University of Massachusetts Amherst | |
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| Motto | Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem; "By the sword we seek peace; but peace only under liberty"; also, "Students First" |
| Established | 1863 |
| Type | Public |
| Endowment | US $93,100,000 |
| Chancellor | John V. Lombardi |
| Staff | 1,148 full-time, 190 part-time |
| Undergraduates | 19,934 |
| Postgraduates | 5,699 |
| Location | Amherst, MA, USA |
| Campus | 1,463 acres (5.87 km²) |
| Athletics | Official site |
| Mascot | Sam the Minuteman |
| Website | http://www.umass.edu |
The University of Massachusetts Amherst (otherwise known as UMass Amherst or simply UMass) is a research and land-grant university in Amherst, Massachusetts, USA. The University of Massachusetts Amherst offers over 90 undergraduate and 65 graduate areas of study.
US News and World Report's 2007 edition of America's Best Colleges ranked UMass Amherst as one of the top 100 universities in the nation, placing it at #98, and ranking it the joint 46th amongst Public Universities.
Flagship campus of the UMass system offers a virtual tour, and details its services, academics and research.
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