UMass Amherst admits most diverse class to date - The Boston Globe

UMass Amherst admits most diverse class to date - The Boston Globe

Sixty-six percent of incoming students — about 3,500 — are from Massachusetts.

UMass Amherst Welcomes Its Most Diverse Class Ever - Amherst Indy

Source: UMass News and Media The University of Massachusetts Amherst is welcoming approximately 5,300 first-year students to campus this week, its most diverse class ever from its largest application pool to date. UMass Amherst received 53,040 applications for the fall, its largest candidate pool to date and its third consecutive year of receiving more than 50,000 applications for admission. The Class of 2029, ranging in age from 16 to 26, is th…