UMass Amherst is the flagship public research university of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, located on a 1,450-acre campus in Western Massachusetts. Its community numbers over 30,000 students, faculty and staff, and its work spans research and higher education, with particular strength in climate research, interdisciplinary research, business education and the natural sciences.
The university's named schools include the Isenberg School of Business, a world-ranked institution offering business education programmes, and the College of Natural Sciences, which conducts research and teaching in the natural sciences. Research activity and instruction are combined across disciplines rather than held apart.
UMass Amherst supports undergraduate researchers and graduate students, and describes its faculty as engaged mentors who challenge students to think critically. The institution reports a commitment to hands-on learning and real-world impact, to first-generation college students, and to diversity, equity and inclusion as core strengths. Work is organised collaboratively across disciplines, within a mission focused on transforming lives and contributing to the public good.
