Massachusetts system. With over 100 undergraduate majors, 40+ Master’s programmes and more than 25 doctoral degrees, the undergraduate enrollments at UMass Lowell have exceeded 18,000. UMass Lowell is ranked 29th in ROI among public research universities in the United States. It also comes 89th in the Public University Rankings and 179th in the National University Rankings according to the U.S. News & World Report 2020.
Infrastructure, Campus & Courses
Situated in an urban setting, the campus size of UMass Lowell is 142 acres, making it the second-largest in the University of Massachusetts system. To promote an active social life of students on campus, UMass Lowell has a state-of-the-art recreation centre, 200 student organisations, over 7,500 seats in sports and entertainment arena and 24 musical ensembles. The University of Massachusetts, Lowell follows a semester-based academic calendar. UMass Lowell offers over 100 bachelor’s, 40+ master’s and 30+ doctoral degrees in the field of Education, Business, Fine Arts, Engineering, Humanities, Health, Social Science and Sciences.
Accomplishments & Alumni
UMass Lowell features in the list of top 200 research universities in the U.S. (U.S. News & World Report). The university is one of the very few ones in the country offering programmes in Sound Recording Technology, Meteorology, Plastics Engineering and Nuclear Engineering. Over 92,200 students have graduated from the University of Massachusetts, Lowell, which makes for a strong team of UMass Lowell alumni. Some of the prominent people associated with the university include Andre Dubus III (Best-selling author), Marty Meehan (current UMass president), James Costos (American diplomat), Martin Fleming (IBM's Chief Economist and VP) and Craig MacTavish (Former NHL player).
Student Diversity & Visiting Companies
To promote an active social life of students on campus, UMass Lowell has a state-of-the-art recreation centre, 200 student organisations, over 7,500 seats in the sports and entertainment arena and 24 musical ensembles. The Career & Co-op Center at the university aims at developing job skills along with connecting students with potential recruiters. The average mid-career salary of UMass Lowell’s graduates is estimated to be around $107,300. UMass Lowell also offers internships and other experiential opportunities to both undergraduate and graduate students. The accredited programmes, hands-on learning and innovative teaching methods offered by the university contribute to making all graduates more trusted by graduate schools and recruiters.
From merit-based scholarships to talent-based to need-based, the University of Massachusetts, Lowell (UMass Lowell) offers a plethora of scholarships to its students. With the help of these scholarships, candidates get encouragement to keep achieving more and maintaining an equilibrium between academic life and co-curricular activities.
For Undergraduate Applicants
A range of merit scholarships are offered to international students, eligibility for which is determined after the student is accepted for admission into matriculated status. No separate application will be required for the scholarship and the student will receive a letter with eligibility for a merit-based scholarship along with his/her acceptance.
For Graduate Applicants
Different teaching assistantships are available for qualified full-time students. Individuals interested in research assistantships should contact departmental faculty members to know what financial aida they are eligible for. Students who receive teaching or research assistantships must be matriculated and full-time (minimum of 9 credits per semester).
UMass Lowell offers a limited number of endowed scholarships to current students, most of which are open to undergraduate applicants. Criteria for being accepted for an endowed scholarship may vary. However, most of these funds would demand students to demonstrate remarkable academic achievement and/or financial need. It will also require students to complete UMass Lowell coursework with a good GPA.
These scholarships are awarded the different individual academic departments on the basis of the student’s merit in the major.
Apart from these international students can look for scholarship opportunities offered by their home countries to those applying for higher education in the US. In addition, UMass Lowell also gets funding from private outside organisations along with the UMass Lowell Payment Plan which applies to current and matriculated students.
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