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Type | Public research university |
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Established | 1852Boston State College 1964 as UMass Boston | as
Parent institution | UMass System |
Accreditation | NECHE |
Academic affiliations | |
Endowment | $171 million (2024)[1] |
Chancellor | Marcelo Suárez-Orozco |
President | Marty Meehan |
Provost | Joseph B. Berger |
Academic staff | 1,134 (2022)[2] |
Students | 15,586 (fall 2022)[3] |
Undergraduates | 12,221 (fall 2022)[3] |
Postgraduates | 3,365 (fall 2022)[3] |
Location | , Massachusetts , United States 42°18′48″N 71°02′18″W / 42.313432°N 71.038445°W |
Campus | Urban, 120 acres (0.49 km2) |
Colors | Blue and White[4] |
Nickname | Beacons |
Sporting affiliations | |
Mascot | Bobby the Beacon |
Website | umb.edu |
The University of Massachusetts Boston (stylized as UMass Boston) is a public US-based research university. It is the only public research university in Boston and the third-largest campus in the five-campus University of Massachusetts system.[5]
UMass Boston is the third most diverse university in the United States.[6] While a majority of UMass Boston students are Massachusetts residents, international students and students from other states make up a significant portion of the student body.[7] It is a member of the Coalition of Urban Serving Universities[8] and the Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities.[9] It is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research spending and doctorate production".[10]