Among them, the University of Massachusetts at amherst (UMass Amherst for short), founded in 1863, is the University of Massachusetts at amherst. As an independent research institution in the Massachusetts University system and the earliest campus, it enjoys a high reputation in the world. Its geographical location is located in the beautiful and rich New England town of amherst, surrounded by mountains, forests, lakes and grasslands, only a few hours away from Boston and new york.

The campus has a long history, with a development history of over 140 years. The system enjoys a high reputation in the world, ranking 75th in us news 2065 438+06 and 76th in us news 2065 438+05. 20 1 1, Times Higher Education (THE), world university ranking, world university academic reputation ranking 100 ranking 19, world university ranking 56. It is the highest ranked campus in the University of Massachusetts system. As the main campus and flagship campus, amherst University of Massachusetts registers about 65,438+08,000 college students and 6,000 graduate students each year from 50 states and nearly 65,438+000 other countries, but most of the students come from Massachusetts. Students can obtain bachelor's degrees, associate's degrees in 6 fields, master's degrees in 68 fields and doctoral degrees in 50 fields in 10 undergraduate colleges and graduate schools and near 10 fields.

In addition, as a research-oriented comprehensive college independent of the University of Massachusetts, the university, together with Amherst College, Hampshire College, Mount Holyoake College and Smith College, is a member of Five College Consortium, one of the four major alliances of American liberal arts colleges, among which Amherst College is the first liberal arts college (LAC) in the United States. Smith College is one of the best women's colleges in the United States, and it enjoys a high reputation in the United States. MHC is also a famous girls' school in America. Hampshire College is a new school, and the University of Massachusetts is the only comprehensive university. Some schools are adjacent to each other, and there are buses to and from each campus. These schools operate independently of each other, but they are interrelated. Five schools can cross-register and choose courses from each other, and the school encourages other schools to attend classes. The student groups of five schools cross each other and run public radio stations. Therefore, although students enter Xiaowen College of Science, they can get the experience of a comprehensive university.

Moreover, this school is the only public university in Massachusetts, and the tuition fee is only about 40% of that of private universities. 96% of the faculty and staff have doctorates, which is higher than the American average.