285 Old Westport Road
North Dartmouth, MA 02747

The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth is a thriving Public university located in southeastern Massachusetts, approximately one hour from Boston. UMass Dartmouth offers over 64 undergraduate fields of study and more than 25 Master's/doctoral programs. The institution has excellent specialized engineering, health care and education programs.

Apart from rigorous academic programs, UMass Dartmouth has extensive research programs that concentrate on subjects that greatly benefit the Commonwealth. In the last few years, sponsored research has more than doubled, proving how successful UMass Dartmouth's research programs are. UMass Dartmouth also has a winning athletics department consisting of eleven men's varsity teams and twelve women's varsity teams.

Giving back to the community is one of UMass Dartmouth's most important roles and its students, faculty and staff commit to many hours of community service each year.

Quick Facts:

Over 60% of UMass Dartmouth students receive some sort of financial aid.

UMass Dartmouth ranked number one in 2008's edition of U.S. News & World Report's America's Best Colleges among New England "master's" public universities and colleges.

UMass Dartmouth has over 70 student clubs.

As part of America READS, more 125 UMass Dartmouth students provides oer 6,000 hours of reading tutoring to New Bedford elementary school children.
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