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University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA 01003
URL: www.umass.edu
General Phone: (413)545-0111
Admissions: (413)545-0222
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Fast Facts

Control: Public
Coed Status: Coeducational
Campus Setting: Town
Calendar System: Semester
HBCU: No
Year Founded: 1863
School Colors: Maroon, White
School Nickname: Minutemen, Minutewomen

Student Body (Fall 2008)

Total Student Population
(26,359 students)		 Attendance Status
of All Undergraduates		 Demographic Breakdown
of Full-Time Undergraduates		 Gender Breakdown
of Full-Time Undergraduates
Undergraduates 20,539
Graduates 5,820
Total Students 26,359
Part-Time 1,100
Full-Time 18,864
African American 995
American Indian 66
Asian American 1,624
Caucasian 14,430
Hispanic American 757
International 190
Not Specified 1,902
Male 9,606
Female 9,258

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9. Tufts University
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